Quebec Students Spark Mass Protests Against Austerity Quebec Students Spark Mass Protests Against Austerity
What began as a student walkout against tuition hikes has become a society-wide uprising against austerity, inequality and the police state.
Jun 12, 2012 / Jesse Rosenfeld
Democracy Class Democracy Class
Rock the Vote’s Democracy Class could help ensure that young people learn their history, register to vote and make their electoral voice heard as soon as they are eligible.
Mar 22, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
For-Profit Higher Ed and the Occupy Movement For-Profit Higher Ed and the Occupy Movement
A Harper's journalist recently went undercover as a University of Phoenix student. What he found was an "education" that was anything but--and a prime example of how the ...
Feb 16, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Fighting Privatization, Occupy Activists at CUNY and UC Kick Into High Gear Fighting Privatization, Occupy Activists at CUNY and UC Kick Into High Gear
As administrators declare there's no alternative to austerity and corporatization in higher ed, student Occupyers fight back.
Dec 16, 2011 / Josh Eidelson
Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence
A nearly unanimous vote at our greatest public university.
Nov 29, 2011 / Blog / Jon Wiener
Free Speech, the Pro-Israel Lobby, and the Case of the ‘Irvine 11’ Free Speech, the Pro-Israel Lobby, and the Case of the ‘Irvine 11’
The “Irvine 11” are fast becoming First Amendment poster children. A closer look at the long history of several external organizations’ interest in their case, ho...
Oct 6, 2011 / StudentNation / Uzma Kolsy
Five Ways Young Americans Can Fight Back Against Student Loan Debt Five Ways Young Americans Can Fight Back Against Student Loan Debt
Young people may feel helpless about the corporatocracy, but they have the potential to overcome many barriers.
Sep 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Rae Gomes
Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education
Chilean students are no longer willing to accept mountains of debt to gain an education, and they have taken over campuses to fight for greater access to the country's universities...
Aug 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation and Brittany Peterson
For Undocumented Immigrants, Activism Can Invite a Deportation Threat For Undocumented Immigrants, Activism Can Invite a Deportation Threat
When undocumented immigrants like Jose Antonio Vargas "come out," it changes the debate over immigration—but at considerable personal risk.
Jun 28, 2011 / Courtney E. Martin
‘Default: The Student Loan Documentary’ ‘Default: The Student Loan Documentary’
Most recent graduates are entering the “real world” only to find a pathetic job market coupled with a national average of $24,000 in student debt.
Jun 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Lekas Miller