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New York Students Join Solidarity Rally at Cooper Union [PHOTO ESSAY] New York Students Join Solidarity Rally at Cooper Union [PHOTO ESSAY]
Pictures and quotes from the May 8 rally to keep Cooper Union tuition-free.
May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / Caleb Savage and StudentNation
Guns Are a Right, Yes—but Do They Have to Be? Guns Are a Right, Yes—but Do They Have to Be?
The question we are avoiding: Is the right to bear arms worth all the death?
May 10, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity From Philadelphia to Raleigh, Students Resist Racism and Austerity
As the school year hits the home stretch, students are walking out, sitting-in and organizing—against austerity hawks, toxic campus climates and wanton discrimination.
May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why Does the Press Still Take the Heritage Foundation Seriously? Why Does the Press Still Take the Heritage Foundation Seriously?
The think tank has long since compromised its intellectual integrity, yet the media continue to trumpet flawed reports like the latest one on immigration reform.
May 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Why Is Tom Corbett Speaking at Millersville’s Commencement? Why Is Tom Corbett Speaking at Millersville’s Commencement?
In a case of shaking-the-hand-that-slaps you, the Pennsylvania state school will host the Tea Party governor for its May 18 commencement. To whose benefit?
May 10, 2013 / StudentNation / James Cersonsky and StudentNation
The Cleveland Horror and a Week of Violence Against Women The Cleveland Horror and a Week of Violence Against Women
The kidnapped women in Cleveland, sexual assault in the military, the NRA’s “Ex-Girlfriend” bleeding target—do we see a pattern?
May 9, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Suicides or Hate Crimes in Immigrant Detention? Suicides or Hate Crimes in Immigrant Detention?
Two Guatemalan immigrants apparently commited suicide just two days apart at an Arizona detention center. Some are wondering if their deaths were hate crimes.
May 9, 2013 / Aura Bogado
The Cesspool: Why Youth Sports Stink The Cesspool: Why Youth Sports Stink
Big business and the explosion in college tuition are robbing kids of a positive youth sports experience.
May 9, 2013 / Dave Zirin
If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’ If the Government Does It, It’s ‘Legal’
In the name of homeland security, the US has spent seven years and untold dollars silencing one man.
May 9, 2013 / Peter Van Buren
Bill de Blasio: New York’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’ Bill de Blasio: New York’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’
As part of The Nation's mayoral candidate series, de Blasio gives his views on how to tackle economic inequality.
May 9, 2013 / The Nation