Society

Brooklyn College student activists

Building Student Power Through Participatory Budgeting Building Student Power Through Participatory Budgeting

Students are pressing to bring the process to the City University of New York, one of the nation's largest public universities, serving more than 270,000 students.

Jul 13, 2016 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

US NATO Ukraine

Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders? Can Europe Stop Washington’s Military Provocations on Russia’s Borders?

The extremism at NATO’s Warsaw summit revealed doves in opposition to the new Cold War hawks, but not in the United States.

Jul 13, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen

Diapers

Diapers, and Welfare Policy, Need Changing in Washington Diapers, and Welfare Policy, Need Changing in Washington

Helping low-income families address one of the messiest aspects of early childhood is Congress’s duty.

Jul 13, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Republicans meet with Ryan

Congress Is Done Talking About Gun Control and Is Ready for Vacation Congress Is Done Talking About Gun Control and Is Ready for Vacation

An activist push for an assault-weapons ban fell on deaf ears in Congress on Tuesday.

Jul 13, 2016 / George Zornick

Independence Day: Resurgence

Can You Spot the American Military in Your Favorite Sci-Fi Film? Can You Spot the American Military in Your Favorite Sci-Fi Film?

Hint: We’re always the bad guys.

Jul 12, 2016 / William J. Astore

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job

Journalists have faced insults and threats, exclusion from campaigns, and harassment from candidates’ supporters.

Jul 12, 2016 / NationAction

Bernie Sanders George Mason

How Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Progressive Platform in Democratic Party History How Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Progressive Platform in Democratic Party History

I was a Sanders representative to the platform committee. Here’s what I saw.

Jul 12, 2016 / Heather Gautney

Seattle University Students Protest

How Student Movements for Racial Justice Can Survive Summer Break How Student Movements for Racial Justice Can Survive Summer Break

Administrators count on summer break to subdue campus activism, but student groups across Seattle aren’t letting that happen.

Jul 12, 2016 / StudentNation / Alia Marsha

Sanders in California

The Most Progressive Democratic Platform Ever The Most Progressive Democratic Platform Ever

The “political revolution” Sanders helped to build hasn’t been won yet, but there has been real progress.

Jul 12, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Pro-gun rally

Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Showed What the NRA’s ‘Insurgency Theory’ of Gun Rights Really Looks Like Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Showed What the NRA’s ‘Insurgency Theory’ of Gun Rights Really Looks Like

Fighting what you view as government tyranny with an AR-15 makes you a murderer, not a Minuteman.

Jul 11, 2016 / Joshua Holland

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