1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (911+ words) What happens to a democracy when dissent is treated as a law-and-order problem rather than a democratic right? In the past weeks, at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, students gathered to protest against examination irregularities and demand accountability in educational governance....

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (305+ words) In my 20s, I spent many a Pride Sunday pregaming the festival at Penn’s Landing in a nearby parking lot, passing Miller Lites and Smirnoff Ices around my group, comprised of mostly queer and a few ally friends. It was a…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (979+ words) Eight years ago, East Lansing High School freshman Alex Hosey received national attention for his essay called “Why I Sit,” explaining why he chose not to stand during the National Anthem before high school basketball games. Hosey, who is Black,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (148+ words) The Leon County Citizen Charter Review Committee voted Thursday, May 28, to advance a proposed “Historical Harms Amendment,” reviving a measure that had previously stalled and setting the stage for further consideration by county officials and ultimately voters. The proposal seeks…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (370+ words) A lesbian minister in Nantucket, Massachusetts, is canceling her church’s annual Fourth of July celebrations in an act of political protest apparently against the country’s — as well as her own... Lesbian Minister Cancels July 4 Celebrations Posted By:…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1229+ words) Left: UVU student Adam Aubade participates in a sit-in with fellow students against DHS. (Tess Crowley, Deseret News) Right: Chalk-art at UVU anti-ICE protests depicts ICE agent being shot in the head. Since it became the site of the assassination…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (434+ words) Logo for GWU student group Revs Rise Up; Revs Rise Up/Instagram An unofficial “mostly first-year” student group at George Washington University was created last semester to confront the Trump administration and “build a first-year-friendly community for progressive students.” According to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (405+ words) Students at South Carolina State University launch petition, protesting Republican Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette as 2026 commencement speaker. Similarly, Student Government President Zaria Tucker shared a Facebook post outlining why students oppose Evette serving as their commencement speaker. Reports of student…...