Harvard’s former president is just one target in the conservative uproar over higher education. Claudine Gay, former president of Harvard University, testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 5, 2023, in Washington, DC. The committee held a…
The Trumpiest court in America just tried to neutralize a federal law requiring most hospitals to provide medically necessary abortions. Abortion-rights activists march to the US Supreme Court on June 24, 2023, in Washington, DC. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images Ian…
The Constitution has a right to defend itself, but Trump also has a right to due process. Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to guests at a campaign event on December 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa. Scott…
Friday’s action reflects South Africa’s solidarity with the Palestinian cause — and its domestic and foreign interests President Cyril Ramaphosa with the delegates of Organisations supporting the Liberation of Palestine at Chief Albert Luthuli House on December 18, 2023, in…
Congressional Republicans say that college diversity, equity, and inclusion programs exacerbate anti-Jewish prejudice. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on December 5. Lawmakers on the education…
The Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, explained. A screen grab captured from a video shows Yemen’s Houthi fighters’ takeover of the cargo ship Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea on November 20, 2023. Houthi Movement via Getty Images Joshua…
The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision is unlikely to be upheld by the US Supreme Court, but this issue is not going away. Former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign event in Waterloo,…
America rarely has its financial ducks in a row. Does it finally matter? The government might be in a smidge of a pickle with deficits and debt. PM Images via Getty Images Emily Stewart covers business and economics for Vox…
Increasingly, civilians are running out of safe places to go. Residents and civil defense teams conduct a search and rescue operation around the rubble of the building that collapsed following an Israeli attack on houses belonging to the Abu Hubeyze…
Artists are protesting Israel’s offensive. The art and literary worlds are struggling to respond. In October, 92NY, one of New York’s best-known arts and culture spaces, drew fire after trying to postpone a visit from author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Nguyen…