Activism

Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms?

Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms? Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms?

Becky Tallent’s piecemeal approach to immigration reform may appeal to congressmen, but will it ever appeal to voters?

Dec 10, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Teachers, Parents Complain Overcrowding, Lack of Support Plague ‘Welcoming Schools’

Teachers, Parents Complain Overcrowding, Lack of Support Plague ‘Welcoming Schools’ Teachers, Parents Complain Overcrowding, Lack of Support Plague ‘Welcoming Schools’

Chicago officials promised a smooth transition for students from closed schools, but parents and teachers complain the “welcoming schools” are plagued by familiar probl...

Dec 9, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

NYU Students Go Caroling for Change

NYU Students Go Caroling for Change NYU Students Go Caroling for Change

Calling for the administration's support of Bangladeshi garment workers, members of NYU's Student Labor Action Committee performed carols such as "Joy to the Workers&r...

Dec 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Catherine Addington

Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’

Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’ Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’

Based on two years of undercover research, MOM BABY GOD explores the student arm of the anti-choice movement.

Dec 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Madeline Burrows and StudentNation

What Does the American Studies Association’s Israel Boycott Mean for Academic Freedom?

What Does the American Studies Association’s Israel Boycott Mean for Academic Freedom? What Does the American Studies Association’s Israel Boycott Mean for Academic Freedom?

The BDS movement is having a powerful impact in Israel, but there are dangers in applying boycotts to academia.

Dec 6, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg

Professors to Grad Students: Focus on Studies, Not Wages

Professors to Grad Students: Focus on Studies, Not Wages Professors to Grad Students: Focus on Studies, Not Wages

Professors just don’t get why graduate students deserve labor unions, revealing a dangerous myopia about how academia works in the age of austerity.

Dec 4, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Starving for Justice

Starving for Justice Starving for Justice

From California to Israel, hunger strikes are erupting around the world—because they work.

Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / David Mizner

Hacktivists on Trial

Hacktivists on Trial Hacktivists on Trial

Prosecutors are warping the law to throw activist hackers like Aaron Swartz behind bars for years.

Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / Peter Ludlow

Fast Food Strikes Hit 100 Cities Thursday

Fast Food Strikes Hit 100 Cities Thursday Fast Food Strikes Hit 100 Cities Thursday

Workers are demanding $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.

Dec 4, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

How Ivy League Universities Are Failing Us on Climate Change

How Ivy League Universities Are Failing Us on Climate Change How Ivy League Universities Are Failing Us on Climate Change

Despite widespread student organizing, university presidents are still reluctant to divest from fossil fuels. 

Dec 4, 2013 / Laura Flanders

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