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Politics / StudentNation / March 5, 2026 With plans for city-owned grocery stores and a focus on affordability, the new mayoral administration offers fresh hopes of successfully confronting the food crisis among students. Ad Policy Volunteers with New York Common Pantry help to prepare food packages on October 30, 2025, in New York City. (Michael […]
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As Israel’s role in pushing the war with Iran comes into ever sharper focus, it’s up to us to turn outrage into change. Ad Policy US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images) It’s never a good idea to expect
The Iran War Could Be Catastrophic for the US-Israel Alliance. Good. Read More »
The harrowing lessons of the Pentagon’s recently dissolved partnership with Anthropic. Ad Policy Anthropic touts its alliance with the American imperium in happier times for the company. (Photo illustration by Li Hongbo / VCG via Getty Images) It’s been a dizzying few weeks for the AI firm Anthropic. After a barrage of MAGA-led tantrums, the
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Congress has a duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace. Ad Policy Protesters gather at Federal Plaza on February 28, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois, to demonstrate against the joint US and Israeli military operation in Iran. (Jacek Boczarski / Anadolu via Getty Images) On Saturday
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Society / StudentNation / March 3, 2026 UT-Austin has collapsed its race, ethnic, and gender studies into a single program while a new policy asks faculty to avoid “controversial” topics. But the attacks won’t end there. Ad Policy Students gather at the Gregory Gym Plaza on UT-Austin’s campus in a rally on February 16 to
What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself? Read More »
Peter Kuper Obliterating the Epstein files at any cost. The post Trump’s Reason For War in Iran? appeared first on The Nation.
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The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done. Ad Policy Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (L), Democrat of New York, and US House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (R), Democrat of New York, hold a press conference
Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”? Read More »
The former Harvard president and Treasury secretary has resigned over humiliating disclosures in the Epstein files. But will that be enough to keep an ardent neoliberal down? Ad Policy At the austerity pulpit: Former treasury secretary Larry Summers delivers the laudation for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble, the recipient of the 2017 Kissinger Prize, at
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Only the total abolition of the DHS can restore freedom. Illustration by Brian Stauffer. This article appears in the April 2026 issue, with the headline “Trump’s War on Terror.” In January 2026, Donald Trump’s foreign and domestic policies achieved a certain synergy. Following a months-long naval buildup off the coast of Venezuela, US Special Operations
The War on Terror Paved the Way for Trump’s Rise—Now He’s Making It His Own Read More »
Society / StudentNation / February 27, 2026 Industry partnerships in higher education are pushing STEM graduates into the business of weapons manufacturing and genocide profiteering. Ad Policy Students at the University of Central Florida take part in a campus protest against the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza. (Paul Hennessy / Getty) This story was produced
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