Shining a Light on Life Behind Bars Shining a Light on Life Behind Bars
In letters compiled by the American Prison Writing Archive, inmates share accounts of suicide, friendship, and solitary confinement.
Nov 12, 2018 / Ella Fassler
Education Is in the Crosshairs in Bolsonaro’s Brazil Education Is in the Crosshairs in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
The president-elect seeks to ban from the classroom political opinions, debates, and any issues that could be construed as leftist.
Nov 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Michael Fox
Mind If I Smoke? Mind If I Smoke?
The NRA’s cosy relationship with government
Nov 12, 2018 / OppArt / Randall Enos
The Trump Administration Just Unleashed a New Attack on Asylum Seekers The Trump Administration Just Unleashed a New Attack on Asylum Seekers
Today’s presidential proclamation shutting down asylum eligibility is illegal under international and US law.
Nov 9, 2018 / John Washington
If Trump and Whitaker Undermine the Mueller Investigation, That’s an Impeachable Offense If Trump and Whitaker Undermine the Mueller Investigation, That’s an Impeachable Offense
Do not mourn the end of Jeff Sessions. But recognize that the motivation for Trump’s removal of Sessions points to a constitutional crisis.
Nov 9, 2018 / John Nichols
Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment
Prescribed heroin cuts crime and saves lives.
Nov 9, 2018 / Cédric Gouverneur
‘The Wife’ Is a Devastating Portrait of Sexism in the Literary World ‘The Wife’ Is a Devastating Portrait of Sexism in the Literary World
Glenn Close’s masterful performance carries the recent film adaptation of a Meg Wolitzer novel.
Nov 9, 2018 / Leah Rosenzweig
Trump’s War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio Trump’s War on Trans Rights: A Q&A With Chase Strangio
The ACLU lawyer describes how governments change definitions to exclude people.
Nov 9, 2018 / Q&A / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
What 17 Student Voters Think About Tuesday’s Election What 17 Student Voters Think About Tuesday’s Election
One of the most powerful voting blocs in the country, young voters on Tuesday made their influence crystal clear.
Nov 9, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation
‘All We’ve Got Are Protests and People Power’ ‘All We’ve Got Are Protests and People Power’
Meet the progressive strike force that saved the ACA—and almost brought down Brett Kavanaugh.
Nov 9, 2018 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson