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Obama's Union-Busting New Chief of Staff? Jacob Lew Helped Destroy Grad Students' Union at NYU

Josh Eidelson, In These Times. January 29, 2012.

When Obama's new Chief of Staff was NYU executive vice president, school ceased recognizing the grad students' union.

As Occupy Wall Street Has Changed Protest Dynamics, Vibrant Groups Like United Students Against Sweatshops Are Back in the Forefront

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 15, 2012.

USAS has been fighting steadily for workers' rights even when the issue wasn't front-page news--and they're helping spearhead a new movement for economic justice.

Teen Girl Forced to Give Cop Oral Sex -- What the Sick Abuse of Authority Says About Our Rape Culture

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. September 6, 2011.

A girl files suit after sexual abuse from a cop reveals a departmental pattern; what is with authority figures using sex to dominate others?

Cop Rapes Woman at Gunpoint, 11-Year-Old Rape Victim Smeared, Accuser Sued for $2 Million: Is US Society Failing Victims?

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. August 23, 2011.

What is it with our inability to find justice for victims?

Sluts Don't Cause Rape, Rapists Do: Why "Slutwalks" Are Sweeping the World

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. May 11, 2011.

The idea behind the Slutwalks is simple, yet so often fails to get through: rape is rape, no matter what the victim wears, says or does.

Power Shift: How the Youth Climate Movement is Changing the Game

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. April 27, 2011.

In the fight for the climate, students are leading the way.

Recent Yale Male Behavior So Sexist the Federal Government Has to Intervene

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. April 15, 2011.

The investigation of Yale shows the government may actually be taking sexual assault on campus seriously.

Does a "Rape Culture" Contribute to Depression on Campus?

Joanna Chiu, AlterNet. March 12, 2011.

Depression on campuses is worse than ever. Here's how rape culture impacts the mental health of students.

The Pentagon's Long-Term Plan to Get Back on Campus

Michael Schwartz, AlterNet. November 13, 2009.

The military wants to integrate itself into campus life and therefore gain routine access to rank-and file students to recruit regular soldiers