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Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very Existence?
Alexis Grenell The CUNY Law grad’s much-discussed commencement speech was less a defense of Palestine than a prosecution of the Jewish state. The post Does Fatima Mousa Mohammed Oppose Israel’s Very...
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Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home
Jeet Heer The political preacher who made the religion look bad. The post Pat Robertson’s Genocidal God Has Called Him Home appeared first on The Nation.
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Fatima Mousa Mohammed Deserves to Be Defended, Not Smeared
Hebh Jamal Alexis Grenell’s attack on Mohammed’s CUNY speech was unfair and inaccurate. The post Fatima Mousa Mohammed Deserves to Be Defended, Not Smeared appeared first on The Nation.
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Affirmative Action Is in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs
Kali Holloway And the man who got it there is not, as he likes to claim, an iconoclastic one-person organization. The post Affirmative Action Is in the Supreme Court’s Crosshairs appeared first on The...
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The Supreme Court Has Killed Affirmative Action. Mediocre Whites Can Rest...
Elie Mystal The court ended one of our most effective social justice policies because anything that isn’t seen to primarily benefit white people is anathema to this country. The post The Supreme Court...
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“A Tragedy for Us All”: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Dissent
Ketanji Brown Jackson The justice did not mince words in her dissent of the conservative supermajority's decision striking down affirmative action in college admissions. The post “A Tragedy for Us...
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Affirmative Action—but Only for Military Academies
Spencer Ackerman In a footnote, the Supreme Court directs Black and brown advancement away from civilian universities and into a uniform. The post Affirmative Action—but Only for Military Academies...
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Jamaal Bowman Knows Exactly How to Win the Next Fight Over Affirmative Action
John Nichols After a devastating Supreme Court decision, the House member and veteran educator has a plan that brings essential perspective to the defense of race-conscious admissions. The post Jamaal...
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The Supreme Court Just Told Student Debtors to Go to Hell
Elie Mystal In a wildly incoherent opinion, John Roberts blocked Biden’s student debt relief plan—and reminded everyone that he thinks only Republican presidents are allowed to rule. The post The...
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America’s Youth Have a Problem
StudentNation According to over a dozen student journalists, these are some of the most important issues facing the US, including climate change, health care, child labor, and LGBTQ+ rights. The post...
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Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution
Jeet Heer In John Roberts’s America, it’s good to be the king. The post Our Supreme Court Reactionaries Still Fear the French Revolution appeared first on The Nation.
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The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook Fascism
Rebecca Gordon What does it mean to deprive a trans person of such care? It can, in fact, prove to be a death sentence. The post The Right’s Attempted Extermination Campaign of Queer People Is Textbook...
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Affirmative Action: Perfectly Fine for West Point and Annapolis—but Not Harvard
Peter Dreier In a revealing footnote, Chief Justice John Roberts concedes that affirmative action has made our military stronger and more diverse. The post Affirmative Action: Perfectly Fine for West...
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Asian American Conservatives Have Become Key Allies of White Supremacy
Promise Li As the death of affirmative action showed, Asian American conservatives are active, militant co-conspirators with white conservatives. The post Asian American Conservatives Have Become Key...
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Summer of Strikes—Plus, After Affirmative Action
Jon Wiener On this episode of “Start Making Sense,” Jane McAlevey talks about unions, and John Nichols comments on the politics of education. The post Summer of Strikes—Plus, After Affirmative Action...
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A Strategic Blueprint to Give Student Debt Relief a Fighting Chance
Astra Taylor The administration needs to go bold and swift to bring broad relief. The post A Strategic Blueprint to Give Student Debt Relief a Fighting Chance appeared first on The Nation.
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The White Media Has Missed a Key Part of the Affirmative Action Ruling
Elie Mystal The upshot isn’t just that colleges must end affirmative action but that they’ll have to cut Black enrollment to avoid lawsuits questioning their compliance with the decision. The post The...
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A Vermont College Removed the Name of a Eugenicist From Its Campus. Is That...
Rachel Lu The former “Mead Memorial Chapel” was renamed by the Middlebury College Board of Trustees. Now, the university has a chance to teach about its role in the eugenics movement. The post A...
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Universities Shouldn’t Forget About Undocumented Students
Yamila Martinez Many colleges ignored the undocumented community once President Biden took office, but CUNY’s new efforts show how higher education can better support these students. The post...
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Young Americans for Freedom Hates Freedom
Jeet Heer On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Lauren Lassabe Shepherd discusses the censorship-loving right wing student group. The post Young Americans for Freedom Hates Freedom appeared first on...
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How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard
Michael Massing And how the university has yet to give a full accounting. The post How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard appeared first on The Nation.
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I Was Attacked for My Speech About Palestine. I Stand by Every Word.
Fatima Mohammed My CUNY Law speech led to a torrent of abuse and vitriol, but I have no regrets. The post I Was Attacked for My Speech About Palestine. I Stand by Every Word. appeared first on The...
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The Resignation of Stanford’s President Shows the Importance of Student...
Itzel Luna An interview with the Daily reporter Theo Baker, who helped expose manipulation of scientific data in research papers by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne. The post The Resignation of...
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A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?
Peter Dreier The hotel workers’ strike in Los Angeles will force members of the American Political Science Association—and Taylor Swift fans—to decide whether or not to cross union picket lines. The...
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Brandon Taylor’s Sweeping Novel of Class and Campuses
Sarah Chihaya The Late Americans works the way that university towns do. People move in, move out, move on—not everyone gets to meet, but everyone temporarily occupies the same spaces. The post...
