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
“A Tragedy for Us All”: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Dissent “A Tragedy for Us All”: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Dissent
The justice did not mince words in her dissent of the conservative supermajority's decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
Jun 29, 2023 / Ketanji Brown Jackson
The Supreme Court Has Killed Affirmative Action. Mediocre Whites Can Rest Easier. The Supreme Court Has Killed Affirmative Action. Mediocre Whites Can Rest Easier.
The court ended one of our most effective social justice policies because anything that isn’t seen to primarily benefit white people is anathema to this country.
Jun 29, 2023 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
Affirmative Action Is in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs Affirmative Action Is in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs
And the man who got it there is not, as he likes to claim, an iconoclastic one-person organization.
Jun 22, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway
Fatima Mousa Mohammed Deserves to Be Defended, Not Smeared Fatima Mousa Mohammed Deserves to Be Defended, Not Smeared
Alexis Grenell’s attack on Mohammed’s CUNY speech was unfair and inaccurate.
Jun 13, 2023 / Hebh Jamal
Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home
The political preacher who made the religion look bad.
Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very Existence? Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very Existence?
The CUNY Law grad’s much-discussed commencement speech was less a defense of Palestine than a prosecution of the Jewish state.
Jun 8, 2023 / Column / Alexis Grenell
To Curb Climate Change, Young People Are Growing the Green Jobs Market To Curb Climate Change, Young People Are Growing the Green Jobs Market
As environmental concern extends beyonds traditional conservation work, recent graduates are seeking sustainable careers—with more options than ever before.
Jun 2, 2023 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
How Scientific Publishers’ Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress How Scientific Publishers’ Extreme Fees Put Profit Over Progress
Last month, the editorial team of NeuroImage resigned over the “unethical fees” charged by the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. Can scientists ditch the for-profit system?
May 31, 2023 / StudentNation / Kayla Yup
Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing
The Florida governor’s bungled campaign launch makes clear there is only room for one Trump.
May 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer