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The Police Take City College

The Police Take City College The Police Take City College

Scores of people were arrested at the City University of New York on Wednesday—a scene "very reminiscent of the 1968 police crackdowns" at Columbia University, said one protester....

May 1, 2024 / Nicolas Niarchos

Harvey Weinstein Court Hearing - Los Angeles, CA

Harvey Weinstein’s Reversal of Fortune Harvey Weinstein’s Reversal of Fortune

Though the movie mogul’s acquittal stunned the New York media, anyone who attended the trial without blinders could have seen it coming.

May 1, 2024 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Pro-Palestinian students celebrating at Brown University

Students at Brown Just Secured a Vote on Divestment. What Happens Next? Students at Brown Just Secured a Vote on Divestment. What Happens Next?

On April 30, protesters disbanded their encampment when the university pledged to vote on divestment from companies affiliated with Israel. This shows a different way of doing thi...

May 1, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

American author, screenwriter, and satirist Terry Southern (1924–1995).

Why Terry Southern Was “the Most Useful Writer” in America Why Terry Southern Was “the Most Useful Writer” in America

The satirist, Nation critic, Dr. Strangelove cowriter, and “eggheaded prankster” was born exactly 100 years ago, and his work remains as relevant as ever.

May 1, 2024 / Column / Richard Kreitner

NYPD officers in riot gear march onto Columbia University campus, where pro-Palestinian students are barricaded inside a building and have set up an encampment, in New York City on April 30, 2024.

This Is How Power Protects Itself This Is How Power Protects Itself

The decision to sic the police on peaceful protesters is evidence that people in charge are panicking. They’re terrified of the strength of the movement for Palestine.

May 1, 2024 / Jack Mirkinson

Killing Them Not Softly

Killing Them Not Softly Killing Them Not Softly

Throw pillow for the NRA.

May 1, 2024 / OppArt / Michèle Colburn

UFW President Teresa Romero and marchers at the beginning of the 22-day march to Sacramento to win the card check bill.

Big Ag’s Latest Blow to Workers' Rights Big Ag’s Latest Blow to Workers' Rights

May 1, 2024 Big Ag’s Latest Blow to Workers’ Rights Will California’s new farmworker labor law survive this assault by the not-so-wonderful Wonderful Company? David Bacon Sha…

May 1, 2024 / David Bacon

Police officers detain a demonstrator during a pro-Palestinian protest against the war in Gaza at Emory University on April 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

At Emory University, Cops Are Using a Sledgehammer to Swat a Fly At Emory University, Cops Are Using a Sledgehammer to Swat a Fly

Atlantans have been protesting Cop City for years. Now the city’s notorious police forces are raiding its college campus.

May 1, 2024 / Hannah Riley

Woody Guthrie

Top 12 May Day Songs Top 12 May Day Songs

In tribute to all those planning actions for May Day.

May 1, 2024 / Peter Rothberg

Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi ,and Josh O'Connor as Patrick in “Challengers.”

The Only Relationship That Matters in “Challengers” The Only Relationship That Matters in “Challengers”

What truly matters in Luca Guadagnino’s sexed-up tennis thriller is not the love triangle at its center but all the details that surround it.

May 1, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

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