How Trump’s Crackdown on Speech Has Damaged the Student Press How Trump’s Crackdown on Speech Has Damaged the Student Press
I serve as editor in chief and president of The Stanford Daily. Our newsroom has keenly felt the effects of Trump’s campus crackdown, which is why we sued the federal government.
Sep 24, 2026 / StudentNation / George Porteous
A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson A Premature Farewell to the Ignominious Speaker Mike Johnson
If Democrats win the House in the midterms, as expected, Mike Johnson won’t hold the gavel in any meaningful way again.
Sep 24, 2026 / Joan Walsh
The AfD’s Rise Isn’t Just About East Germany The AfD’s Rise Isn’t Just About East Germany
The Alternative für Deutschland has a stable national poll lead, including in the former West Germany. Its rise owes to much more than Eastern grievances.
Sep 23, 2026 / David Broder
Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over” Gina Hinojosa: “We Flip Texas, and It’s Over”
Talking to Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa about what redistricting could mean and how a new generation of Democrats is speaking more directly to voters.
Sep 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Lajward Zahra
Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality
In a bizarre Senate committee hearing, the FBI director defends his tenure and disrespects Democrats.
Sep 16, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote Populists Can’t Be Populist if They Suppress the Vote
The crusade against ballot access, like virtually every other facet of Trump’s agenda, does nothing to serve the interests of “the people,” but our press is too brain-dead to noti...
Sep 16, 2026 / Column / Chris Lehmann
Assault Weapons Are Banned in Massachusetts. These Leftists Want to Change That. Assault Weapons Are Banned in Massachusetts. These Leftists Want to Change That.
The Liberal Gun Club, which has chapters in more than 30 states, reported a spike in interest as ICE raids ratcheted up early this year.
Sep 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Genevieve Morrison
Electric Shocks for Kids and the Push to Militarize Schools Electric Shocks for Kids and the Push to Militarize Schools
Electric-shock gloves used on students in Nebraska are the latest sign of how policing, surveillance, and military technology have entered American schools.
Sep 15, 2026 / Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz Fernandez
The Fissures and Fractures Behind the Right’s Pink Facade The Fissures and Fractures Behind the Right’s Pink Facade
After Roe was overturned, some young women are turning more hard-line on abortion—but others are fleeing conservatism altogether.
Sep 14, 2026 / Feature / Amy Littlefield