Category: StudentNation

After evaluating more than 300 applications from a highly talented candidate pool, we’re thrilled to introduce our second group of Puffin StudentNation Fall Fellows. Sofia Andrade is a first-generation student at Harvard University. A Miami-based journalist with roots in Ecuador, she often writes about politics and culture with a focus on gender, race, class, and […]

Kyle Spencer’s new book Raising Them Right shows how the conservative establishment has recruited and trained new generations of activists over the last 60 years. By Julian Epp For conservatives, the most frightening place in the country has always been a college campus. By 1964, Students for a Democratic Society had formed chapters at hundreds of universities with […]

YDSA, the youth section of the largest socialist organization in the country, is tired of working within the Democratic Party. Can they create an alternative? By Zurie Pope During the 2020 election, young voters were an integral part of President Biden’s winning coalition, initially supporting him more than any other age group. But in April, a […]

Over 850,000 trans Americans are eligible to vote in the midterms. But strict voter ID laws, less mail-in voting, and other barriers will make it more difficult. By Theia Chatelle With the 2022 midterm elections only a few weeks away, the stakes have never been higher for trans people. In the first three months of 2022 […]

The 2022 Brower Award winner explains why the toxic influence of Big Oil money on climate change research is the next front in the battle against fossil fuel extraction. By StudentNation and Ilana Cohen The Brower Youth Awards annually highlight the most impactful environmental youth leaders from across North America. Award recipients undergo a rigorous application review process and represent […]

AmeriCorps pays less than minimum wage for anti-poverty work. With a million unfilled public sector jobs, why not create a program that actually addresses our needs? By Paige Oamek On the 100th day of Bill Clinton’s administration, the president spoke at the University of New Orleans in front of a banner the size of a school bus reading “National […]