Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP
Employing the most sweeping and creative line-item veto power in the nation, Democrat Tony Evers reworked a budget plan to score an epic win for public education.
Jul 6, 2023 / John Nichols
Asian American Conservatives Have Become Key Allies of White Supremacy Asian American Conservatives Have Become Key Allies of White Supremacy
As the death of affirmative action showed, Asian American conservatives are active, militant co-conspirators with white conservatives.
Jul 6, 2023 / Promise Li
Affirmative Action: Perfectly Fine for West Point and Annapolis—but Not Harvard Affirmative Action: Perfectly Fine for West Point and Annapolis—but Not Harvard
In a revealing footnote, Chief Justice John Roberts concedes that affirmative action has made our military stronger and more diverse.
Jul 4, 2023 / Peter Dreier
The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism
What does it mean to deprive a trans person of such care? It can, in fact, prove to be a death sentence.
Jul 4, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon
Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution
In John Roberts’s America, it’s good to be the king.
Jul 3, 2023 / Jeet Heer
You Know the Drill You Know the Drill
A student-created art installation at Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY, by PICA, led by artist-educa-tor Nicky Enright, in collaboration with the Soul Box Project, a national in...
Jul 3, 2023 / OppArt / Projects in Contemporary Art
America’s Youth Have a Problem America’s Youth Have a Problem
According to over a dozen student journalists, these are some of the most important issues facing the US, including climate change, health care, child labor, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Jul 3, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Supreme Court Just Told Student Debtors to Go to Hell The Supreme Court Just Told Student Debtors to Go to Hell
In a wildly incoherent opinion, John Roberts blocked Biden’s student debt relief plan—and reminded everyone that he thinks only Republican presidents are allowed to rule.
Jun 30, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Jamaal Bowman Knows Exactly How to Win the Next Fight Over Affirmative Action Jamaal Bowman Knows Exactly How to Win the Next Fight Over Affirmative Action
After a devastating Supreme Court decision, the House member and veteran educator has a plan that brings essential perspective to the defense of race-conscious admissions.
Jun 30, 2023 / John Nichols
Affirmative Action—but Only for Military Academies Affirmative Action—but Only for Military Academies
In a footnote, the Supreme Court directs Black and brown advancement away from civilian universities and into a uniform.
Jun 29, 2023 / Spencer Ackerman