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What the Media Get Wrong About Commencement Speaker Protests

What the Media Get Wrong About Commencement Speaker Protests What the Media Get Wrong About Commencement Speaker Protests

Commencement isn’t a debate forum.

May 19, 2014 / StudentNation / Corinne Grinapol and StudentNation

Students Kick Out the IMF, March for Af-Am Studies and Make Sallie Mae Pay. What’s Next?

Students Kick Out the IMF, March for Af-Am Studies and Make Sallie Mae Pay. What’s Next? Students Kick Out the IMF, March for Af-Am Studies and Make Sallie Mae Pay. What’s Next?

As the semester ends, students add “diversity of opinion” to campus policymaking—and win.

May 19, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Donald Sterling May Be Going Nuclear

Donald Sterling May Be Going Nuclear Donald Sterling May Be Going Nuclear

LA Clippers deposed owner Donald Sterling will be taking the NBA to court. This could get very interesting. 

May 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin

In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears

In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears

Girls may outperform boys in school, but the workplace is still stacked against them.

May 19, 2014 / Bryce Covert

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/16/2014?

What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/16/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/16/2014?

This week: parasites, pill pushers and public parks.

May 16, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped

Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped Why This Missouri Death Row Inmate Wants His Execution Videotaped

“If Missouri officials are confident enough to execute Russell Bucklew, they should be confident enough to videotape it.”

May 16, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures

Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures Inquiry Into Bridgegate Provides Clues That Christie Knew About the Lane Closures

Christie’s former top political aide and the governor’s spokesman dispute each other’s recollections.

May 16, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year

We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year

The labor of generations of black bodies has created massive amounts of wealth for everyone but the people whose work was exploited. And we’ve continued to suffer the consequ...

May 16, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Jill Abramson Was Right

Jill Abramson Was Right Jill Abramson Was Right

The former Times executive editor seems to have been pushed out for defending fundamental journalistic principles. 

May 15, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Next Week, Alabama’s Backdoor Abortion Ban Goes on Trial

Next Week, Alabama’s Backdoor Abortion Ban Goes on Trial Next Week, Alabama’s Backdoor Abortion Ban Goes on Trial

Three of the state’s five clinics may have to close their doors. Here’s what’s at stake.

May 15, 2014 / Dani McClain

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