The Promises and Compromises of the University of California The Promises and Compromises of the University of California
I grew up in a neighborhood manufactured by the University of California, Irvine. It felt like a utopia for academics—until the university forsook its mission of serving the publi...
Sep 26, 2026 / Sara Krolewski
Netanyahu Came to New York. New Yorkers Were Ready for Him. Netanyahu Came to New York. New Yorkers Were Ready for Him.
Scenes from the defiant protest against the genocidal leader’s UN speech.
Sep 25, 2026 / Ella Fanger
A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid” A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid”
I talked to the political prisoner about the politics of love, her case, surviving as a trans woman in a men’s prison, and how she makes it through the day.
Sep 25, 2026 / Grace Byron
Gavin Newsom Comments on Climate Gavin Newsom Comments on Climate
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting and New York Climate Week, the California governor called AOC “the real damn deal.”
Sep 25, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard
Is Platonic Co-Parenting the Future of the Family? Is Platonic Co-Parenting the Future of the Family?
Disillusioned with the nuclear family and apprehensive of tethering their reproductive futures to the bleak hellscape of modern love, young people are seeking a different way.
Sep 25, 2026 / StudentNation / Samantha Camire
Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse. Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse.
Trans people must now live out another election cycle knowing our friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors are being flooded with agitprop designed to dehumanize us.
Sep 24, 2026 / Gillian Branstetter
As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience
According to multiple GI rights organizations, service members are inquiring in unprecedented numbers about seeking conscientious objector status.
Sep 22, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir
Clear Sign: Stop Gun Violence Clear Sign: Stop Gun Violence
Claiming over 130 American lives daily, a lethal epidemic is scarring our communities.
Sep 21, 2026 / OppArt / Wilhelmina Grant