Faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times By Samantha Rosenthal Editors Note: March 31 was International Transgender Day of Visibility. Presently, transgender rights are under political attack throughout the United…
And why that threatens everyone By Sara Novicć Twelve days before Donald Trump took office, Charlie Kirk, media personality and rightwing activist, complained on his eponymous show about the presence of American Sign Language (ASL)…
Citizenship Interview By Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Mohsen Mahdawi showed up for what he thought was his citizenship interview. After 10 years of living, studying, and building a life in the U.S., this was supposed to be…
It needs control over its critical minerals Commentary by Maxwell Gomera The decision of US President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend foreign aid and shut down the USAID agency has sent shockwaves across the development…
National Security Threats By Lora Lumpe Vice President JD Vance stunned Europe at the Munich Security Conference in February by calling the continent out for serious backsliding on core democratic principles. He cited annulled elections…
By Alan Macleod Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate of the university’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), was abducted by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) for his role in organizing protests last year against Israel’s…
By: Mahmoud Khalil My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner. I am writing to you from a detention facility in Louisiana where I wake to cold mornings and spend long days…
Weaponization of the Legal System By Marina Dunbar The verdict against the environmental group Greenpeace finding it liable for huge damages to a pipeline company over protests has been described by advocacy groups as a…
By Sonali Kolhatkar Since Donald Trump’s second term began on Jan. 20, 2025, his administration has aggressively launched a deluge of multipronged attacks on immigrants, transgender people, racial equity initiatives, federal workers, climate regulations, and…
By Sam Gustin President Trump’s suggestion that the tragic Potomac air crash was somehow the fault of disabled federal air traffic controllers was appalling—but it should have come as no surprise. Trump’s contempt for people…