Social Justice

The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age

The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age

Gerontocracy is a smokescreen for the danger of centrism.

Jun 10, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Shon Miller: Portrait of a Mass Killer as a Human Being

Shon Miller: Portrait of a Mass Killer as a Human Being Shon Miller: Portrait of a Mass Killer as a Human Being

The sterile, but endless, debate over the role of mental illness in mass shootings rarely acknowledges how much our system fails those on both sides of the gun.

Jun 10, 2022 / Billy Sothern

BIPOC? ¡Basta!

BIPOC? ¡Basta! BIPOC? ¡Basta!

Time to blow the final whistle on the oppression Olympics.

Jun 9, 2022 / Bill Fletcher Jr. and Bill Gallegos

Student Speech Protest

The Silenced Students in the “Free Speech” Debate The Silenced Students in the “Free Speech” Debate

Marginalized people at universities across the country are trying to reframe the conversation around censorship and expression.

Jun 3, 2022 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow

First Thought, Best Thought?  Not for Elon Musk.

First Thought, Best Thought? Not for Elon Musk. First Thought, Best Thought? Not for Elon Musk.

The Hill offloads comment moderation to Facebook and Twitter. What could possibly go wrong?

Jun 2, 2022 / Tom Gogola

Anti-Racism History Education

How We Brought Ethnic Studies to My High School How We Brought Ethnic Studies to My High School

Students of color shouldn't have to wait until college to learn about their histories. 

Jun 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

Student Loan Debt Cancellation

We’re So Close to a Win Against the Student Debt Crisis We’re So Close to a Win Against the Student Debt Crisis

With the 2022 midterm elections on the horizon, now is the best time for Biden to fulfill his campaign promise and cancel student debt.

Jun 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Orlando Cabalo

Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again

Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again

Manhattanville College welcomed back the activist athlete who turned her back to the national anthem in 2003 thanks to students who saw themselves in her struggle.

May 31, 2022 / Dave Zirin

A replica of the United States Bill of Rights.

The ACLU Never Stopped Defending Free Speech The ACLU Never Stopped Defending Free Speech

And, contrary to what you may have read, we’re not stopping now.

May 31, 2022 / David Cole

Ted Cruz standing in front of American flag

Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery

In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.

May 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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