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A Healthy Regard for Workers’ Rights: Fellows at the NIH Launch a Union Drive
Peter Lucas Faced with an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers, the Biden administration is claiming that fellows at the National Institutes of Health—the people who do most of the actual...
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The Uses of Affirmative Action
Adolph Reed Jr. The right denounced it as "reverse racism," while the liberal center hailed it as the endpoint of egalitarianism. But as a limited measure in the fight against discrimination, it has...
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Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art?
Todd Cronan, Charles Palermo Behind the scenes at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The post Can a White Curator Do Justice to African Art? appeared first on The Nation.
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It’s Time to Abolish Legacy Admissions
Harold Klapper In our current system, children of college graduates already have a sizable advantage. But removing legacy and donor preferences is only the first step. The post It’s Time to Abolish...
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I Founded Student Activists Against Sexual Assault. A New Lawsuit Could Make...
Ray Epstein A defamation suit against leaders of an anti–sexual assault campus group could allow assailants to weaponize the court system against advocates. The post I Founded Student Activists Against...
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NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union
Peter Lucas One day after a Nation story reported claims that National Institute Fellows were "trainees" not "workers," the NIH changed its mind. The post NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With...
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The Evisceration of a Public University
Lisa M. Corrigan West Virginia University is being gutted, and it’s a preview for what’s in store for higher education. The post The Evisceration of a Public University appeared first on The Nation.
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Drew Faust on Growing Up in the Sixties
Jon Wiener A conversation with Harvard’s first woman president about how she became a civil rights and anti-war activist. The post Drew Faust on Growing Up in the Sixties appeared first on The Nation.
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The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game
Jeet Heer While the emerging GOP star benefits from the right’s version of affirmative action, his ugly response to the Jacksonville shootings shows the cost—and constraints—of his strategy. The post...
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A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book
Maria Bustillos But corporate mega-publishers want purchasing a book to be like renting a movie or streaming an album. The post A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book appeared first on...
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How the Affirmative Action Exemption for Military Academies Exploits Students...
Aina Marzia, Lajward Zahra “Military recruiters will find a way to use this decision to convince young people that they are offering them the best path to a college education.” The post How the...
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What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental Health Crisis?
Eshaan Mani Almost 12 percent of high school–age youth experience severe major depression. The root causes of the problem are rarely confronted. The post What Will It Take to Solve the Youth Mental...
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Northwestern’s Hazing Scandal
Dave Zirin On this episode of Edge of Sports, activist and documentarian Byron Hurt joins the podcast to discuss the harms of hazing and how we can stop it. The post Northwestern’s Hazing Scandal...
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How Can Universities Fix Title IX? By Listening to Survivors.
Rina Rossi A student group at the University of California conducted a study of Title IX services on campus. “We thought if we did a survey then they would have to listen to us." The post How Can...
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When the Ku Klux Klan Came to Stanford
Isaac Lozano California was once ripe for Klan activity. Their organizing at the university and in Palo Alto is part of the country’s long history of racial terrorism. The post When the Ku Klux Klan...
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Stop Arguing Over Elite Schools. Just Make Public Colleges Free.
Nikhil Goyal College tuition and fees have metastasized, hitting an average of nearly $11,000 a year for in-state students who attend public four-year institutions. The post Stop Arguing Over Elite...
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The War Against Palestinians on Campus Keeps Getting More Absurd
Saree Makdisi It’s become so predictable: Palestinians try to gather at a university and all hell breaks loose. The post The War Against Palestinians on Campus Keeps Getting More Absurd appeared first...
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How DeSantis Is Using Sports to Hijack a Florida College
Dave Zirin The far-right extremists in charge of New College are recruiting baseball players to overhaul the ideology of the student body. The post How DeSantis Is Using Sports to Hijack a Florida...
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Student Loan Payments Have Resumed, but the Fight for Cancellation Isn’t Over
Shanna Hayes, Sabrina Calazans With Biden's plan blocked by SCOTUS, borrowers find themselves closer to reaching $2 trillion of student debt. Now more than ever, we need to end this crisis. The post...
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Affirmative Action for Men?
Katha Pollitt College admissions policies claiming to maintain a gender balance are giving male applicants yet another advantage. The post Affirmative Action for Men? appeared first on The Nation.
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“One of the Worst Weeks at Harvard I’ve Ever Experienced”: The Targeting of...
Rebecca Cadenhead How a letter from the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee became an international news story. The post “One of the Worst Weeks at Harvard I’ve Ever Experienced”: The Targeting of...
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Columbia University’s Double Standard for Palestinian Protests
Ava Young-Stoner The rally by Students for Justice in Palestine faced organized counterprotesters, increased police presence, and limitations to access and assembly. The post Columbia University’s...
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“We Are the Voices of Gazan Citizens Right Now”
Zurie Pope Hundreds of Palestinian Americans and supporters from Cincinnati, Ohio, gathered in Ziegler Park. “My city no longer exists. My village is no longer there.” The post “We Are the Voices of...
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One of New York's Most Vital Colleges Is Targeting Muslim Students
Jeanne Theoharis The Brooklyn College administration has repeatedly shown that it is willing to suppress Muslim and Palestinian speech on campus. The post One of New York's Most Vital Colleges Is...
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The ADL Is Defaming Palestinian Students as Terrorist Supporters
Spencer Ackerman The group is urging hundreds of colleges to investigate Students for Justice in Palestine for material support for terrorism. September 11 politics are back in force. The post The ADL...
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