The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage
An article in the Sunday Times fails to see our social and political framework in which its subjects’ life stories developed.
Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
No Child Left Behind Lives On No Child Left Behind Lives On
The New York Times asks whether the law has been “nullified.” It hasn’t been.
Jul 6, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/4/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/4/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Jul 5, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Being a Twenty-Something Woman Is Harder Than it Looks Being a Twenty-Something Woman Is Harder Than it Looks
Born into the era of mainstream girl power, stressed-out 'super girls' need to take a step back, and a new center wants to help them do that.
Jul 3, 2012 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger
Karl Rove Targets Youth With Negative Ads Karl Rove Targets Youth With Negative Ads
The GOP sees no need for positive messaging. Just make them dislike Obama.
Islamic NYU Students Host Town Hall To Address NYPD Surveillance Islamic NYU Students Host Town Hall To Address NYPD Surveillance
After the news broke that the NYPD had been monitoring them, NYU's Islamic Student Association gathered to demand the university president condemn the operation.
Jun 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Congress Approaches a Deal to Keep Student Loan Interest Rates Low Congress Approaches a Deal to Keep Student Loan Interest Rates Low
Democrats prioritized getting a deal done, and it will—but did they give in too early?
Jun 26, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
A Subprime Education in a Subprime World A Subprime Education in a Subprime World
Graduating the Class of 2012 onto our overheated planet.
Jun 26, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Don’t Like Sports? Three Other Reasons to Be a Fan of Title IX Don’t Like Sports? Three Other Reasons to Be a Fan of Title IX
Even the non-sporty among us have likely benefited from its enforcement.
Jun 25, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Score So Far at the University of Missouri: Books 0, Football Coach $2.7 Million Score So Far at the University of Missouri: Books 0, Football Coach $2.7 Million
A university press is placed on the chopping block while the school’s head coach is paid nearly seven times its annual operation cost.
Jun 20, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt