Columbia Expelled Me for My Palestine Activism, but I Won’t Be Silenced Columbia Expelled Me for My Palestine Activism, but I Won’t Be Silenced
And neither will anyone else targeted by the university. We are not afraid, we are undeterred, and we will continue to fight.
Mar 26, 2025 / Grant Miner
The Democrats Have Disappeared The Democrats Have Disappeared
As Trump and Musk bulldoze democracy, the Democratic Party is MIA. While Republicans use government to cripple the opposition’s ability to compete, Democrats whine about “no...
Mar 25, 2025 / Corbin Trent
What’s Happening at Columbia University Won’t End There What’s Happening at Columbia University Won’t End There
The actions of the Trump administration have not made our campus a safer place, and their broader McCarthyite punishment of dissent is just beginning.
Mar 25, 2025 / StudentNation / Destiny Spruill and Jordan Weinstock
Trump’s Threat to Canada Won’t Be Defeated by Centrist Nostalgia Trump’s Threat to Canada Won’t Be Defeated by Centrist Nostalgia
You can’t fight fascism with cozy memories.
Mar 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Time for a Progressive Rethink Time for a Progressive Rethink
Anger at the Democratic Party’s inept leadership and subservience to Big Money has been rising since the election. But the left also must examine our own role in enabling Trump.
Mar 24, 2025 / Jeff Faux
Brooklyn Dodger 1, Draft Dodger 0 Brooklyn Dodger 1, Draft Dodger 0
Donald Trump picked on the wrong athlete. Even though Jackie Robinson died in 1972, last week he bested Trump in a contest about the role of racism and the civil rights movement.
Mar 24, 2025 / Peter Dreier
Reading “King Lear” at Columbia in the Wake of Mahmoud Khalil’s Kidnapping Reading “King Lear” at Columbia in the Wake of Mahmoud Khalil’s Kidnapping
Trump’s war on my colleagues and students helped me understand the play’s political caution, which is not just about bad actors but those who fail to stop them.
Mar 24, 2025 / Joseph A. Howley
Jackie Robinson Again Teaches Us to Never Back Down to Bigots Jackie Robinson Again Teaches Us to Never Back Down to Bigots
An article on Robinson’s military career was restored to the Defense Department’s website. It’s a reminder that we can beat back the racist right.
Mar 21, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Chuck Schumer Is the Weakest Link Chuck Schumer Is the Weakest Link
The Senate minority leader wants to make sure everyone else is fighting for democracy—so he’s not at risk.
Mar 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer
