Pricing Radicals Out of New York Pricing Radicals Out of New York
The Brecht Forum, a storied radical institution, has lost its lease.
May 21, 2014 / Abbie Nehring
Reining in the Surveillance State Reining in the Surveillance State
A host of troubling policies, including the prosecution of record numbers of journalists and whistleblowers, are proliferating unchecked.
May 20, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The University of Chicago Is Bidding for the Obama Library, but Activists Would Rather Have a Trauma Center The University of Chicago Is Bidding for the Obama Library, but Activists Would Rather Have a Trauma Center
Community groups say building a trauma in Chicago’s South Side would save lives.
May 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
What the Media Get Wrong About Commencement Speaker Protests What the Media Get Wrong About Commencement Speaker Protests
Commencement isn’t a debate forum.
May 19, 2014 / StudentNation / Corinne Grinapol and StudentNation
Students Kick Out the IMF, March for Af-Am Studies and Make Sallie Mae Pay. What’s Next? Students Kick Out the IMF, March for Af-Am Studies and Make Sallie Mae Pay. What’s Next?
As the semester ends, students add “diversity of opinion” to campus policymaking—and win.
May 19, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Impossible Choices: Fast-Food Workers Explain Why They’re Striking Impossible Choices: Fast-Food Workers Explain Why They’re Striking
The campaign for higher wages in the fast food industry goes global.
May 15, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Terror and Impunity in Kashmir Terror and Impunity in Kashmir
Violence against civilians is endemic in Indian Kashmir, where activists are fighting back against a culture of official impunity.
May 15, 2014 / Shubh Mathur and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Fight to Save San Francisco’s Public College The Fight to Save San Francisco’s Public College
Why is an accrediting commission targeting a well-performing college serving underprivileged communities?
May 15, 2014 / StudentNation / Justine Drennan and StudentNation
Why We All Need to Act to Save the Internet Why We All Need to Act to Save the Internet
After the FCC's vote to kill net neutrality, it's time to fight back.
May 15, 2014 / NationAction
‘Brown v. Board of Education’ Didn’t End Segregation, Big Government Did ‘Brown v. Board of Education’ Didn’t End Segregation, Big Government Did
Sixty years after the decision, it’s worth remembering it took Congress to finally smash Jim Crow.
May 14, 2014 / Ian Millhiser