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Marijuana Could Be Legal in Half of US States After the 2024 Election Marijuana Could Be Legal in Half of US States After the 2024 Election

Florida’s Amendment 3 would legalize recreational cannabis, along with similar ballot proposals in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.

Oct 29, 2024 / StudentNation / Cameron Driggers

Signs lie in the grass during a rally celebrating National School Choice Week.

These 3 States Could Use Millions in Public School Funding for Private Schools These 3 States Could Use Millions in Public School Funding for Private Schools

In Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska, referendums on “school choice” are on the ballot in the 2024 election.

Oct 28, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

Who’s the daddy? Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny

By extolling Trump as “Daddy” meting out corporal punishment, the disgraced TV host is pitching authoritarian patriarchy.

Oct 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer

The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One.

The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One. The Student Loan Crisis Is a National Emergency. We Should Treat It Like One.

A year after the payment pause, a report from the SDCC reveals the failures of the student loan system. Cancellation is not just a financial necessity—it’s a moral imperative.

Oct 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

Abortion rights demonstrators march during a protest in New York.

New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment Is the Most Inclusive Yet New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment Is the Most Inclusive Yet

Over 20 states already have a version of the ERA, but Prop 1 would also prohibit reproductive discrimination and codify abortion access in the state.

Oct 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

The Future of Rent Control Is on the Ballot in California

The Future of Rent Control Is on the Ballot in California The Future of Rent Control Is on the Ballot in California

Proposition 33 could overturn the controversial Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, which has limited rent control policies in the state for decades.

Oct 21, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen and Maggie Grether

Postdocs and academic researchers at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory welcome new members to the union.

Grad Students Are Unionizing in Droves. Can Postdocs Lead the Next Wave? Grad Students Are Unionizing in Droves. Can Postdocs Lead the Next Wave?

Postdoctoral fellows are vital to universities—running labs, training students, and writing grants—while being overworked and lacking adequate job protections.

Oct 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Kamala Harris, with Liz Cheney behind her, smiles and clutches her hand. A banner reads Country Over Party behind.

The Harris Campaign Needs a Course Correction The Harris Campaign Needs a Course Correction

The vice president’s eager embrace of Republican support is one sign that the mistakes of 2016 are being repeated.

Oct 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Pro-Palestine student protest

What’s Next for the Pro-Palestine Student Movement? What’s Next for the Pro-Palestine Student Movement?

“We are not just going to let campus life start as normal."

Oct 14, 2024 / StudentNation / Urvi Kumbhat and Sophie Bandarkar

A screengrab of Vice President Kamala Harris during her interview with 60 Minutes, listening to a question from her interviewer.

Harris Rocked the Media Blitz That Big Media Mocked Harris Rocked the Media Blitz That Big Media Mocked

This ought to calm the media malcontents who’ve insisted she hasn’t sat for enough interviews, right? Wrong.

Oct 11, 2024 / Joan Walsh

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