Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal
Tens of thousands of students and their supporters take to the streets in Montreal to protest tuition hikes.
Aug 24, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)
Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
NYU Law Trustee Funds Justice Institute, Locks Out Workers NYU Law Trustee Funds Justice Institute, Locks Out Workers
The glaring disjunction between Daniel Straus' deeds and actions have not gone unnoticed, and now the businessman is facing retribution from striking workers and organized students...
Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson
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
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
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
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
Arne Duncan: Fund Community Colleges, Not Prisons Arne Duncan: Fund Community Colleges, Not Prisons
On Tuesday, the secretary of education spoke bluntly about our nation’s values.
Jun 14, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
The Shock Doctrine Goes to College The Shock Doctrine Goes to College
At UC Davis and other institutions, student-led protests against austerity are met with thuggish riot cops and the criminalization of speech.
Jun 8, 2012 / Joshua Clover