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A line of migrants carrying their possession stand between metal fencing.

The “Chaos” at the Border Is by Design The “Chaos” at the Border Is by Design

As a presidential candidate in 2020, Biden criticized Trump for “drastically” restricting access to asylum. Now he’s doing the very same thing.

May 25, 2023 / Gaby Del Valle for The Nation

Stanford University Title IX

Stanford’s Title IX Policies Fail to Protect Student Survivors Stanford’s Title IX Policies Fail to Protect Student Survivors

The university’s unique rules add incentives to dismiss cases and reverse disciplinary actions, potentially allowing sexual predators to remain on campus.

May 25, 2023 / StudentNation / Jacqueline Munis

A student in the Mills College library, 1964.

The Reluctant Feminists of the 1960s The Reluctant Feminists of the 1960s

Wendell Stevenson’s campus novel Margot examines the life of a woman who initially resists the political and sexual education her era offers.

May 25, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lily Meyer

President Barack Obama visits a Solyandra manufacturing facility in Fremont, Calif., in 2010.

Why Barack Obama’s “Working” Isn’t Quite… Working Why Barack Obama’s “Working” Isn’t Quite… Working

The former president explores what we do all day in a Netflix series that says little about what is to be done. 

May 25, 2023 / Ben Schwartz

Freedom

Freedom Freedom

There are almost 2 million people in US state and federal prisons, local jails, juvenile correctional facilities, immigration detention facilities, Indian country jails, military ...

May 24, 2023 / OppArt / Karen Thomas

Can the British Labour Party Win Power Without a Left Wing?

Can the British Labour Party Win Power Without a Left Wing? Can the British Labour Party Win Power Without a Left Wing?

Despite being far ahead of the ruling Conservatives in the polls, Labour’s leadership seems determined to purge its way to electability.

May 24, 2023 / Rachel Shabi

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden meet at the White House to discuss the debt ceiling.

The Reagan-Era Roots of Democratic Budget Appeasement The Reagan-Era Roots of Democratic Budget Appeasement

How the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities has conducted budget negotiations in a defensive crouch 

May 24, 2023 / Max Moran

Rachid Ghanhouchi leaves a meeting with Tunisia's anti-terrorism prosecutor in Tunis last November.

The Throttling of Tunisian Democracy The Throttling of Tunisian Democracy

Rachid Ghannouchi’s unjust imprisonment is an ominous sign for the enemies of despotism. 

May 24, 2023 / John Keane

Pennsylvania state House Rep. Sara Innamorato discuss a matter with her staff on February 22, 2019, in Pittsburgh.

Before 2024, Look to the States Before 2024, Look to the States

Local victories don’t often make national headlines, but they make real and tangible change possible.

May 24, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Liberating a Palestinian Novel From Israeli Prison

Liberating a Palestinian Novel From Israeli Prison Liberating a Palestinian Novel From Israeli Prison

The Trinity of Fundamentals, a book Wisam Rafeedie penned while imprisoned, is a stirring account of dissidence and resistance to the Occupation.

May 24, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Danya Al-Saleh and Samar Al-Saleh

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