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Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/25/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/25/12)

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 27, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Dave Zirin: The NCAA Is Seeking Brand Rehabilitation, Not Justice, in the Penn State Scandal Dave Zirin: The NCAA Is Seeking Brand Rehabilitation, Not Justice, in the Penn State Scandal

The Pennsylvania Governor emerges unscathed, while Penn students bare the burden of the punishment. Why is a private organization wielding this unprecedented power?

Jul 24, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (7/20/12)

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 20, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Dana Goldstein: Schools Are Not Businesses

Dana Goldstein: Schools Are Not Businesses Dana Goldstein: Schools Are Not Businesses

The classroom and the boardroom are two very different worlds.

Jul 19, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage

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 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.

Jun 27, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

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

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