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Undocumented third grader Yanela Sanchez practices math at her family's apartment

How Trump’s Deportation Regime Is Reshaping Schools How Trump’s Deportation Regime Is Reshaping Schools

Across the US, students are missing school, falling behind academically, and carrying the trauma of detention and family separation into school each day.

May 8, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra

The Richard J. Daley Courthouse and Office Building in Chicago.

Illinois Is Helping People Awaiting Trial Get Back to Court and Stay Out of Jail Illinois Is Helping People Awaiting Trial Get Back to Court and Stay Out of Jail

The state has a successful pilot in four counties to offer free services to those on pretrial release. But federal budget cuts put the program at risk.

May 8, 2026 / Bryce Covert

Larry Ellison: Oracle of Surveillance

Larry Ellison: Oracle of Surveillance Larry Ellison: Oracle of Surveillance

Billionaire grabs all your info.

May 7, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Elon Musk arrives to court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building on April 30, 2026, in Oakland, California.

Muskism Is the New Fordism—With Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian Muskism Is the New Fordism—With Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian to discuss their new book Muskism, which explores how Elon Musk exemplifies a new economic system shaping our live…

May 7, 2026 / Podcast

Hand-colored lithograph of an early baseball game seen from behind home plate, 1887.

Robert Coover at Bat Robert Coover at Bat

The postmodern writer's 1968 baseball novel is strange and poignant—a work of fiction that ultimately argues for the vitality of fiction itself.

May 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / John Semley

A trans woman prepares a hormone shot obtained on the black market, in New York City on December 1, 1999.

The Troubled History of DIY Trans Healthcare The Troubled History of DIY Trans Healthcare

Trans people have been going underground to access care for generations. But that doesn't mean DIY networks are a large-scale strategic answer to transphobia.

May 6, 2026 / Grace Byron

The Gospel of Hegseth

The Gospel of Hegseth The Gospel of Hegseth

Movie scripts as scripture. Pete Hegseth was caught quoting a scene from a Quentin Tarantino film and presenting it as a passage from the Bible. I asked some readers to help with w...

May 6, 2026 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A Louisiana Private School’s All-American Grift

A Louisiana Private School’s All-American Grift A Louisiana Private School’s All-American Grift

In Miracle Children: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises, two reporters uncovered a high school scandal that puts into relief the unfinished work of integration.

May 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kristen Martin

Columbia University’s Remedy Project chapter celebrates filing 500 administrative remedies.

How Students Are Pushing for Justice in US Prisons How Students Are Pushing for Justice in US Prisons

The Remedy Project trains students to help incarcerated people file grievances, expose abuse, and, in some cases, secure release.

May 6, 2026 / StudentNation / Charlie Bloomer

Supporters of voting rights hold signs outside the US Supreme Court on October 15, 2025.

The Supreme Court Just Made Its Voting Rights Ruling Even Worse The Supreme Court Just Made Its Voting Rights Ruling Even Worse

The court has fast-tracked its decision demolishing the VRA, helping Southern states redraw their maps before the midterms.

May 5, 2026 / Elie Mystal

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