Governor Kathy Hochul Summons the Feminist Cavalry. Did She Need To? Governor Kathy Hochul Summons the Feminist Cavalry. Did She Need To?
I can’t imagine she’ll lose to Trump-hugging, election-denying Lee Zeldin, but…
Nov 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh
Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay” Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay”
And “peak season” is the right time for coordinated actions.
Nov 4, 2022 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney
Voter Suppression Is Keeping Students From the Polls Voter Suppression Is Keeping Students From the Polls
Less than half of Americans under 30 said they were “certain to vote” in the midterm elections. But in battleground states across the country, college organizers are fighting for b...
Nov 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow
The Mixed Reception of Cuba’s Radical New Family Code The Mixed Reception of Cuba’s Radical New Family Code
Although touted as one of the world’s most progressive, the new law may be tough to implement when many citizens face basic survival challenges.
Nov 4, 2022 / Portia Siegelbaum
Can Young Voters Make Palestinian Rights a Major Issue? Can Young Voters Make Palestinian Rights a Major Issue?
Most Americans under 30 now feel sympathetic toward the Palestinian cause. But getting progressive politicians to support Palestine continues to be difficult.
Nov 3, 2022 / StudentNation / Isaac Lozano
In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word? In the World’s Obituary, Who Will Have the Last Word?
Give humanity credit. When it comes to our urge to destroy, we seem to see no limits, not even those of our own existence.
Nov 3, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life
A conversation with writer about her pathbreaking book Scenes of Subjection and how our understanding of race has changed in the last two decades.
Nov 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
The Post-“Dobbs” Election The Post-“Dobbs” Election
Katha Pollitt interviews Heidi L. Sieck of #VOTEPROCHOICE on how the midterms could affect reproductive rights.
Nov 2, 2022 / Katha Pollitt
¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente! ¡Compañero Mike Davis, Presente!
A requiem for a friend who embodied the commitment to the marriage of word and deed.
Nov 2, 2022 / Roberto Lovato
After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States
Without Roe, the effects of state bans are felt even where abortion is still legal. One Illinois clinic’s proximity to Missouri has made it an easy target for emboldened anti-...
Nov 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson