Society

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dream rooted in action.

Jan 16, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Respect For Marriage Act

Is the Respect for Marriage Act a Win for the Right? Is the Respect for Marriage Act a Win for the Right?

While the legislation was intended as a buttress against Republican attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, activists have criticized the RFMA for including religious liberty exemptions.

Jan 16, 2023 / StudentNation / Theia Chatelle

An Appeals Court Wants to Bring Back Bump Stocks, Beloved by Mass Shooters

An Appeals Court Wants to Bring Back Bump Stocks, Beloved by Mass Shooters An Appeals Court Wants to Bring Back Bump Stocks, Beloved by Mass Shooters

The decision by the Fifth Circuit is a painful lesson in why one-off weapons bans are doomed to fail in court, if not in practice.

Jan 13, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Trump on a screen during the January 6 hearings

The Failures of the January 6 Report The Failures of the January 6 Report

Historian Jill Lepore’s effective critique in The New Yorker is marred by a lazy counternarrative.

Jan 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Biggest Carbon Footprint

Biggest Carbon Footprint Biggest Carbon Footprint

Corporations shirking responsibility.

Jan 13, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Norman Fruchter by the ocean.

Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity

Fruchter, who passed away recently, was also a key figure in the New Left on both sides of the Atlantic.

Jan 13, 2023 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman

Student Loan Cancelation Biden

How Student Loan Cancellation Helps Asian Americans How Student Loan Cancellation Helps Asian Americans

Broad-based debt relief could benefit borrowers of all backgrounds.

Jan 13, 2023 / StudentNation / Adrija Bhattacharjee and Orlando Cabalo

Resistance

Resistance Resistance

Civil-resistance movements grow around the world.

Jan 12, 2023 / OppArt / Christy Arbogast

Chinese military march in front of missile

A Pentagon Report on China Fuels a Military Spending Frenzy in the US A Pentagon Report on China Fuels a Military Spending Frenzy in the US

How the media is misrepresenting what’s in the document.

Jan 12, 2023 / Michael T. Klare

Kim Reynolds Iowa

Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big? Did Avoiding the “Big Lie” Help the Iowa GOP Win Big?

With unified messaging and a reluctance to embrace election denialism, Republicans in Iowa were able to outperform the party nationally and secure nearly every statewide office.

Jan 12, 2023 / StudentNation / Nina Baker

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