Students are getting serious about organizing to change the rules of the game that leave young adults burdened with college and credit-card debt.
Kay Steiger
Kay Steiger is managing editor at Raw Story and a former Prospect editorial assistant.
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WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION REDUX.
Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments on one of the major discrimination cases this year, CBOCS West v. Humphries. The case concerns Hedrick Humphries, an African-American assistant manager at a Cracker Barrel restaurant. Humphries says he was fired when he complained about racially discriminatory behavior by a white supervisor. Unlike in the Ledbetter v. […]
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VET BENEFITS AS A TOOL?
This Boston Globe article highlights something I observed in a House committee hearing a few weeks ago: The Department of Defense seems to be well aware that the National Guard and Reserve are getting something of a raw deal on education benefits. The buying power of the GI Bill has depreciated greatly over the years, […]
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CLINTON REDUX.
Not to dredge up old posts (I’ve been on vacation and spending time with my family for the past several days), but my post on Hilary Clinton‘s first lady experience brought about exactly the reaction I might have expected: the assumption that I desire Clinton to win the candidacy and the presidency because my vote […]
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(FIRST LADY) HILLARY CLINTON.
Patrick Healy‘s article in the New York Times today has gotten much attention. It attempts to dive into the question that’s been looming over Hillary Clinton‘s candidacy: Do the eight years Clinton served as first lady count as experience? Steve Benen‘s take is summed up here: If you’re sympathetic to Clinton, her eight years in […]
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PROGRESSIVE VOTER REGISTRATION.
It turns out Minnesota has the highest youth vote turnout in the nation It turns out Minnesota has the highest youth vote turnout in the nation thanks to its progressive voting laws. Via MTV, a recent examination of voter trends by Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement and the United States […]
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WORKING WITHIN THE SYSTEM.
I read Courtney Martin‘s piece yesterday on the state of youth activism, and while it was good, I think she gets it wrong. Martin argues that institutions hold all the power and are killing radical individualism, but I think she forgets that not all institutions are bad. In fact, they can make youth more organized, […]
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WESLEYAN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR VETS.
Two wealthy Wesleyan donors, including Jonathan Soros, created scholarships for up to 10 veterans to attend the elite school. The school admitted that right now they only have about two students that would qualify for the scholarships. While it’s admirable that the donors want to see that vets can afford to go to a school […]
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Giving Vets Their Due
Six years after the invasion of Afghanistan, it’s time to examine the benefits we give our soldiers once they return home.
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RE: CLINTON AND THE GENDER CARD.
Everyone seems to love to rehash the “Is Clinton running as a woman?” argument over and over again. Gender will of course play into Clinton’s candidacy. She’s often said she “can’t run as anything other than a woman.” It’s unavoidable, so the campaign will take advantage of it to the best of its ability. And […]
