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
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
Zohran Mamdani Hosts the World Zohran Mamdani Hosts the World
In a meeting with mayors from around the globe, Mamdani argued that the left must fix everyday problems—or the right will find someone to scapegoat for them.
Sep 23, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat
Is There Any Good News Left? Is There Any Good News Left?
Despite what our algorithms suggest, there’s still news worth celebrating.
Sep 23, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit
Mayors at the Urban 20 Summit worked across borders to confront the climate crisis at the local level.
Sep 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
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
CEOs Are Losing Control of AI CEOs Are Losing Control of AI
With no slowdown from Trump’s administration.
Sep 22, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map The GOP’s Incredible Shrinking Senate Map
Trump has so badly damaged the Republican Party’s brand that strategists are contemplating bitter fights—and losses—in races they’d been banking on as sure things.
Sep 22, 2026 / David Faris
As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience
According to multiple GI rights organizations, service members are inquiring in unprecedented numbers about seeking conscientious objector status.
Sep 22, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir
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