Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom
Displaying an unprecedented solidarity, the academic community is mobilizing to confront an existential assault on its professional work and values.
Mar 30, 2022 / Ellen Schrecker
How the Student Debt Crisis Hurts Women How the Student Debt Crisis Hurts Women
With the payment moratorium for student loans expiring on May 1, millions of women will face the possibility of financial ruin.
Mar 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Vivek Kakar and StudentNation
Mexico Takes on the the United States’ Gun Goliaths Mexico Takes on the the United States’ Gun Goliaths
The Mexican government’s lawsuit against US gun manufacturers may be a long shot. But if it succeeds, it could completely change the terrain in the fight to combat gun crime in bot...
Mar 29, 2022 / Bill Gallegos
Covid-19 Coverage for the Uninsured Is Ending Covid-19 Coverage for the Uninsured Is Ending
With a new surge on the horizon, federal funds for treatment and testing will no longer be made available for the most vulnerable population.
Mar 29, 2022 / Adam Gaffney
Climate Research Shouldn’t Be Funded by Fossil Fuel Companies Climate Research Shouldn’t Be Funded by Fossil Fuel Companies
The oil and gas industry uses universities to influence environmental policy. Here’s how we fight back.
Mar 29, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Jake Lowe
BuzzFeed Doesn’t Deserve Its Newsroom BuzzFeed Doesn’t Deserve Its Newsroom
Much of the News staff has been written off as dead weight on the payroll. What, after all, is a Pulitzer worth on a balance sheet?
Mar 29, 2022 / Rachel Sanders
The Tactical Silence Has Failed: Say Brittney Griner’s Name The Tactical Silence Has Failed: Say Brittney Griner’s Name
The State Department believes that raising up the basketball star’s name will make her situation in a Russian prison worse. She could be sentenced to a labor camp. How much worse c...
Mar 28, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Impeach Clarence Thomas Impeach Clarence Thomas
The justice cast the sole vote to block access to information about the January 6 insurrection that his wife cheered on. His actions demand an inquiry.
Mar 28, 2022 / John Nichols
Interracial Marriage Under Attack: Thinking the Unthinkable Interracial Marriage Under Attack: Thinking the Unthinkable
As the conservative legal movement grows more emboldened, are there any protections that will remain unquestioned?
Mar 28, 2022 / Jane Dailey