Activism

Grant Miner speaks at a rally in support of detained Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil.

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

Crowd cheers and does the wave before Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak at the Fighting Oligarchy: Where do we go from here tour to Arizona State University's Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona USA on March 20, 2025.

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

Pro-Palestinian Jewish Americans gather outside the ICE headquarters on March 20, 2025, at the emergency rally to release Palestinian green-card holder and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil and reject the Trump administration’s mass deportations.

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

Mark Carney stands at a Liberal Party of Canada podium.

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

Despite the massive mobilization of Bernie Sanders’s two presidential campaigns, his supporters remain a junior partner in the Democratic Party power structure.

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

Dodger Jackie Robinson stealing home in a Cubs game on May 1, 1952.

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

Joseph Howley, an associate professor at Columbia University, speaks after a hearing for Mahmoud Khalil on March 12, 2025, in New York City. The Trump administration is seeking to deport Khalil over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests at the school.

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 served with the US military during World War II.

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

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer listens as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC.

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

COURT D'ÉTAT

COURT D'ÉTAT COURT D'ÉTAT

Courage.

Mar 21, 2025 / Steve Brodner

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