Time for a Progressive Rethink Time for a Progressive Rethink
Anger at the Democratic Party’s inept leadership and subservience to Big Money has been rising since the election. But the left also must examine our own role in enabling Trump.
Mar 24, 2025 / Jeff Faux
Reading “King Lear” at Columbia in the Wake of Mahmoud Khalil’s Kidnapping Reading “King Lear” at Columbia in the Wake of Mahmoud Khalil’s Kidnapping
Trump’s war on my colleagues and students helped me understand the play’s political caution, which is not just about bad actors but those who fail to stop them.
Mar 24, 2025 / Joseph A. Howley
Jackie Robinson Again Teaches Us to Never Back Down to Bigots Jackie Robinson Again Teaches Us to Never Back Down to Bigots
An article on Robinson’s military career was restored to the Defense Department’s website. It’s a reminder that we can beat back the racist right.
Mar 21, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Chuck Schumer Is the Weakest Link Chuck Schumer Is the Weakest Link
The Senate minority leader wants to make sure everyone else is fighting for democracy—so he’s not at risk.
Mar 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trans Kids Are Facing a Terrifying New Reality Trans Kids Are Facing a Terrifying New Reality
The nationwide drive to eliminate gender-affirming care has trans youth and their families contemplating a series of agonizing choices.
Mar 21, 2025 / Matthew Herskowitz
Our Trans Protections Aren’t Strong Enough for the Trump Era Our Trans Protections Aren’t Strong Enough for the Trump Era
Many states have passed so-called “shield laws” to protect trans people. But they weren’t designed for a presidency like Donald Trump’s.
Mar 20, 2025 / Emmet Fraizer
When They Came for Columbia University When They Came for Columbia University
The university has become the Trump administration’s test case for the largest assault on higher education since the McCarthy era. Sadly, it has notably failed to defend itself.
Mar 19, 2025 / Column / David Klion
America Needs a New Free Speech Movement America Needs a New Free Speech Movement
Donald Trump is showing us what an unaccountable class of corporate decision-makers looks like—and it looks like a lot of fear, and a terrible loss of freedom.
Mar 19, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout
What Aaron Bushnell Is Still Teaching Us What Aaron Bushnell Is Still Teaching Us
His protest was both a rejection of the idea that human life is expendable and an acknowledgment that, for so many, it already has been.
Mar 19, 2025 / Riad Alarian