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These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country’s Democracy

These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country’s Democracy These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country’s Democracy

Though Orbán sought to stamp out dissent and free thought in Hungary, he only made us call out to one another in solidarity.

Jan 16, 2019 / StudentNation / Rosa Schwartzburg

Steve King Build the Wall

Steve King’s Racism Must Be Formally Censured Steve King’s Racism Must Be Formally Censured

A tepid House resolution that even the hate-mongering congressman backed is insufficient. The chamber needs to clearly and unequivocally censure King for his scorching bigotry.

Jan 16, 2019 / John Nichols

Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem

South Dakota’s Cruel Attack on Trans High School Athletes South Dakota’s Cruel Attack on Trans High School Athletes

South Dakota’s Senate Bill 49 is a transparent attack on the most vulnerable of high-school students. 

Jan 16, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Russian Jets and Flags

Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia Here’s How Democratic Presidential Contenders Should (Not) Talk About Russia

Candidates gearing up for 2020 may be blazing new trails on domestic issues, but when it comes to engagement with Russia, they haven’t moved beyond the counterproductive status quo...

Jan 16, 2019 / David S. Foglesong

A Crisis

A Crisis A Crisis

The president holds the country hostage for his wall

Jan 16, 2019 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Angela Davis speaking

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Insult to Angela Davis Has Boomeranged

Scholars, activists, and grassroots organizers have flocked to her defense, a testament to the growing strength of intersectional solidarity for Palestinian rights.

Jan 15, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein

Uighur ethnic cleansing in China

How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China How the Left Should Respond to Ethnic Cleansing in China

A million Uighurs are being held in concentration camps in Xinjiang. What can the US do?

Jan 15, 2019 / Daniel Bessner and Isaac Stone Fish

journalist independence square

Journalism Is Dangerous Work Journalism Is Dangerous Work

At home and abroad, the press is becoming a target of states and individuals.

Jan 15, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Margerie Glacier

Climate Disaster Is Upon Us Climate Disaster Is Upon Us

The question is no longer whether or not we are going to fail, but how are we going to comport ourselves in the era of failure?

Jan 15, 2019 / Dahr Jamail

Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike

Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike Stand With Los Angeles Teachers on Strike

Plus ways to support furloughed federal workers and oppose Betsy Devos’s destructive sexual-assault policies.

Jan 15, 2019 / StudentNation / NationAction

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