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Screenshot of NewsNation segment about Donald Trump cutting federal DEI programs.

DEI Was Never Going to Save Us DEI Was Never Going to Save Us

Trump’s racist attacks on diversity initiatives must be resisted—but that shouldn’t prevent an honest conversation about the limits of what DEI can actually achieve.

Feb 13, 2025 / Malaika Jabali

CUNY students and faculty rally at City College before testifying at a board of trustees meeting on February 10.

CUNY Is Investigating Student Government Leaders for Boycotting Israel CUNY Is Investigating Student Government Leaders for Boycotting Israel

Three members of CUNY Graduate Center’s student government face an anti-discrimination investigation for a resolution endorsing the demands of last year’s Gaza Solidarity Encampme...

Feb 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Luca GoldMansour

Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, holds a press conference in Geneva on December 11, 2024.

The Hague Group Must Become a Global Initiative The Hague Group Must Become a Global Initiative

The formation of The Hague Group is a critical step toward saving the international legal order. More states need to follow through to ensure the end of systemic impunity.

Feb 12, 2025 / Francesca Albanese

Trump Continues to Target Immigrants

Trump Continues to Target Immigrants Trump Continues to Target Immigrants

Recipients of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) face fear and uncertainty.

Feb 12, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

A man protests Trump’s effort to strangle the Affordable Care Act in 2017.

The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era

Behind the language of “spending offsets” lies a stark reality: over $3 trillion in cuts that would reshape Americans’ access to healthcare.

Feb 12, 2025 / Pat Dennis

The Real Problem With Trump’s Cheesy Neoclassical Building Fetish

The Real Problem With Trump’s Cheesy Neoclassical Building Fetish The Real Problem With Trump’s Cheesy Neoclassical Building Fetish

Sure, it’s a dog whistle for “retvrn” types and the results are tacky—but that’s not the worst part.

Feb 12, 2025 / Column / Kate Wagner

A still from “Hard Truths.”

The Uncomfortable Genius of Mike Leigh The Uncomfortable Genius of Mike Leigh

In “Hard Truths,” Leigh reminds us that a family dinner can tell the story of a whole society.

Feb 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman

“The Pitt” and the Gritty Return of the Hospital Drama

“The Pitt” and the Gritty Return of the Hospital Drama “The Pitt” and the Gritty Return of the Hospital Drama

 In the frenzied medical drama, the limits and problems of the healthcare system serve as the basis for the show’s plot.

Feb 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jorge Cotte

The Carceral System Enters Its Smartwatch Era

The Carceral System Enters Its Smartwatch Era The Carceral System Enters Its Smartwatch Era

Wrist monitors like the BI VeriWatch dominated at a recent industry conference. But some 20 miles away, incarcerated men had other ideas about what the future should look like.

Feb 12, 2025 / Blair Paddock

Leonid “Chaplan” Numerchuk gets on his knees to beg a woman to evacuate from the embattled Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in late January. She had requested an evacuation, but changed her mind when rescuers arrived, and ultimately stayed in her home.

A Priest Races to Rescue Civilians as Russian Forces Close In A Priest Races to Rescue Civilians as Russian Forces Close In

Meet Leonid Nomerchuk, the 39-year-old priest evacuating civilians from Ukrainian villages under Russian missile and drone attack.

Feb 12, 2025 / Jared Goyette and Milana Holovan

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