Editors’ Picks
Something I Can Control: Women Rush to Get IUDs After Trump’s Election
What does it mean for women to make medical choices for political reasons?
Whose Long Island? Immigrants Battle for Rights In Suburban New York
“In a lot of minds, Long Island is still a place for rich, white people.”
After Pulse, After Trump: The Gay Rights Movement in an Age of Uncertainty
The event was labeled the deadliest single-gunman mass shooting in U.S. history, the deadliest incident of violence against sexual minorities in U.S. history, and the deadliest terrorist attack committed on U.S. soil since September 11.
Connecticut Senator Emerges in the Anti-Trump Movement: Chris Murphy’s Surging Popularity
On February 12, 2017, The New York Post reported that Steve Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, asked consultants to look into four Democrats who are potential candidates for 2020. Murphy was one of them.
“Make Europe Great Again”: Outsider Schulz Revitalizes German Politics
Angela Merkel faces a serious challenge in the upcoming German election from a rising Trump-esque socialist.
Private Speech Made Public: A Yale Professor’s Facebook Comment Goes Viral
Prof. Jason Stanley finds himself in the middle of the fight over free speech on social media.
#FeesMustFall: South African Students Fight for Higher Education
Protests against high costs of attendance at higher education institutions continue in South Africa.
The Fast Against the Slow: Local 33 Hunger Strike Outside Woolsey
“We’ll be here and we’ll be here fasting until the University sits down to negotiate with us,” said Greenberg.