Social Issues u0026 Advocacy

Columbia has several ties to Tel Aviv. One of them explains a lot.

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The New York City school has refused to axe its dual-degree program with an Israeli university. Why? UCLA, Columbia protests see violence, ...

I was part of Columbia protests. NYPD was anything but ‘professional’

U.S.
Amanda Smith

New York Mayor Eric Adams has said that there were no incidents of violence. That’s not true. Allie Wong  |  Opinion contributor ...

How counter-attack, then police, shut it down

World
David Turner

The week in extremism, from USA TODAY. Student protesters arrested as police clear UCLA’s protest encampment Police clashed with demonstrators in UCLA’s ...

Britain’s controversial asylum seeker bill explained

World
David Turner

‘Stop the boats’ became a rallying crying for opponents of immigration in Britain. Controversial law in Texas let state agencies arrest, deport ...

Books most targeted in 2023 contained LGBTQ themes: ALA

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Pink gives out 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts Pink partnered with PEN America and a Florida bookseller to give away 2,000 ...

New report finds abortion numbers increased in 2023 despite bans

U.S.
Amanda Smith

VP Kamala Harris makes historic visit to Planned Parenthood clinic United States Vice President Kamala Harris made a historic visit to a ...

Alito criticizes dismissal of jurors who believe homosexuality is a sin

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The justice raised that complaint about a trial judge’s dismissal of potential jurors in a workplace discrimination case. What overturning Roe V. ...

Trump, Biden and GOP lawmakers gear up for fight

U.S.
Amanda Smith

GOP governors to pressure Biden over migrant crossings Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating ...

Senators released the long-awaited border deal. Here’s what it means.

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Biden ready to make changes to border policies President Biden is requesting Republican support for a congressional spending package addressing both border ...

Britain wants to send its asylum seekers 4,000 miles away to Rwanda

World
David Turner

Britain’s Parliament will vote Tuesday on whether to back a law that seeks to deter asylum seekers, about 50,000 last year, crossing ...