Syracuse Rallies Against Campus Violence Syracuse Rallies Against Campus Violence
Local organizers are hoping that the November 30 rally is only a starting point for SU students to open up an important dialogue about issues of police brutality and civil rights...
Dec 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
America Isn’t Broke America Isn’t Broke
The Supercommittee is dead. Here’s what should come next.
Dec 1, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Maldives Need Action at Durban Conference on Climate Change The Maldives Need Action at Durban Conference on Climate Change
The lowest country on the planet needs action at the UN world conference on climate change in Durban. But “Occupy COP17” is expecting much from governments.
Dec 1, 2011 / Blog / Laura Flanders
You Can Arrest an Idea You Can Arrest an Idea
Count the liberal mayor of Los Angeles as one of those apologists for suppressing truth in the name of civic order.
Dec 1, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Campus Violence Continues at Indiana University Campus Violence Continues at Indiana University
Campus violence has been a hot-button issue since the recent assaults against students peacefully demonstrating at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and CUNY Baruch. Albeit with far less br...
Nov 30, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
Former Seattle Police Chief: His Reaction to WTO Protests Was the ‘Worst Decision of My 34-Year Career’ Former Seattle Police Chief: His Reaction to WTO Protests Was the ‘Worst Decision of My 34-Year Career’
“When you have people in leadership positions who are not exercising self-discipline and restraint, it’s reasonable to expect their followers to do likewise,” sai...
Nov 30, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Miley Cyrus Comes Out for OWS Miley Cyrus Comes Out for OWS
&ldquotLiberty Walk,” the one percenter teen sensation’s catchy, if repetitive, remixed single sets her music to laudatory images from OWS encampments throughout th...
Nov 29, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Bob Herbert: Occupy Wall Street’s Cry of the Heart Bob Herbert: Occupy Wall Street’s Cry of the Heart
Despite all the dismissive criticism, Occupy Wall Street has spread like a wild fire globally since its inception three month ago. How could a leaderless and seemingly amorphous mo...
Nov 29, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
Protest at Baruch Ends Peacefully But Tuition Hikes Are Passed Protest at Baruch Ends Peacefully But Tuition Hikes Are Passed
In anticipation of the protest, all classes after 3:00PM were cancelled, with routine access to the building denied by a legion of NYPD.
Nov 29, 2011 / StudentNation / Harry Lee
Take Our Children, Please!: A Modest Proposal for Occupy Wall Street Take Our Children, Please!: A Modest Proposal for Occupy Wall Street
It was Karl Marx who first observed that high finance is “the Vatican of capitalism.” How right he turned out to be.
Nov 29, 2011 / Steve Fraser