Chilean Students Run For Congress Chilean Students Run For Congress
Several former Chilean student leaders are capitalizing on their high approval ratings to run for Congress and challenge Chile binomial voting system.
Apr 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson and StudentNation
CISPA Is ‘Dead for Now,’ Thanks to a Left-Right Coalition for Online Privacy CISPA Is ‘Dead for Now,’ Thanks to a Left-Right Coalition for Online Privacy
Industry lobbyists outspent activists 38-1, but a grassroots coalition and dissenting members of Congress appear to have rendered CISPA “dead for now.”
Apr 26, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
A Pill for Equal Abortion Access A Pill for Equal Abortion Access
The US can learn a lot from Australia’s new medical abortion policy.
Apr 26, 2013 / Blog / Chloe Angyal
The Politico Piece on Jill Abramson: Trust Us, It’s Sexist The Politico Piece on Jill Abramson: Trust Us, It’s Sexist
Women know sexism when they see it better than men do. This week’s case in point: Dylan Byers.
Apr 26, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Ohio and Macalester Sit-In, Chicago and Wittenberg Walk Out Ohio and Macalester Sit-In, Chicago and Wittenberg Walk Out
This week, Chicago and Wittenberg walk out, Ohio and Macalester sit-in and Michigan blocks the street for tuition equality. Nationwide, students demand that immigration reform incl...
Apr 26, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Crowdsourcing as Healthcare Policy: Can’t We Do Better? Crowdsourcing as Healthcare Policy: Can’t We Do Better?
GoFundMe donations are a good Band-Aid for a bad system, but can’t we harness America’s generosity in service of better social programs?
Apr 26, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
On MoDo On MoDo
The New York Times columnist chastises President Obama for his failure to deal with other pols, ignoring the huge flaws of a system based on silent filibusters and fundra...
Apr 25, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Fat-Shaming All Around Us Fat-Shaming All Around Us
There’s nothing healthy about shaming people for their bodies.
Apr 25, 2013 / Blog / Chloe Angyal
California, CUNY and MOOCs California, CUNY and MOOCs
MOOCs are the latest craze in higher education’s push to reinvent itself.
Apr 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Michael Busch and StudentNation
Is the Press Too Big to Fail? Is the Press Too Big to Fail?
From climate change to financial meltdown, the worst of our journalism is becoming the norm.
Apr 25, 2013 / Todd Gitlin