It’s Still Not Too Late for Biden to Deliver Debt Relief It’s Still Not Too Late for Biden to Deliver Debt Relief
Four years after hearing the president promise bold action on student debt, most borrowers are still no better off, and many—especially defrauded debtors—are measurably worse off....
Dec 13, 2024 / Astra Taylor
Yale Students Voted to Divest, but What’s Next is Unclear Yale Students Voted to Divest, but What’s Next is Unclear
The referendum calls on the school to divest its $41 billion endowment from military weapons manufacturing firms, yet the power to do so is in the hands of the board of trustees.
Dec 13, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
Try Your Imperial Highness Try Your Imperial Highness
Now do it for him.
Dec 12, 2024 / OppArt / Steve Brodner
Democrats Are Overdue for New Leadership Democrats Are Overdue for New Leadership
To mount an opposition under the coming Trump administration, the party needs new ideas—not the same establishment clinging to power.
Dec 12, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Why Democrats Are Losing Americans Without a College Degree—and How to Win Them Back Why Democrats Are Losing Americans Without a College Degree—and How to Win Them Back
Voters intuitively know that the economy has not worked well for most of us for decades. Democrats must offer them a transformative vision, and stick to it for as long as it takes...
Dec 12, 2024 / Neil Kraus and Jon Shelton
The “Save Chinatown” Coalition Goes on the Defensive in Philadelphia The “Save Chinatown” Coalition Goes on the Defensive in Philadelphia
The construction of a new basketball arena threatens to fill the neighborhood with more traffic and raise rents.
Dec 12, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen and Lucy Tobier
The Peculiar Case of Ignatius Donnelly The Peculiar Case of Ignatius Donnelly
The Minnesota politician presents a riddle for historians. He was a beloved populist but also a crackpot conspiracist. Were his politics tainted by his strange beliefs?
Dec 12, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Katzenstein