Society

A Philly Thrive protest at the auctioning of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in New York City.

Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia? Will the Closure of an Oil Refinery Bring Justice or Gentrification to Philadelphia?

Four years after the largest oil refinery on the East Coast shut down, residents in South and Southwest Philadelphia still don’t know what will come next.

Sep 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen

Former president Donald Trump and Ohio Senator JD Vance attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, in New York City.

Trump and Vance Won’t Be Happy Until Springfield Haitians Die Trump and Vance Won’t Be Happy Until Springfield Haitians Die

Trump’s gambit is bad, but Vance’s is even worse. He’s one of Ohio’s senators; these are his constituents. How can he endanger them like this?

Sep 13, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the first presidential debate at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024.

Abortion Took Center Stage at the Debate, but Queering Reproductive Justice Must Be the Goal Abortion Took Center Stage at the Debate, but Queering Reproductive Justice Must Be the Goal

If LGBTQIA+ communities are not centered in the fight for justice, our communities will never be free.

Sep 13, 2024 / Candace Bond-Theriault

Laura Loomer, in large sunglasses, stands in front of a courthouse wearing a shirt that reads

How Donald Trump Got Loomered How Donald Trump Got Loomered

Laura Loomer’s strange journey from Trump stalker to Trump confidant.

Sep 13, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Afghanistan: Women’s Voices Silenced

Afghanistan: Women’s Voices Silenced Afghanistan: Women’s Voices Silenced

The Taliban published new restrictions prohibiting women from singing or reading aloud in public or letting their voices carry beyond the walls of their homes.

Sep 13, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee US Senator JD Vance.

White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom White People Have Never Forgiven Haitians for Claiming Their Freedom

Behind the vicious Trump-Vance attacks on Haitian immigrants is a long history of making the people of Haiti pay for the audacity of their revolution.

Sep 13, 2024 / Elie Mystal

An Italian fascist in a classroom in Italy in 1930.

The 5 Themes of Fascist Education The 5 Themes of Fascist Education

To fight fascism, we need to protect honest and fearless teachers.

Sep 13, 2024 / Jason Stanley

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the debate at the National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024.

Kamala Harris Doesn’t Need to Backtrack on Fracking Kamala Harris Doesn’t Need to Backtrack on Fracking

In 2019, Harris said that there was “no question” that she would pursue a federal ban on fracking. In 2024, she’s taken a different—and unnecessary—stance.

Sep 12, 2024 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen

A sign from a reproductive justice rally outside the White House on August 23, 2022.

The Abortion Fight That Shows Just How Broken Our Healthcare System Is The Abortion Fight That Shows Just How Broken Our Healthcare System Is

The federal government is battling states over funding for family planning services—and leaving patients caught in the middle.

Sep 12, 2024 / Regina Mahone

Watts Bar Nuclear Plant.

The Case for Public Nuclear Power The Case for Public Nuclear Power

With additional funding, the Tennessee Valley Authority could provide union jobs, kick-start American industrial production, and help the world go green.

Sep 12, 2024 / Fred Stafford

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