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It’s Time to Abolish Legacy Admissions It’s Time to Abolish Legacy Admissions

In our current system, children of college graduates already have a sizable advantage. But removing legacy and donor preferences is only the first step.

Aug 14, 2023 / StudentNation / Harold Klapper

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Please, Please Stop Blaming “Progressives” for Donald Trump’s Fascism Please, Please Stop Blaming “Progressives” for Donald Trump’s Fascism

He’ll attack the prosecutors and judges bringing him to justice for “criminalizing” politics no matter what Democrats say.

Aug 11, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Hundreds of migrants are seen outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan early Wednesday, August 2, 2023

“We Have to Wait. There’s Nothing Else We Can Do.” “We Have to Wait. There’s Nothing Else We Can Do.”

What it was like for the migrants forced to sleep on the street in New York City.

Aug 9, 2023 / Mara Marques Cavallaro

A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum

A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum A Venezuelan Family Seeking Asylum

US-Mexico border, El Paso, Tex. December 2022.

Aug 9, 2023 / OppArt / Laurie Smith

In June, the Supreme Court gave Edward Blum his most consequential victory since his successful challenge to the Voting Rights Act.

Inside the Cynical Campaign to Claim That Affirmative Action Hurts Asian Americans Inside the Cynical Campaign to Claim That Affirmative Action Hurts Asian Americans

The architect of the attacks on affirmative action has pitted Asian Americans and Black Americans against each other—letting white folks off the hook.

Aug 9, 2023 / Feature / Kali Holloway

Trump holds an umbrella, walks to plane

Let Trump Run Let Trump Run

Barring the former President from the ballot—or offering him a plea deal in exchange for dropping out of the race—are both very bad ideas.

Aug 8, 2023 / Bill Lueders

Black-and-white photo of Eugene Debs waving to s crowd in 1921

What Might Eugene Debs and Donald Trump Share? What Might Eugene Debs and Donald Trump Share?

Trump, too, may campaign from a prison cell.

Aug 8, 2023 / Richard Lingeman

The Cost of Legalizing Abortion in Haiti

The Cost of Legalizing Abortion in Haiti The Cost of Legalizing Abortion in Haiti

Legalization may occur in June 2024, but advocates say the new penal code would undermine any actual progress if enacted unconstitutionally.

Aug 8, 2023 / Alma Beauvais

Former US president Donald Trump boards his plane at Reagan National Airport following an arraignment in Washington, D.C. federal court on August 3, 2023.

The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself The Biggest Threat to Donald Trump Could Be the Constitution Itself

Whether he is convicted or not, legal scholars and historians argue that Trump’s insurrectionist actions meet the disqualification standard outlined in the 14th Amendment.

Aug 4, 2023 / John Nichols

Guantánamo Bay

Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough Closing Guantánamo Won’t Be Enough

Decades later, the harm and the crimes associated with Guantánamo continue.

Aug 4, 2023 / Karen J. Greenberg

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