This Winter, Give the Gift of Hope This Winter, Give the Gift of Hope
The state of the world has been looking dark. Helping our fellow human beings is one way to add some light.
Nov 11, 2025 / Column / Katha Pollitt
DC’s Antifascist Hero—Sandwich Guy—Is Free DC’s Antifascist Hero—Sandwich Guy—Is Free
A jury refuses to succumb to MAGA’s condiment conspiracy theory.
Nov 7, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
For the Movement That Elected Zohran Mamdani, Now Comes the Hard Part For the Movement That Elected Zohran Mamdani, Now Comes the Hard Part
Holding political office is not the same as wielding political power—especially for the left. To win bold demands, social movements must go on the offensive.
Nov 7, 2025 / Jonathan Rosenblum
Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again. Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again.
It's time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field.
Nov 6, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves
Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder. Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.
Nearly a decade after promising to withdraw millions in fossil fuel investments, the University of Massachusetts has stalled on its clean energy transition. What happened?
Nov 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Eric Ross
Federal Whistleblowers Sound an Alarm Over Civil Rights at HUD Federal Whistleblowers Sound an Alarm Over Civil Rights at HUD
Two of the federal workers who filed an emergency complaint about the Department of Housing and Urban Development speak out about the Trump administration’s actions.
Oct 31, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
“We’re Asking the Voters to Have a Say”: Inside California’s Redistricting Fight “We’re Asking the Voters to Have a Say”: Inside California’s Redistricting Fight
Proposition 50 is an opportunity to “restore fairness in our democratic process,” according to organizers, by countering gerrymandering in other states.
Oct 30, 2025 / StudentNation / Zoya Alam, Rani Chor, and Amara McEvoy
Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over Even in Oregon, the Fight for Marriage Equality Might Not Be Over
After the state’s ban on gay marriage was lifted in 2014, advocates took a breath. But more than a decade later, with Obergefell now at risk, there's more work to be done.
Oct 29, 2025 / StudentNation / Charlie Bloomer
Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard
Kristi Noem visited the Twin Cities and decried out-of-control crime. Is a federal occupation next?
Oct 28, 2025 / Alyssa Oursler