Social Justice

Sunset over Christ the Saviour cathedral in Moscow

Does Russian Feminism Have a Future? Does Russian Feminism Have a Future?

A Russian feminist reflects on Julia Ioffe’s history of modern Russia.

Dec 10, 2025 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

A statue of Nathan Hale In front of Connecticut Hall on Yale University campus.

What Do Elite Universities Owe Their Students? What Do Elite Universities Owe Their Students?

As the Ivies push graduates into careers in consulting, finance, and tech, organizers with the Class Action movement are questioning their schools’ corporate partnerships.

Dec 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

San Diego Bishop-Designate Michael Pham, center left, and Father Scott Santarosa, center right, stand next to other faith leaders in front of the Edward J. Schwartz federal building on June 20, 2025, in San Diego, California.

San Diego’s Clergy Offer Solace to Immigrants—and a Shield Against ICE San Diego’s Clergy Offer Solace to Immigrants—and a Shield Against ICE

In no other US city has the faith community mobilized at such a large scale to defend immigrants against the federal government.

Dec 5, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

University of California workers rallying at UC Berkeley in November 2025.

As Universities Fold to Trump, This Union Is Still Fighting for International Students As Universities Fold to Trump, This Union Is Still Fighting for International Students

While the University of California has often followed Trump's demands, union organizers have made protecting immigrants a top priority during contract negotiations.

Dec 5, 2025 / StudentNation / Emma Murphree and Emily Putnam

Woman, Life, Freedom

Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom

Posters in support of the people of Iran displayed at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France.

Dec 3, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

An AI security camera demo at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology? Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology?

I traveled through airports and reported in sports stadiums this year. At each, I was asked to scan my face for security.

Nov 29, 2025 / Nicholas Russell

Disability rights activists Judy Heumann (1947–2023) (left) and Alice Wong (1974–2025) (center), along with another person, as they talk together at the opening of the San Francisco Main Library’s “Patient No More” exhibit on June 17, 2017.

A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong

Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.

Nov 26, 2025 / Rebecca Cokley

Students pass through the Sample Gates at Indiana University in Bloomington.

She Gave a Lecture on White Supremacy. IU Removed Her From the Class. She Gave a Lecture on White Supremacy. IU Removed Her From the Class.

Jessica Adams was barred from teaching a course on social justice for six weeks after showing a graphic that listed MAGA and Columbus Day as forms of “covert white supremacy.”

Nov 25, 2025 / StudentNation / Ella Curlin

Protesters face off against border agents outside the ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois.

The Counteroffensive Against Operation Midway Blitz The Counteroffensive Against Operation Midway Blitz

How Chicago residents and protesters banded together against the Trump administration's immigration shock troops.

Nov 20, 2025 / Amanda Moore

Participants demonstrate against US President Donald Trump’s administration, including against ICE, entrepreneur Elon Musk, and US Health Secretary Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. outside the US embassy as they attend the global “No Kings” protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate on October 18, 2025, in Berlin, Germany.

Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again. Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again.

It's time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field.

Nov 6, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

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