“I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE “I Had to Get My Mind Right”: The Challenges to Loving Relationships After Being Laid Off by DOGE
After the federal firings, Black women felt betrayed and disillusioned. One longtime federal worker learned from experience the importance of community.
Oct 9, 2026 / Lottie Joiner
The Violent, Militaristic Ideology that Undergirds Fraternities The Violent, Militaristic Ideology that Undergirds Fraternities
The first major hazing scandal in American history occurred at West Point in 1900. There are eerie parallels to what happened at Cornell’s Chi Phi.
Oct 9, 2026 / Jasper Craven
Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows
I’m finally starting to understand why Jim Jones’s lieutenants didn’t try to stop him.
Oct 9, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Inside Cornell’s Week of Protest Inside Cornell’s Week of Protest
“We won’t be silenced anymore. Our university needs to start protecting us, like they should’ve with Jane Doe and all other survivors on campus.”
Oct 9, 2026 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang
Northeastern’s Lack of Transparency Undermines Student Journalists Northeastern’s Lack of Transparency Undermines Student Journalists
The lack of access to university administration makes it hard for student reporters to report fully on campus affairs.
Oct 9, 2026 / StudentNation / Heidi Ho
Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand? Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand?
The speed and scale of the police response mark a dangerous new normal.
Oct 8, 2026 / June Loper and Harrison Stetler
Seeing My Mother in Prison: A Conversation With Author Harriet Clark Seeing My Mother in Prison: A Conversation With Author Harriet Clark
An interview with the author of The Hill about her debut novel and the artist’s role in documenting atrocities.
Oct 8, 2026 / Q&A / Victoria Law
Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump Harlan Crow’s Portrait of SCOTUS Under Trump
Clarence Thomas, the picture of corruption.
Oct 8, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business How the Skydance Merger Will Remake Hollywood and the News Business
The Ellison family’s $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery means more top-down control, and less room for dissent.
Oct 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz