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Roe v. Wade protest

Gen Z and Baby Boomers Need to Work Together Gen Z and Baby Boomers Need to Work Together

By forming intergenerational coalitions that focus on shared values rather than divisive stereotypes, young people can learn from the fights that came before them. “We are not the ...

Mar 29, 2023 / StudentNation / Rania Soetirto

Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement

Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement Bicyclists Deserve the Right to Free Movement

US infrastructure is unnecessarily dangerous for bike riders. There’s a better way.

Mar 28, 2023 / Kate Wagner

Protests against pension reform in France

What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail? What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail?

Bypassing the National Assembly to force through his unpopular pension reform looked like a clever move—until it brought the French people back onto the streets.

Mar 27, 2023 / Harrison Stetler

Trump on an outdoor stage in front of a large crowd

Insurrection Porn and Kitsch at Trump’s Waco Rally Insurrection Porn and Kitsch at Trump’s Waco Rally

His screening violent January 6 videos to rile up an angry crowd leaves no doubt about what Trump wants from his followers. Now what?

Mar 27, 2023 / Joan Walsh

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy

Facing a ballot backlash, the anti-choice movement is now resorting to lawfare and to limiting voter initiative.

Mar 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Participant seen holding a sign at a protest of current US immigration policy

The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants The DHS and Its Legacy of Terrorizing Immigrants

Since its creation after 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security has criminalized immigrants living in the United States as well as those newly arriving or seeking safety here.

Mar 27, 2023 / Azadeh Shahshahani and Setareh Ghandehari

Dr. Giovannina Anthony, an Ob-Gyn challenging Wyoming's new law banning most abortions, hugs her attorne

The GOP’s War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion The GOP’s War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion

It’s an irony so delicious I hope Alanis Morissette writes a song about it.

Mar 24, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Former US vice president Mike Pence

Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding

The recent poor showing by both of Trump’s leading rivals show he’s a hard act to imitate.

Mar 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer

school workers strike in LA

Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles

This week’s massive jobs action also represents a model for building worker power.

Mar 24, 2023 / Alex Caputo-Pearl

Bill Maher & Bernie Sanders

No, Bill Maher, Student Debt Cancellation Is Not a “Giveaway” No, Bill Maher, Student Debt Cancellation Is Not a “Giveaway”

The idea that borrowers would use President Biden’s student debt cancellation to fund a luxurious lifestyle is not only insensitive but out of touch with reality.

Mar 24, 2023 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

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