The Education Factory The Education Factory
By looking at the labor history of academia, you can see the roots of a crisis in higher education that has been decades in the making.
Apr 22, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Erik Baker
25 Years After the Columbine Massacre, Is There Any Hope to End America’s Epidemic of Gun Violence? 25 Years After the Columbine Massacre, Is There Any Hope to End America’s Epidemic of Gun Violence?
With the National Rifle Association now weaker than it has been in decades, progress is possible—if politicians are willing to seize the time.
Apr 19, 2024 / Peter Dreier
Inside the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University Inside the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University
Hundreds of peaceful protesters began occupying the campus on Wednesday to demand that the university divest from Israel. The next day, the school sent in the NYPD to arrest them....
Apr 19, 2024 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton
As the Threat of War Looms, Some Students Regret Joining ROTC As the Threat of War Looms, Some Students Regret Joining ROTC
Often priced out of college, those in the Army ROTC can earn hefty scholarships. But reservists can’t always be guaranteed safety. “I don’t think I would’ve made the same decision...
Apr 18, 2024 / StudentNation / Gabe Levin
Where Is the Leftist Critique of Hamas? Where Is the Leftist Critique of Hamas?
What is the view of most of the organizations and activists in the Palestinian solidarity movement about Hamas? The answer remains unclear—and rarely talked about.
Apr 17, 2024 / Hillel Schenker
Why Is the American Library Association Whitewashing the History of Ukrainian Nazis? Why Is the American Library Association Whitewashing the History of Ukrainian Nazis?
In honoring a book depicting Ukrainian volunteers in the Waffen SS as heroes and patriots, the group reveals historical ignorance—or indifference to antisemitism.
Apr 10, 2024 / Lev Golinkin
Students at the University of Florida Passed a Historic Pledge for a Green New Deal Students at the University of Florida Passed a Historic Pledge for a Green New Deal
UF is the first and only public university whose student government has given a direct mandate for a Green New Deal. Here’s what happens next.
Apr 9, 2024 / StudentNation / Cameron Driggers and Meagan Lamey
Kids Need Public-School Funding—Not a TikTok Ban Kids Need Public-School Funding—Not a TikTok Ban
Social media apps are not the enemy of America’s children. But Republican mega-donor Jeffrey Yass is.
Apr 4, 2024 / Maria Hernandez
“In Techno Parentis”: Who Should Regulate the Online Lives of Teenagers? “In Techno Parentis”: Who Should Regulate the Online Lives of Teenagers?
With TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms using algorithms to send teen viewers addictive, dangerous content—and reaping immense profits—self-regulation has clearly failed.
Apr 2, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
Columbia Is Waging War on Dissent Columbia Is Waging War on Dissent
The university is under pressure to root out any students or faculty critical of Israel—and it’s already caved.
Apr 1, 2024 / Highlights / Katherine Franke