Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities? Is ‘Big Data’ Actually Reinforcing Social Inequalities?
An increasingly technologized world makes life easier… for some people, anyway.
Sep 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen
From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice
For young people across the country, generational moments collide.
Sep 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Are Gaza Protests Coming to the NBA Preseason? Are Gaza Protests Coming to the NBA Preseason?
Activists want to know why there will be a Friends of the IDF hosted fundraiser at the Barclay’s Center before a Brooklyn Nets preseason game.
Sep 29, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Why We Should Appreciate the Stunning Success of the Wilderness Act, 50 Years On Why We Should Appreciate the Stunning Success of the Wilderness Act, 50 Years On
Like the Civil Rights Act, the Wilderness Act brought about justice, but also compassion for the planet.
Sep 29, 2014 / William deBuys
My Brother’s Keeper Will Expand, but Not to Include Women and Girls My Brother’s Keeper Will Expand, but Not to Include Women and Girls
President Obama gave a nod to women and girls of color, but critics say his racial justice initiative still misses the mark.
Sep 28, 2014 / Dani McClain
The Red Tape Remains: Columbia Students in Solidarity With Sexual Assault Survivors The Red Tape Remains: Columbia Students in Solidarity With Sexual Assault Survivors
Students band together to combat sexual violence on Columbia’s campus through direct action.
Sep 28, 2014 / StudentNation / George Joseph and StudentNation
Newark Students Have Made the City Their Classroom Newark Students Have Made the City Their Classroom
Students in Newark, New Jersey, walked out of class earlier this month in protest of the “One Newark” plan to privatize the district’s schools. A substitute teach...
Sep 26, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Nyle Fort
Colbert: ‘The Cocks on Fox’ Are Wrong About ‘Boobs on the Ground’ Colbert: ‘The Cocks on Fox’ Are Wrong About ‘Boobs on the Ground’
Bolling apologized, he said, because his wife gave him “the look.” Sounds sincere to us!
Sep 26, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Why Obama’s Challenge to China on Climate Change Is Too Little, Too Late Why Obama’s Challenge to China on Climate Change Is Too Little, Too Late
Beijing’s carbon-reduction targets are already far more ambitious than Washington’s.
Sep 26, 2014 / Lucia Green-Weiskel
Roxane Gay Is a Bad Feminist Roxane Gay Is a Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay talks about rewriting the rules of feminism.
Sep 26, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry