Social Justice

Melania to the Rescue!

Melania to the Rescue! Melania to the Rescue!

Countdown.

Oct 9, 2026 / Steve Brodner

A crowd gathered around a 12-foot cardboard version of Claes Oldenburg’s lipstick sculpture to protest their university and government.

Yale’s Protest Tradition Is Back Yale’s Protest Tradition Is Back

For the first time in more than 50 years, Yale students gathered around an iconic sculpture to protest their university and their government.

Oct 7, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton

Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York

Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York

Demonstrators gather near the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2026, protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and its policies.

Oct 5, 2026 / OppArt / Gwendolen Cates

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to 1,200 people at the “Students vs. Billionaires” town hall.

Cornell Students Challenge University Power at a “Students vs. Billionaires” Town Hall Cornell Students Challenge University Power at a “Students vs. Billionaires” Town Hall

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to Ithaca students about tuition hikes, sexual violence, free speech, and university governance.

Oct 2, 2026 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

An anti-nuclear rally in Central Park, New York City, in June 1982.

On Being Awarded the Women Waging Peace Award On Being Awarded the Women Waging Peace Award

It has never been more urgent to revive the idea of peace, not as a slogan, but as the only serious, respectable, responsible, reasonable, humane position.

Oct 1, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Freedom Can’t Be Fenced In

Freedom Can’t Be Fenced In Freedom Can’t Be Fenced In

A call for freedom written across a pedestrian overpass, framed by wire.

Sep 30, 2026 / OppArt / Jeanne Flavin

Crews clean up the area of a pro-Palestinian encampment at UC Irvine in Irvine, California, on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

The Promises and Compromises of the University of California The Promises and Compromises of the University of California

I grew up in a neighborhood manufactured by the University of California, Irvine. It felt like a utopia for academics—until the university forsook its mission of serving the publi...

Sep 26, 2026 / Sara Krolewski

Hands Off!

Hands Off! Hands Off!

Bro magnon.

Sep 25, 2026 / Steve Brodner

A sign that reads “FREE THE PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANTS” is taped to a post outside of the Eldon B. Mahon US Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid” A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: “Don’t Be Afraid”

I talked to the political prisoner about the politics of love, her case, surviving as a trans woman in a men’s prison, and how she makes it through the day.

Sep 25, 2026 / Grace Byron

In April, demonstrators carrying anti-war signs gathered outside the White House, as a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approached.

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

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