Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town
The West Coast capital, once famous for hostility to organized labor, emerges as the epicenter of national strike action.
Sep 1, 2023 / C.M. Lewis
The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game
While the emerging GOP star benefits from the right’s version of affirmative action, his ugly response to the Jacksonville shootings shows the cost—and constraints—of his strategy.
Aug 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Kentucky’s Anti-LGBTQ “Parental Rights” Law Is a Disaster for Families, Teachers, and Kids Kentucky’s Anti-LGBTQ “Parental Rights” Law Is a Disaster for Families, Teachers, and Kids
SB 150 recommends that schools use incorrect pronouns and limit sex education, while banning gender-affirming care for trans minors. “They’re actively targeting us.”
Aug 11, 2023 / StudentNation / Nadia Scharf
These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching? These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching?
We tracked down nearly 90 members of the University of Maryland College of Education’s 2020 class. Their experiences suggest that the field isn’t doing enough to help new educator...
Aug 10, 2023 / Nirvi Shah
Behind the Right’s Frenzied Defense of Florida’s Slavery Curriculum Behind the Right’s Frenzied Defense of Florida’s Slavery Curriculum
DeSantis and Fox blowhards are howling at critics who deny the enslaved got “personal benefit” from slavery. A hit dog will holler.
Jul 25, 2023 / Joan Walsh
The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey The Anti-Trans Crusade Comes to New Jersey
I returned to my New Jersey middle school to watch the school board support a dangerous anti-trans policy.
Jul 21, 2023 / S. Baum
Ron DeSantis, American Psycho Ron DeSantis, American Psycho
The Florida governor’s irony-poisoned ad uses far-right memes to sanction homophobic and transphobic violence.
Jul 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer
How WWII-Era Radioactive Waste Fueled a New Crisis at a Missouri Elementary School How WWII-Era Radioactive Waste Fueled a New Crisis at a Missouri Elementary School
Conflicting reports of contamination have worried residents of Florissant, a community that continues to suffer from the legacy of the Manhattan Project.
Jul 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson
Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP Wisconsin’s Governor Is Teaching a Master Class on How to Outmaneuver the GOP
Employing the most sweeping and creative line-item veto power in the nation, Democrat Tony Evers reworked a budget plan to score an epic win for public education.
Jul 6, 2023 / John Nichols
The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism
What does it mean to deprive a trans person of such care? It can, in fact, prove to be a death sentence.
Jul 4, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon