Journalism Network
Invisible Hands: Farmworkers in North Carolina’s Fields
While the number of farmworkers in North Carolina has decreased in the last 20 years, the number of migrant workers has nearly doubled.
Posted Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Neha Verma
Is the ‘Green Economy’ Really a Win?
People in the global South sure don’t think so.
Posted Monday, April 8, 2013 in Journalism Network by Martha Pskowski
Safety First?
New York’s new N.Y. SAFE Act limited gun ownership laws in response to recent gun violence, but many are still fighting the legislation.
Posted Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Patrick Feeney
Unraveling the Environmental Impact of Your Closet [INFOGRAPHIC]
What does it take to make a simple pair of jeans and a T-shirt?
Posted Monday, April 1, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Alice Ragland and Michelle Doe
A Digital Wasteland [PHOTOS]
Ever wondered where your old wires, computers and cell phones end up? You’d be surprised who gets them after you.
Posted Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Michael Ciaglo
Who Do You Think Is Directing Health Care Regulations?
Can you guess?
Posted Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Journalism Network & Opinions by Jess Mulligan
How the U.S. Helps These Refugees Break Free
Only three years after a young girl left the confines of a refugee camp in Thailand to come to the U.S., her life—although not without challenges—seems almost limitless.
Posted Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Kristin Leffler
Dear Palestine
On behalf of the student body of Stanford University, I’m sorry.
Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Janani Balasubramanian
What It Takes to Fight for Indigenous Sovereignty and Evironmental Justice [INTERVIEW]
“An effort to learn about contemporary, local indigenous struggles, lives and communities is a radical act.”
Posted Friday, March 15, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Rachel Sandalow-Ash
How Do You Define American?
Pulitzer Prize winning, undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas wants to know.
Posted Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Stephanie Steinbrecher
Taking Back Payday: Wage Theft in Florida
What would you do if an employer wasn’t pay you what you were owed?
Posted Friday, March 8, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by by Samantha Schuyler, The Fine Print
Lives Hidden Beneath Budget Numbers
Federal budget cuts to public health programs like those that treat tuberculosis are making cases worse and more frequent.
Posted Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Eric Boodman, The New Journal
When the Chaos Ensues, Where Will You Be?
Unless Congress gets it together in the next two days, automatic spending cuts will kick in on Friday.
Posted Thursday, February 28, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by The Gavel Staff
A New American Dream
President Obama promised to set undocumented youth on the course for citizenship in his next four years, but the transformation from DREAMer to American citizen is a long process.
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Samantha Schuyler
What to Expect From the State of the Union
Five things to look for in the State of the Union by North by Northwestern Politics, an independent publication at Northwestern University.
Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Samuel Niiro
Mi Casa Es Su Casa: Students and Families Unite Against Unfair Evictions
UC Santa Barbara students protest gentrification in Isla Vista, Calif., as local families are evicted to make room for higher-rent-paying students.
Posted Friday, February 8, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Prabhjot Singh
New York City’s High School Birth Control Program Falls Short
CATCH has its fair share of supporters — and critics — as it enters its second year.
Posted Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints & Opinions by Senti Sojwal
Students March for a Moratorium on Deportations [PHOTOS]
Northwestern University students gathered in Chicago last week to participate in the March for a Moratorium on Deportations, taking a stand against unjust deportations.
Posted Monday, February 4, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by North by Northwestern Staff
The Burden of the Fiscal Cliff Rests on the Shoulders of College Graduates
The future of America’s higher education system remains to be decided in the coming months.
Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Cameron Roda
Affirmative Action Equalizes
Those who argue that affirmative action gives an unfair advantage to minority applicants are missing one important fact: real racial discrimination exists even in our supposedly post-racial society.
Posted Friday, January 4, 2013 in Journalism Network & Reprints by The Perspective Staff