Social Justice

Democrats protest with signs (“Medicaid,” “Musk”) as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the Capitol building’s House chamber in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.

How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself

The flailing and unpopular party elite needs to be replaced with fighting economic populists.

Mar 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Students staging a sit-in at Milstein Library on March 5.

Columbia Expelled Student Protesters for the First Time in Over 50 Years. But Activists Won’t Back Down. Columbia Expelled Student Protesters for the First Time in Over 50 Years. But Activists Won’t Back Down.

On March 5, protesters were arrested after dozens formed a sit-in at Milstein Library to demand the reinstatement of three expelled students.

Mar 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza? Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

The fight inside the historical profession heats up.

Mar 6, 2025 / Van Gosse

Signs of Resistance Signs of Resistance

Street demonstration, Miami, Florida, February 2025.

Mar 4, 2025 / OppArt / Melanie Oliva

A backcountry road is covered in recent snow, February 2, 2024, in the Catskills Mountain region of New York.

February Storms in a Country That Still Works—for Now February Storms in a Country That Still Works—for Now

The reliable knot that pulls together the threads of basic human life in America is beginning to unravel, and there suddenly arises the possibility that the center will not hold.

Feb 26, 2025 / Susan Brind Morrow

Man waring a suit sits in a courtroom.

A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power

Fifty years ago, lawmakers started lifting the lid on the shocking abuses of the new Bureau chief’s most famous predecessor. The trouble is, very little changed.

Feb 21, 2025 / Steve Howell

A protester holds a poster with an image of Elon Musk that reads “I Am Stealing From You” at the US Department of Education in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2025.

Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education? Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?

Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.

Feb 21, 2025 / Jack Schneider

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Mannheim_20Feb.jpg The CDU offices in the Berlin district of Tempelhof-Schoeneberg splashed with light-blue paint—the AfDs party’s color.

Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election

In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s firewall against the far right is beginning to crack.

Feb 20, 2025 / Linda Mannheim

Gwynne Wilcox in front of American flag.

How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-mail How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-mail

By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.

Feb 19, 2025 / Lynn Rhinehart

Supporters hold up “Save Medicaid” signs outside the Capitol during the Republicans’ attempt to cut Medicaid during Trump's first term in September 2017.

Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities

The president’s disdain for disabled people—and obsession with genetic superiority—harks back to a grim past.

Feb 18, 2025 / Sam Gustin

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