What Columbia Student Workers Are Asking For What Columbia Student Workers Are Asking For
The university has finally agreed to respond to striking workers’ proposals. Here’s what’s at stake.
Dec 23, 2021 / R.H. Lossin
The Black Core of the Culture War The Black Core of the Culture War
Something happened to Black discourse on the way to the backlash—and that’s no joke.
Dec 23, 2021 / Joshua Adams
Pramila Jayapal Is Not Having Any of Your Nonsense Pramila Jayapal Is Not Having Any of Your Nonsense
The progressive leader discusses her last call with Joe Manchin, her frustration with the idea that “the Squad” and Bernie Sanders were right and she was wrong, and her determinati...
Dec 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh
How Students Seized The Year How Students Seized The Year
It’s been another tumultuous, traumatic year, but young people continue to organize.
Dec 22, 2021 / StudentNation / StudentNation
How the Largest Union Fight of 2021 Was Won How the Largest Union Fight of 2021 Was Won
The road to recognition was arduous for student researchers at the University of California.
Dec 17, 2021 / Jess Banks and Ahmed Akhtar
Even in Blue States, Critical Race Theory Panic Is Spreading Even in Blue States, Critical Race Theory Panic Is Spreading
The GOP has been relentlessly hammering on the issue since the last presidential election, viewing it as the party’s way back into suburban voters’ good graces.
Dec 17, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky
Elizabeth Warren: Congress Must Expand the Supreme Court Elizabeth Warren: Congress Must Expand the Supreme Court
The Massachusetts senator explains why the current court is a threat to democracy—and offers the latest on Build Back Better and voting rights.
Dec 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Why Should I Change the Way I Talk? Why Should I Change the Way I Talk?
By switching between the accent I was raised with and the accent I am expected to have, I am silencing a part of myself.
Dec 15, 2021 / StudentNation / Meagan Zullo
To Reduce Inequality in Our Education System, Reduce Class Sizes To Reduce Inequality in Our Education System, Reduce Class Sizes
New York City has a rare opportunity to pass a hugely popular bill to shrink class sizes. So why are the mayor and the City Council speaker standing in its way?
Dec 9, 2021 / StudentNation / Leonie Haimson