Category: StudentNation

For May Day, we talked to young workers—in tech, retail, food service, and more—about what brought them to the labor movement. By Paige Oamek A growing number of young people are joining and forming labor unions. Some call them “Generation U.” The New York Times dubbed the phenomenon the “Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class.” Coming of age during […]

Union organizers and student journalists in Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, and Arizona document the ongoing labor campaigns at their universities. By StudentNation Over the last few years, workers in the United States have propelled a resurgent wave of union organizing. With the approval of organized labor at its highest among young people, it’s no surprise that colleges […]

While Congress is unlikely to pass a national climate education bill any time soon, there is an opportunity for local legislators to take similar actions. By Sena Wazer Starting in July, every K-12 public school in Connecticut will be required to teach their students about climate change. After years of organizing from environmental groups, advocates, and students, the […]

After years of organizing, a global movement of young people helped push the UN to request a consequential opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice. By Robin Happel Before the pandemic, before the floods that swept through my hometown and across Appalachia, before the two cyclones that struck Vanuatu earlier this spring, I […]

As a transgender minor with deeply conservative parents, I’m unable to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria. But I still found my name and community. By Spencer Katz After I cut my hair short for the first time, a friend at school saw me. “You look like a boy,” he said. It felt validating—especially coming from a […]

The CEO of SoFi was paid nearly $103 million in 2021. Now the bank is suing the Biden administration in an attempt to gain even greater profits. By Natalia Abrams, Cody Hounanian and Sabrina Calazans Last month, SoFi Bank filed a federal lawsuit in an attempt to overturn President Joe Biden’s extension of the student loan payment pause, arguing that its […]