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Woke Woke

They said.

May 8, 2024 / OppArt / Jen Sorensen

Conservative Policy Institute Chair Jim Demint at a 2018 press conference

The Right’s Partners in Weaponized Policymaking The Right’s Partners in Weaponized Policymaking

In remarkably short order, Donald Trump has transformed from the face of a hard-right insurgency in the GOP to the caretaker of the party’s future. This change has been anything bu…

May 8, 2024 / Chris Lewis and Toni Aguilar Rosenthal

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On Student Protests and Elected Officials On Student Protests and Elected Officials

While we may not agree on everything, we must remain focused on our central goals: saving lives in Gaza, ending weapons funding for Israel, and advancing freedom for Palestinians....

May 8, 2024 / Iman Jodeh

Protest Voting Is a Road to Nowhere

Protest Voting Is a Road to Nowhere Protest Voting Is a Road to Nowhere

The system may be deeply imperfect, but the stakes are too high to refuse to cast a ballot for Biden on principle.

May 8, 2024 / Column / Alexis Grenell

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Oregon Revives the Drug War Oregon Revives the Drug War

The state’s landmark decriminalization initiative wasn’t given a real chance.

May 8, 2024 / Lydia Kiesling

Keith Haring in his studio in New York City.

Keith Haring and the Downtown Art Revolution Keith Haring and the Downtown Art Revolution

A new biography tells the story of not only Haring’s life but also the exhilarating world of New York art in the 1970s and 80s.

May 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Schulman

Vinson Cunningham’s Searching Novel of Faith and Politics

Vinson Cunningham’s Searching Novel of Faith and Politics Vinson Cunningham’s Searching Novel of Faith and Politics

In Great Expectations, Cunningham examines the hope and aspirations of the Obama generation.

May 8, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Tope Folarin

Student journalists at Columbia

Student Journalists Are Needed Now More Than Ever Student Journalists Are Needed Now More Than Ever

While the mainstream media repeatedly mischaracterizes pro-Palestine protests on campus, police and university administrations are attempting to repress the student press.

May 8, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen

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Letters: Airline Deregulation, Interviewing the Cuban President, Human Resources at Human Rights Watch Letters: Airline Deregulation, Interviewing the Cuban President, Human Resources at Human Rights Watch

The industry-friendly skies… Cuba libre… Bosses are getting the boot, too…

May 7, 2024 / Our Readers

Macklemore onstage with a delightful duck-print short-sleeve shirt.

Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine Macklemore Dares Others to Stand Up for Palestine

With “Hind’s Hall,” the rapper is telling artists and other culture workers, “The students are risking it all. Where are you?”

May 7, 2024 / Dave Zirin

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