I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis. I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis.
As for virtually all SNAP recipients, my benefits have never been enough to cover monthly food expenses. Meanwhile, Trump calls any food aid at all “un-American.”
Feb 21, 2026 / Gabbriel Schivone
Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing the Cavalry Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing the Cavalry
The Boss’s most political tour yet will go from Minneapolis to Washington.
Feb 20, 2026 / John Nichols
The Job of Being Jesse Jackson The Job of Being Jesse Jackson
Jackson’s lessons for today’s Democrats.
Feb 19, 2026 / Bruce Shapiro
Jesse Jackson Gave Peace a Chance Jesse Jackson Gave Peace a Chance
The iconic civil rights leader, who has died at 84, made anti-war and pro-diplomacy politics central to his presidential bids and his lifelong activism.
Feb 17, 2026 / Obituary / John Nichols
ICE Melts in the Minneapolis Winter ICE Melts in the Minneapolis Winter
Now it’s time to abolish the agency and impeach Kristi Noem.
Feb 13, 2026 / John Nichols
How 2 University Freshman Are Tracking ICE Enforcement Actions Across the Country How 2 University Freshman Are Tracking ICE Enforcement Actions Across the Country
With ICE Map, Rice University students Jack Vu and Abby Manuel hope to help communities understand where immigration enforcement activity is happening and how it unfolds in real t...
Feb 13, 2026 / StudentNation / Arman Amin
Is Union Power Growing in Mamdani’s New York? Is Union Power Growing in Mamdani’s New York?
Following the Mamdani administration’s talks with the CUNY faculty union, three professors have returned to class after losing their jobs for their pro-Palestine activism.
Feb 11, 2026 / StudentNation / Mohamad Rimawi
Surveilled on Your Own Campus Surveilled on Your Own Campus
Universities across the country have used extraordinary measures to target student activists following more than two years of pro-Palestinian protests.
Feb 4, 2026 / StudentNation / Hannah Epstein
Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations
The origins of the Before Columbus Foundation.
Jan 30, 2026 / Ishmael Reed
How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors
A video documenting an alleged gang rape in Florida drew a flood of harassment, threats, and doxxing
Jan 29, 2026 / Anfisa Blyumina, Ray Epstein, and Jean Qian