Politics

Scene at the signing of the Constitution of the United States.

The End of Resistance History The End of Resistance History

On this episode of American Prestige, Charlotte Rosen on the short life of a liberal historiography that emerged during the first Trump administration.

Mar 18, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Protesters carrying a placard showing former president Rodrigo Duterte are blocked by anti-riot policemen near Malacanang palace in Manila, 2025.

Rodrigo Duterte Is at The Hague. What’s Next for the Philippines? Rodrigo Duterte Is at The Hague. What’s Next for the Philippines?

His arrest by the ICC was a monumental step in prosecuting his bloody drug war. But it’s also the latest episode in a battle between the Philippines’ two political dynasties.

Mar 18, 2025 / Walden Bello

Hundreds of protesters outside of a New York court to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil.

Mahmoud Khalil Is “Ready to Fight” His Unlawful Detention Mahmoud Khalil Is “Ready to Fight” His Unlawful Detention

StudentNation spoke with Shezza Abboushi Dallal, a member of Khalil’s legal defense team, about the status of his case and the government’s attack on freedom of speech.

Mar 18, 2025 / StudentNation / Luca GoldMansour

Trump Attacks Free Speech on Campus

Trump Attacks Free Speech on Campus Trump Attacks Free Speech on Campus

Jailing protesters won't stop the protests.

Mar 17, 2025 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

Chuck Schumer Should Resign to Spend More Time With His Imaginary Friends

Chuck Schumer Should Resign to Spend More Time With His Imaginary Friends Chuck Schumer Should Resign to Spend More Time With His Imaginary Friends

The bad news is that the Democratic Senate leader isn’t up for reelection until 2028. The good news is that he can resign right now, and should do so—twice.

Mar 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A restaurant on Atlanta’s BeltLine trail.

How Atlanta Became a Walkable City How Atlanta Became a Walkable City

The Beltline and Georgia's experiment in pedestrian spaces.

Mar 17, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs

A protest against US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts to medical research and higher education during a “Fund Don't Freeze” rally outside the Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2025.

As Trump Closes in on Public Service Jobs, Young Workers Look Elsewhere As Trump Closes in on Public Service Jobs, Young Workers Look Elsewhere

The president’s executive orders have raised concerns among college students and recent graduates, prompting some to reevaluate their career plans.

Mar 17, 2025 / StudentNation / Sena Chang

Chuck Screwme

Chuck Screwme Chuck Screwme

The Marvelous Mr. Measles.

Mar 14, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to a crowd gathered in front of the US Treasury Department in protest of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on February 4, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Chuck Schumer’s Flight-Over-Fight Instinct Is Leaving Democrats in the Lurch Chuck Schumer’s Flight-Over-Fight Instinct Is Leaving Democrats in the Lurch

The Senate minority leader appears to think the way to resist the Trump administration is by voting for the GOP’s spending bill.

Mar 14, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

President-elect Donald Trump rings the opening bell on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on December 12, 2024, in New York City.

Donald Trump Is Crashing the Economy, but Wall Street Is Afraid to Speak Out Donald Trump Is Crashing the Economy, but Wall Street Is Afraid to Speak Out

Everyone knows Trump is messing up, but fear and greed prevent resistance.

Mar 14, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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