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In New York, Connecticut and Ohio, Students Demand an End to Gender Violence

In New York, Connecticut and Ohio, Students Demand an End to Gender Violence In New York, Connecticut and Ohio, Students Demand an End to Gender Violence

Across the country, students are sitting-in, speaking out and unionizing for justice.

Oct 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Halloween Has Already Become a Horror Show

Halloween Has Already Become a Horror Show Halloween Has Already Become a Horror Show

Let the nightmare of blackface begin. 

Oct 28, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado

Lou Reed’s Politics

Lou Reed’s Politics Lou Reed’s Politics

Singing against apartheid and for Tibetan freedom, working with Amnesty International and standing with Occupy Wall Street, he was an artist who spoke up and showed up.

Oct 27, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue

Our endorsement of marijuana legalization comes after decades of questioning the fundamental assumptions of the War on Drugs.

Oct 26, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How Jock Culture Supports Rape Culture, From Maryville to Steubenville

How Jock Culture Supports Rape Culture, From Maryville to Steubenville How Jock Culture Supports Rape Culture, From Maryville to Steubenville

It starts in the locker room.

Oct 25, 2013 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Fusion and Latino Media’s Race Problem

Fusion and Latino Media’s Race Problem Fusion and Latino Media’s Race Problem

The new Univision-ABC Latino media venture known as Fusion already has a race problem. 

Oct 25, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado

CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back

CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back

On Sunday, October 20, NYPD officers and CUNY security marched into the main academic center at CUNY City College unannounced, put the campus on lockdown and seized files, document...

Oct 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Shawn Carrie, Isabelle Nastasia, and StudentNation

Don’t Be Fooled: Flexible Scheduling Is No Cure for the Workplace Gender Divide

Don’t Be Fooled: Flexible Scheduling Is No Cure for the Workplace Gender Divide Don’t Be Fooled: Flexible Scheduling Is No Cure for the Workplace Gender Divide

Flexible scheduling may do more harm than good as it reinforces stereotypical gender roles.

Oct 25, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert

A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance

A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance A Mass Rally Against Mass Surveillance

Activists want a full public accounting of the NSA’s and the FBI’s data collection programs.

Oct 25, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/25/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/25/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/25/13

This week: a critique of mainstream modern feminism, abuses at private youth prisons, and the proliferation of pawnshop lenders.

Oct 25, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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