Forgotten Recent History Forgotten Recent History
Igniting resentment, exploding war.
Nov 27, 2024 / OppArt / Seth Tobocman
Facing Legal Threats, Colleges Back Off From Race-Based Programs Facing Legal Threats, Colleges Back Off From Race-Based Programs
College programs designed to give students from underrepresented groups a foothold in careers are being reframed or disappearing.
Nov 27, 2024 / Laura Pappano and Joanna Hou
The Silver Lining of the Pam Bondi Nomination The Silver Lining of the Pam Bondi Nomination
While Bondi is a Trump loyalist who will do real damage, she won’t be as dangerous as one of the Federalist Society ideologues who might have gotten the post.
Nov 26, 2024 / Elie Mystal
The Future of Journalism Is Already Here The Future of Journalism Is Already Here
In 2024, writers with StudentNation captured the stories of an emerging generation—and revealed where journalism is headed.
Nov 26, 2024 / Feature / StudentNation
Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire
Amin El Gamal, head of SAG-AFTRA's committee on Middle Eastern and North African members, has advocated for a statement supporting a ceasefire in Gaza—so far without success
Nov 25, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
The Mirabal Sisters The Mirabal Sisters
Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal were sisters from the Dominican Republic who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo; they were assassinated on November 25, 1960, und...
Nov 25, 2024 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández
Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man
After the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, business leaders made a show of shunning Saudi Arabia, doing deals only behind closed doors. Now it’s all out in the open.
Nov 25, 2024 / Jonathan Guyer
America Has Done Mass Deportation Before America Has Done Mass Deportation Before
From the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to the deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, Trump can easily find precedents for his policy. None of them ended well.
Nov 25, 2024 / Eric Foner
How the US Media Helped the Biden Administration Distance Itself From the Horrors of Gaza How the US Media Helped the Biden Administration Distance Itself From the Horrors of Gaza
White House–curated stories of performative outrage and feigned helplessness provided cover for an administration arming death on an industrial scale.
Nov 25, 2024 / Adam Johnson and Othman Ali