Universities Shouldn’t Forget About Undocumented Students Universities Shouldn’t Forget About Undocumented Students
Many colleges ignored the undocumented community once President Biden took office, but CUNY’s new efforts show how higher education can better support these students.
Jul 21, 2023 / StudentNation / Yamila Martinez
Why Do Americans Get Attacked for Saying What Israelis Say About Israel? Why Do Americans Get Attacked for Saying What Israelis Say About Israel?
Congress explicitly rejects words like "racist" and "apartheid" that prominent Israelis have used to describe their country and its policies.
Jul 20, 2023 / John Nichols
It’s Summer Vacation. Does the Media Know Where Clarence Thomas Is? It’s Summer Vacation. Does the Media Know Where Clarence Thomas Is?
As corruption scandals ooze from the muck of the Supreme Court, it’s time for the media to up their reporting game—and report on the justices like the political actors they are.
Jul 20, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Meet the Ex-Prosecutor Behind the Legal Effort to Stop Atlanta’s “Cop City” Meet the Ex-Prosecutor Behind the Legal Effort to Stop Atlanta’s “Cop City”
Attorney Alex Joseph has a radical long-shot plan to halt the police training center: direct democracy.
Jul 20, 2023 / Ryan Zickgraf
The Problem of the Orphan Plot The Problem of the Orphan Plot
The child welfare system has served as a convenient narrative device for novels, podcasts, and the like. A new book interrogates what we think we know about foster care.
Jul 20, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Emi Nietfeld
The Left Must Adapt or Die The Left Must Adapt or Die
This new era of climatic instability desperately demands a strategy based on the facts of today, not some imagined future.
Jul 20, 2023 / Samuel Miller McDonald for The Nation
The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy Renaissance The Pacific Northwest Is Experiencing an Atomic Energy Renaissance
Can you believe we’re fighting this shit all over again?
Jul 20, 2023 / Joshua Frank
How Solitary Confinement Is Used as a Weapon Against Trans People How Solitary Confinement Is Used as a Weapon Against Trans People
Incarcerated trans people say they are put into solitary confinement at highly disproportionate rates—including after being sexually assaulted.
Jul 20, 2023 / Riley Roliff
May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About May “Oppenheimer” Stimulate Conversation About the Issues He Was Desperate to Speak About
What it means to be a patriot, a scientist, and a heretic.
Jul 19, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel