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Affirmative Action SCOTUS Protest

It’s Time to Abolish Legacy Admissions It’s Time to Abolish Legacy Admissions

In our current system, children of college graduates already have a sizable advantage. But removing legacy and donor preferences is only the first step.

Aug 14, 2023 / StudentNation / Harold Klapper

Young person holds a poster that reads

I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make My Work Impossible. I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make My Work Impossible.

A defamation suit against leaders of an anti–sexual assault campus group could allow assailants to weaponize the court system against advocates.

Aug 14, 2023 / Ray Epstein

A man wearing a t-shirt reading

Please, Please Stop Blaming “Progressives” for Donald Trump’s Fascism Please, Please Stop Blaming “Progressives” for Donald Trump’s Fascism

He’ll attack the prosecutors and judges bringing him to justice for “criminalizing” politics no matter what Democrats say.

Aug 11, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Screenshot of Richard Hanania talking to Bryan Caplan

Why Does This Racist Keep Getting Silicon Valley Money? Why Does This Racist Keep Getting Silicon Valley Money?

The charmed life of Richard Hanania.

Aug 11, 2023 / Jeet Heer

New Orleans Museum of Art sculpture garden

Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art? Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art?

Behind the scenes at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Aug 11, 2023 / Todd Cronan and Charles Palermo

Kentucky SB150

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

Megan Rapinoe, right, reacts to the United States' loss to Sweden in the Women's World Cup soccer match in Melbourne, Australia, on August 6, 2023.

Why the Right Wanted the USWNT to Lose Why the Right Wanted the USWNT to Lose

Conservatives want everything Megan Rapinoe represents—feminism, queerness, anti-racism, reproductive choice, women's strength—to wither away.

Aug 10, 2023 / Dave Zirin

How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery

How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery How Black People Won the Battle of Montgomery

The lesson of the events at the Montgomery Riverwalk is that when Black people see something, we do something

Aug 10, 2023 / Elie Mystal

The Great Divide

The Great Divide The Great Divide

Two Americas, yesterday and today.

Aug 10, 2023 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

What's With All the Swole Politicians?

What's With All the Swole Politicians? What's With All the Swole Politicians?

Everywhere you look, a politics guy is sharing an intense workout video. What is going on?

Aug 10, 2023 / Mathew Rodriguez

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