What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis? What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis?
Almost 12 percent of high school–age youth experience severe major depression. The root causes of the problem are rarely confronted.
Sep 13, 2023 / StudentNation / Eshaan Mani
The “Parental Rights” Fanatics Have Descended on LA The “Parental Rights” Fanatics Have Descended on LA
I’m a public school parent. I shouldn’t have to spend my time fighting these violent, bigoted extremists.
Sep 12, 2023 / Daisy Gardner
First Amendment, Amendment? First Amendment, Amendment?
Bite your tongue!
Sep 12, 2023 / OppArt / Peter O. Zierlein
The Abortion Rights Movement’s Unresolved Question The Abortion Rights Movement’s Unresolved Question
Ballot measures represent the greatest hope for restoring abortion access in many red states. Should they replicate Roe v. Wade, or aim for something better?
Sep 12, 2023 / Feature / Amy Littlefield
50 Years After “the Other 9/11”: Remembering the Chilean Coup 50 Years After “the Other 9/11”: Remembering the Chilean Coup
Some personal reflections on history, memory, and the survival of democracies.
Sep 11, 2023 / Ariel Dorfman
In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon
By passing Measure 110, Oregonians sought to begin undoing the harms caused by over 50 years of a failed War on Drugs. Those harms won’t be fixed overnight.
Sep 8, 2023 / Abdullah Shihipar, Alexandria Macmadu, and Brandon D.L. Marshall
A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic
And the officials in charge of fixing the situation seem more interested in privatization than accountability.
Sep 7, 2023 / Makani Themba
The Road to a Democratic Congress Could Run Through Alabama The Road to a Democratic Congress Could Run Through Alabama
A court will intervene to create a second majority-Black district in a state that has used gerrymandering to boost the GOP.
Sep 6, 2023 / John Nichols
Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed? Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed?
Around 90 percent of domestic workers in Massachusetts did not seek help when their rights were violated. "If we have a law that nobody knows, that means nobody is using it."
Sep 6, 2023 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller