How Teaching Shaped Tim Walz’s Politics How Teaching Shaped Tim Walz’s Politics
From classrooms to campaign trails, the vice presidential nominee has continually drawn on his experience as an educator to influence his priorities in office.
Aug 21, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism
Quibbling over technical errors is a fool’s errand when one major faction is seizing on organized lying as a mass recruitment tactic.
Aug 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party
The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.
Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Good Riddance, Minouche Shafik Good Riddance, Minouche Shafik
How the now-former Columbia University president betrayed her students, destroyed her credibility, and disgraced her office.
Aug 20, 2024 / Samaa Khullar
Reading the Writing on the Wall Reading the Writing on the Wall
Sign of the times in Harlem.
Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus Cornell University Workers Strike as Students Return to Campus
“We have members who are on Section 8,” said one union representative. “The majority of our members can’t afford to live here in Ithaca, close to their job.”
Aug 20, 2024 / Aaron Fernando
The Cost of Trying to Make Palestinian Lives Matter in the Newsroom The Cost of Trying to Make Palestinian Lives Matter in the Newsroom
There is often a high price to be paid when journalists try to tell Palestinian stories.
Aug 19, 2024 / Hoda Sherif
At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal At the Convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris Can Seal the Deal
By sharing her compelling story, the Democratic nominee can put her party firmly on the path to victory.
Aug 19, 2024 / Jeet Heer
NOT a Minor Issue NOT a Minor Issue
While women’s lives are at stake, Trump stated that abortion was a “minor issue” in the upcoming election.
Aug 19, 2024 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy, Rose Deler, Andrea Arroyo, and Holly Ballard Martz
'Little Guantánamo' Gets Bigger 'Little Guantánamo' Gets Bigger
Two secretive prison units that used to almost exclusively house people said to be connected to terrorism have expanded by nearly 80 percent in 15 years, and a new unit is on the ...
Aug 19, 2024 / Investigation / Nausheen Husain, Aly Panjwani, and Haley Moreland