Samantha Schuyler

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Samantha Schuyler is The Nation’s research director and a proud Floridian.

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Should We Start Preparing for the Evacuation of Miami? Should We Start Preparing for the Evacuation of Miami?

Daniel Aldana Cohen argues that planning the withdrawal from Miami would force other places to get serious about hosting climate migrants, while Samantha Schuyler says Miami can st...

Feb 3, 2023 / The Debate / Daniel Aldana Cohen and Samantha Schuyler

Mitski’s Ghost Stories

Mitski’s Ghost Stories Mitski’s Ghost Stories

The singer-songwriter’s new album, Laurel Hell, explores the terror of fame.

Feb 17, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Samantha Schuyler

Tegan and Sara’s Memoir Captures the Wonders and Terrors of Growing Up

Tegan and Sara’s Memoir Captures the Wonders and Terrors of Growing Up Tegan and Sara’s Memoir Captures the Wonders and Terrors of Growing Up

We talked to Tegan Quin about adolescent artistry, how writing High School changed their music, and taking young women seriously.

Sep 23, 2019 / Samantha Schuyler

Leikeli47 Is Hip-Hop’s Most Stylish Rebel

Leikeli47 Is Hip-Hop’s Most Stylish Rebel Leikeli47 Is Hip-Hop’s Most Stylish Rebel

On her new album Acrylic, the masked rapper gleefully subverts the genre’s power structures. 

Feb 1, 2019 / Samantha Schuyler

Noname’s Verbal Acrobatics

Noname’s Verbal Acrobatics Noname’s Verbal Acrobatics

Being able to hold many meanings at once—political and personal—is at the heart of her latest album.

Oct 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Samantha Schuyler

Mitski’s Scream

Mitski’s Scream Mitski’s Scream

Her new album captures a generation’s complaints and forthright sense of confidence.

Sep 10, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Samantha Schuyler

Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now.

Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now. Students Aren’t Waiting for March or April. They’re Protesting Now.

Every day since February 21, high-school and middle-school students across the country have protested for stronger gun laws, often by walking out of class.

Mar 5, 2018 / StudentNation / Samantha Schuyler

Spencer at UF

How 5 College Kids Brought Thousands Together to Shut Down Richard Spencer How 5 College Kids Brought Thousands Together to Shut Down Richard Spencer

This wildly successful protest took months of planning by a handful of students with no help from their university.

Dec 7, 2017 / StudentNation / Samantha Schuyler

Burned Church

Hate Like This Is Spreading Across the Country. Will Donald Trump Denounce It? Hate Like This Is Spreading Across the Country. Will Donald Trump Denounce It?

While Trump complains about protesters on Twitter, white supremacists are committing hate crimes in his name.

Nov 11, 2016 / Samantha Schuyler

Sunshine State Solar Woes

Will Florida Voters Be Duped Into Killing Solar Power? Will Florida Voters Be Duped Into Killing Solar Power?

A Florida ballot initiative is written in pro-solar language—but its actual meaning is far more sinister.

Nov 4, 2016 / Samantha Schuyler

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