Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality
Civil rights groups seem willing to sell out their own members for a buck.
On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell
What does Renisha McBride have to do with Tariq Kdheir? For young people across the country, everything.
Jul 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
A Young Climate Activist Reflects on Lessons Learned A Young Climate Activist Reflects on Lessons Learned
In high school, I learned that one person and one group of passionate committed individuals can build a powerful movement.
Jul 22, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation
China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference
Hooligan Sparrow, a lone voice for China’s sex workers, is being gagged on the eve of her appearance at the International AIDS Conference in Australia.
Jul 21, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow
Organized by the New Economy Coalition, CommonBound brought together more than 650 activists, academics, and students to discuss what the “new economy” is and share projects that h...
Jul 18, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Gold and StudentNation
Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike
The Roberts court has expanded First Amendment protections to such an extent that strikes, pickets, and boycotts should be protected as free speech.
Jul 18, 2014 / Moshe Z. Marvit
Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit
Unions, community and religious groups organize to prioritize the interests of working families over the interests of Wall Street bankers.
Jul 17, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Is Canada’s New Anti–Sex Work Bill Unconstitutional? Is Canada’s New Anti–Sex Work Bill Unconstitutional?
The bill purports to target only those who purchase sex, but threatens to indirectly criminalize many of the services, spaces and personal interactions that would make it poss...
Jul 16, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism
In the battle against displacement in San Francisco, defenders of democracy are denounced as reactionaries, while agents of capital are lauded as revolutionaries.
Jul 15, 2014 / Feature / Zelda Bronstein
Report From Gaza: When My Son Screams Report From Gaza: When My Son Screams
We don’t even seem to have a right to exist or defend ourselves. That right, according to the United States, belongs to Israel alone.
Jul 15, 2014 / Mohammed Omer