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
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
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
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
The Mob Attack on UCLA’s Protest Encampment—Plus Israel, Hamas, and Sexual Violence The Mob Attack on UCLA’s Protest Encampment—Plus Israel, Hamas, and Sexual Violence
On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Myers comments on protest at UCLA, and Azadeh Moaveni discusses sexual violence on October 7 and after.
May 8, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
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
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 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
Kristi Noem Is the Latest Republican to Learn You Can’t Out-Trump Donald Trump Kristi Noem Is the Latest Republican to Learn You Can’t Out-Trump Donald Trump
The South Dakota governor's attempt at mimicking the former president’s obstreperous public image has fallen disastrously flat.
May 7, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Local Elections in Britain Put the Labour Party’s Stance on Gaza Under the Spotlight Local Elections in Britain Put the Labour Party’s Stance on Gaza Under the Spotlight
Labour leader Keir Starmer is favored to win the UK’s general election later this year, but—as with Joe Biden—there is one word that could derail his campaign: Gaza.
May 7, 2024 / Steve Howell