Politics

Divest Princeton Protest

Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research Princeton Activists Just Won a Historic Victory for Climate Research

After a decade of student organizing, Princeton made a pledge to divest its endowment and reject fossil fuel money. Will more universities follow?

Oct 6, 2022 / StudentNation / Chelsey Gilchrist and Claire Kaufman

Governor Greg Abbott speaking with former President Donald Trump during a June 2021 tour of the US-Mexico border wall.

Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall Exclusive: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Used Covid Aid to Pay for a Border Wall

Texas steered $1 billion in federal pandemic dollars to Operation Lone Star, which was used to hire thousands of guards, expand the wall, and bus migrants out of state.

Oct 6, 2022 / Barbara Koeppel

Maggie Haberman’s Trump Biography Buys Into the Myth

Maggie Haberman’s Trump Biography Buys Into the Myth Maggie Haberman’s Trump Biography Buys Into the Myth

The book's focus on an individualized rise to power lets the American media, political system, and cult of entrepreneurship off the hook.

Oct 5, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

Dispatch from Ukraine: The Postmaster of Mykolaiv

Dispatch from Ukraine: The Postmaster of Mykolaiv Dispatch from Ukraine: The Postmaster of Mykolaiv

Neither rain nor snow—nor Russian artillery—deter Egor Kosorukov from making sure the mail gets through.

Oct 5, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

Janai Nelson of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund outside the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act

Make no mistake: The racist redistricting map preferred by Alabama Republicans will win the day. But how the court gets to that decision is an open and important matter.

Oct 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Indigenous Sovereignty Protest

This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands

Haaland v. Brackeen challenges the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, putting the sovereignty of Indian Nations at risk.

Oct 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jessica Lambert

Protest against Dobbs ruling at the Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy

The six-justice, right-wing majority is using a self-selected docket of cases to advance minority rule.

Oct 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Oath Keepers in Washington, DC

The Oath Keepers’ January 6 Defense Comes for Trump The Oath Keepers’ January 6 Defense Comes for Trump

But if Trump is exonerated in this case, these boys will pay hard for their sins.

Oct 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh

Residents wait in line outside an early voting polling location

This Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of the Voting Rights Act This Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of the Voting Rights Act

A case before the Supreme Court directly challenges a key provision of the VRA that protects people of color from discrimination.

Oct 3, 2022 / Jeanine Abrams McLean

Capitol Flight: How Dems Dropped the Stock Ban

Capitol Flight: How Dems Dropped the Stock Ban Capitol Flight: How Dems Dropped the Stock Ban

Congressional leaders turn their backs on a popular issue that helped Democrats win a Senate majority in 2020. 

Oct 3, 2022 / Max Moran

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