Arresting Students for Opposing American Militarism Is a Moral Travesty Arresting Students for Opposing American Militarism Is a Moral Travesty
Protesters against US involvement in Israel's war on Gaza may not always get the details right, but they're on the right side of history.
May 3, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
The House Antisemitism Bill Is an Amalgam of “Pointless Gestures and Posturing” The House Antisemitism Bill Is an Amalgam of “Pointless Gestures and Posturing”
The bill, which Speaker Mike Johnson described as an attempt “to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses,” was met with fierce criticism from leading Democrats in Congress....
May 3, 2024 / John Nichols
The Week That Student Journalists Put the Rest of the Media to Shame The Week That Student Journalists Put the Rest of the Media to Shame
Young reporters at WKCR showed what real journalism is all about while their cable news counterparts were uncritically passing along propaganda.
May 3, 2024 / Zito Madu
Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown Eric Adams Is the Lying Face of the Campus Crackdown
New York’s mayor is the right man for the job of standing up for the indefensible.
May 3, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The Student Encampments Aren’t a Danger to Jews. But the Crackdown Is. The Student Encampments Aren’t a Danger to Jews. But the Crackdown Is.
The narrative of protesters endangering Jewish students has been used to justify police repression. But at the Columbia encampment, I saw a commitment to confronting antisemitism....
May 3, 2024 / Hadas Thier
Protest Matters—but We Cannot Forsake the Vote Protest Matters—but We Cannot Forsake the Vote
At the Freedom Rising Conference, faith leaders gather to confront the “existential threat to democracy” posed by Trump.
May 3, 2024 / Mark Hertsgaard
Scenes From the Gaza Solidarity Encampments Scenes From the Gaza Solidarity Encampments
We asked five student writers to talk about the pro-Palestine protests at their schools, how their administrations have responded, and what the next steps are for organizers.
May 3, 2024 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Columbia’s Violence Against Protesters Has a Long History Columbia’s Violence Against Protesters Has a Long History
An overlooked history of selective policing at Columbia has undermined the safety of those within as well as beyond campus walls.
May 3, 2024 / T. M. Song
Climate Change Isn’t Child’s Play Climate Change Isn’t Child’s Play
The powerful El Niño weather event and climate change have pushed global temperatures to new heights.
May 3, 2024 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Biden’s Failure to Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal Was an Unforced Error Biden’s Failure to Rejoin the Iran Nuclear Deal Was an Unforced Error
The question remains: Could some version of it be salvaged in 2025?
May 3, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss