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This Supreme Court Case Led to Thousands of Forced Sterilizations
The justices ruled against the reproductive rights of people deemed “genetically inferior."
By Bongo Thompson
The Real Connection Between Dress Codes and Mask Mandates
Only one actually infringes on students’ right to access their education.
By Lex McMenamin
Did the College Dems’ Reckoning Over Diversity Go Far Enough?
A year after CDA’s president resigned, the organization is still having tough conversations.
By Sophie Hayssen
Why These LGBTQ+ Students Are Suing Their Schools
Students at religious schools say the discrimination they faced is unconstitutional.
By Zachariah Sippy and Marie-Rose Sheinerman
The GOP Is Surgically Targeting Voters Who Helped Dems Win in 2020
It’s “a coordinated attack.”
By Lauren Young
Uncovering the True Horrors of Indian Residential Schools
The bodies of thousands of Indigenous children have been discovered at schools in the U.S. and Canada.
By Ruth Hopkins
SCOTUS Weakens Voting Rights Act In 6-3 Ruling
In a dissent, Justice Elena Kagan called the decision “tragic.”
By Lauren Young
The Fearmongering About Rising Crime Has Got to Stop
We’ve heard this story before. More police are not the answer.
By Takenya Nixon Brail
Teachers See Bans on Discussing Race in School As a ‘Political Ploy’
“[Lawmakers] created a problem that did not exist.”
By Mary Retta
Evie and Rep. Marie Newman Didn’t Ask for the Spotlight
For our June cover stars, the fight for LGBTQ+ equality is personal.
By Katelyn BurnsPhotography by Lawrence Agyei
Enduring Toxic Workplaces Shouldn’t Be a Rite of Passage
“The ‘pay your dues’ concept is a trap.”
By Rainesford Stauffer
Anti-Trans Lawmakers — Meet the Roller Derby Community
“We are as aggressive, if not more so, than, say, football or rugby.”
By Farrell Greenwald Brenner
Arizona Plans to Restart Executions With Gas Used by the Nazis
The history of the cyanide gas Zyklon B is truly ghastly.
By Erin Coulehan
The U.S. Needs a New Constitution
This is a less radical proposal than it may seem.
By Victoria Abraham
Afro-Latinx Youth Are Reckoning With Colorism in Their Communities
"For a long time, I didn’t feel comfortable being me.”
By Zoë Watkins
What Native Hawaiians Want You to Know Before a Trip to Hawaii
Visits and home prices have skyrocketed over the past year.
By Taylor Weik
A Brief Timeline of Anti-Asian Discrimination in the U.S.
From the gold rush through the Muslim ban.
By Nicholas L. Hatcher
Frat Culture’s Casual Misogyny Is Everywhere — Even Congress
And women pay the price.
By Hope Corrigan
Hate-Crime Laws Won’t End Anti-Asian Violence
More criminalization isn’t the answer.
By Jason Wu and James McMaster