Iran’s Tainted Elections Iran’s Tainted Elections
Iran's elections, scheduled for February 20, have provoked the gravest political crisis in that country in twenty years.
You Protest, You Pay You Protest, You Pay
It started with Congress, which in 1998 voted to deny federal financial aid to students with minor drug convictions like marijuana possession. Now the use of financial aid as a...
Oct 16, 2003 / Editorial / Jamie Pietras
Antiwar Students Rock the Vote Antiwar Students Rock the Vote
Once they snubbed "Republicrats"; now they're set to oust Bush by any means.
Jul 17, 2003 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Aiding Iran’s Students Aiding Iran’s Students
The Iranian student demonstrations that began on June 10 initially protested plans to privatize Teheran University and to raise tuition. They quickly became a forum for critici...
Alternative Voices on Campus Alternative Voices on Campus
Progressive journals are key in creating a movement, but they lack support.
Jan 30, 2003 / Feature / Emma Ruby-Sachs and Timothy Waligore
The Port Huron Statement at 40 The Port Huron Statement at 40
On its anniversary, two of its authors assess its relevance for today.
Jul 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden and Dick Flacks
Sunshine on Sweatshops Sunshine on Sweatshops
It's been more than three months since twelve Florida State University students were arrested for setting up a "tent city" in front of the school's administration building.
Jul 2, 2002 / Feature / Jenny Stepp
Backbeat in China Backbeat in China
A hundred days ago Wu'er Kaixi was a fugitive.... Yesterday, before an audience of 800 Americans and Chinese at Brandeis University, he showed what brought a 21-year-old Beijing N...
Jun 13, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
The Mideast War Breaks Out on Campus The Mideast War Breaks Out on Campus
One of the biggest problems Palestine's supporters face is anti-Semitism.
May 30, 2002 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Breaking the ‘Consensus’ Breaking the ‘Consensus’
On the morning of April 20, in the nation's capital, activists held two anti-war rallies, each of which drew thousands, almost within sight of one another.
Apr 22, 2002 / Feature / Liza Featherstone