Black Twitter’s Homegoing Black Twitter’s Homegoing
A new Hulu docuseries about Black Twitter wants to be a tribute piece to Black millennial intellectual and creative output. But what it becomes is something else entirely.
May 17, 2024 / Hanna Phifer
4-Day School Weeks Are a Raw Deal for Kids—and Their Parents 4-Day School Weeks Are a Raw Deal for Kids—and Their Parents
The money-saving measure happening in districts throughout the country leaves too many kids without anything to do—or in some cases, anything to eat.
May 17, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky
What Was That Bizarro Louisiana Voting Rights Decision All About? What Was That Bizarro Louisiana Voting Rights Decision All About?
In a topsy-turvy ruling, the conservatives on the Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to use a VRA-compliant congressional map while the liberals dissented.
May 17, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Drawing the 1968 Columbia Protests Drawing the 1968 Columbia Protests
I sketched the student protests at Columbia University nearly 60 years ago. Here is what I saw.
May 17, 2024 / OppArt / Burton Silverman©
Trapped by Domestic Violence Trapped by Domestic Violence
Street art in Oaxaca, Mexico.
It’s Not Too Late for Democrats to Win Back Rural Voters It’s Not Too Late for Democrats to Win Back Rural Voters
Putting together a Democratic majority in 2024 requires winning back some portion of the rural working class. The good news is that it can be done. Here’s how.
May 17, 2024 / Column / Erica Etelson and Anthony Flaccavento
Climate Change Has Upended Kenya’s Agricultural Economy Climate Change Has Upended Kenya’s Agricultural Economy
As the region faces unprecedented flooding, farmers are struggling to make ends meet.
May 17, 2024 / Photo Essay / Emily Whitney
What Student Journalists at Columbia Really Learned What Student Journalists at Columbia Really Learned
In the classroom, professors taught the importance of the free press, at the same time as the administration stifled the work of student journalists and intimidated them through t...
May 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Anna Oakes, Indy Scholtens, Emily Byrski, Angelica Ang, Claire Elana Davenport, and Fahima Degia
Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives. Why Won’t Governor Hochul Authorize Them? Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives. Why Won’t Governor Hochul Authorize Them?
Activism / May 17, 2024 Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives. Why Won’t Governor Hochul Authorize Them? Across New York, overdose deaths are skyrocketing. But state officials…
May 17, 2024 / Adam Smith-Perez