Young, LGBTQ Voters of Color Could Swing This Election Young, LGBTQ Voters of Color Could Swing This Election
They constitute a crucial voting bloc: About 9 million LGBTQ adults are eligible to vote, and nearly half of them are under age 35.
Sep 15, 2020 / StudentNation / DeAsia Paige
The Incantatory Power of Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander The Incantatory Power of Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander
The two artistic geniuses—a novelist and a visual artist—discuss US politics, Islamophobia, and their recent work.
Sep 15, 2020 / Q&A / Ayad Akhtar and Shahzia Sikander
We’ve Entered the Era of ‘Branding for Black Lives’ We’ve Entered the Era of ‘Branding for Black Lives’
Amid NFL-approved statements against racism, players fought to have a real message heard—and in another sport, a hero emerged.
Sep 14, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Fires Prove the Climate Catastrophe Is a Constitutional Crisis Too Fires Prove the Climate Catastrophe Is a Constitutional Crisis Too
The Electoral College and the Senate both marginalize states that are the hardest hit by climate change.
Sep 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic
While some companies do everything to escape accountability, the Fair Food Program proves there’s an alternative.
Sep 14, 2020 / John Bowe
We Can’t Dismiss Young Voters. Here’s Why. We Can’t Dismiss Young Voters. Here’s Why.
Young voters are often perceived as ambivalent. But history shows us that young people led the nation’s most significant movements, including the fight for voting rights.
Sep 11, 2020 / StudentNation / Sherri Williams
Trump Lied, Americans Died Trump Lied, Americans Died
This presidency is America’s preexisting condition. Until it is ended, Donald Trump will continue to lie, and Americans will continue to die.
Sep 10, 2020 / John Nichols
The US Is a Failed State The US Is a Failed State
In less than four years, Donald Trump has exacerbated nearly every issue plaguing this country, from income inequality to global warming.
Sep 10, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt
Trump’s Fake Anti-War Posturing Works for Him Trump’s Fake Anti-War Posturing Works for Him
Democrats have ceded opposition to the military-industrial complex to a belligerent fraud.
Sep 9, 2020 / Jeet Heer
What Do Young Black Women Want From This Election? What Do Young Black Women Want From This Election?
“Black women are always the ones who are asked to save folks, whether or not we get thanked or supported for it.”
Sep 9, 2020 / StudentNation / Kristen Johnson