'The experiences on campus in the past few weeks taught me a lot about journalism. It became even more evident how talented, empathetic and dedicated my cohort is,” writes Indy Scholtens. “If this is the future of journalism, I’m glad to be a part of it.'
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In theory, shorter school weeks could be a force for good—if kids had the resources to spend their spare days outdoors or visiting museums. But in practice, less school time often means more time online, more stress for parents, and less food security.
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Just published an extended version of my article in @TheNation. Here’s why Gaza is has been a political disaster for Biden. ettingermentum.news/p/gaza-is-a-po…

a very important story about overdose prevention centers by Adam Smith-Perez out today ! read read read

The deadline to apply to join the Puffin Nation Student Journalism Conference livestream is this Monday! Apply now to hear from speakers like Bhaskar Sunkara, Ken Klippenstein, and Elie Mystal. Find all the info here: thenationfund.org/what-we-do/stu…

Among the ruins left by walls of water and towering flames, bootstrapped publications like mine do their best to keep the news alive in communities now struggling just to survive.
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The overdose crisis is so severe that it’s caused a decline in life expectancy in the US. But there are steps that NY Governor Kathy Hochul can take immediately to address the problem. Adam Smith-Perez asks, why hasn't she?
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'It became increasingly difficult, as the docuseries went on, for me to listen to earnest pontification about the 'power' of Black Twitter,' writes Hanna Phifer. 'This thesis collapses against the weight of reality.'
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Twitter 'is not ours,' writes @writtenbyhanna. 'It never was.'
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Ketanji Brown Jackson’s unexpected opinion in a strange Supreme Court ruling this week reveals why progressives should be reading every word she writes, says Elie Mystal. He explains in this fascinating dive into a complicated Louisiana redistricting case.
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This strange amalgamation of source material and prestige TV plotting ensures that the show’s inherently high stakes—the fate of the world—are undercut by its execution, one defined by narrative half measures and visual shortcuts.
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Some pundits and pollsters are saying that Gaza isn't actually a big political problem for Joe Biden. But, ettingermentum🥥🌴 writes, those people couldn't be more wrong.
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Manee Jirchat was one of the 31 Thai laborers kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. This is his story.
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“That night in particular, it didn’t seem to matter that I was a journalist,” writes Anna Oakes. “The police either treated me like a student, or someone who didn’t belong on campus at all.”
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In April 1968, New York magazine assigned the great Burton Silverman to cover the protests at Columbia University. After nearly 60 years, he shares his sketches and reflects on what he saw.
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In a year where Democrats are fighting an uphill battle to keep the Senate, the party cannot afford to lose any seats. That's what makes the Maryland Senate race so important.
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My latest in The Nation: For years the group behind the violent attack on the UCLA pro-Palestinian demonstrators has had secret links to Israeli intelligence and covert ops targeting students in the US. thenation.com/article/activi…

The money-saving measure happening in districts throughout the country leaves too many kids without anything to do—or in some cases, anything to eat, for the large numbers of children who rely on free school breakfasts and lunches.
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This week, the conservative & liberal SCOTUS justices seem to have swapped roles: while the conservatives voted to allow a VRA-compliant congressional map to stand in Louisiana, the liberals dissented. But as Elie Mystal writes, all is not as it seems.
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