Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13
This week: urban uprisings, the privatization of Mexico's oil industry and New York City's 18th century grave robbers.
Dec 6, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality Verizon, the FCC and What You Need to Know About Net Neutrality
Why is Verizon suing the FCC over net neutrality regulations?
Dec 6, 2013 / Leticia Miranda
Fox News Invites Financial Analyst to Trash Minimum Wage Increase Fox News Invites Financial Analyst to Trash Minimum Wage Increase
Fox News deceptively attacks the minimum wage.
Dec 5, 2013 / Lee Fang
Ten Takeaways From the Winston Case: In This World, You Want to Be Jameis Winston, Not Trayvon Martin Ten Takeaways From the Winston Case: In This World, You Want to Be Jameis Winston, Not Trayvon Martin
The now-dismissed sexual assault charges against star quarterback Jameis Winston reveal so much more than meets the eye.
Dec 5, 2013 / Dave Zirin
New Police Commissioner Same as the Old Police Commissioner New Police Commissioner Same as the Old Police Commissioner
With his choice of William Bratton as the “new” police commissioner, mayor-elect Bill de Blasio sends a message: things are mostly fine the way they are.
Dec 5, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
What International Education Rankings Don’t Measure What International Education Rankings Don’t Measure
PISA’s reductive test score dumps prevent nuanced debate.
Dec 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Owen Davis and StudentNation
Professors to Grad Students: Focus on Studies, Not Wages Professors to Grad Students: Focus on Studies, Not Wages
Professors just don’t get why graduate students deserve labor unions, revealing a dangerous myopia about how academia works in the age of austerity.
Dec 4, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The Rise of the Islamic Feminists The Rise of the Islamic Feminists
Muslim women are fighting for their rights from within Islamic tradition, rather than against it.
Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / Elizabeth Segran
How to Revive the Fight for Single-Payer How to Revive the Fight for Single-Payer
Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington is optimistic that it will come—if we give states the tools to adopt it at their own pace.
Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / William Greider
Starving for Justice Starving for Justice
From California to Israel, hunger strikes are erupting around the world—because they work.
Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / David Mizner