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Aug 13, 2025

I’m a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.

Free Speech
As an opinion editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator during a historic year of campus protests and federal scrutiny, I saw firsthand how student journalists navigated censorship fears, administrative pressure...
As an opinion editor for the Columbia Daily Spectator during a historic year of campus protests and federal scrutiny, I saw firsthand how student journalists navigated censorship fears, administrative pressure...
Low Memorial Library on Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University.
Low Memorial Library on Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University.
Aug 6, 2025

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next

Immigrants' Rights
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The ACLU explains how the legal fight unfolded.
Children born to parents who are undocumented or have temporary status will retain their right to birthright citizenship. The ACLU explains how the legal fight unfolded.
A demonstrator looks up at her sign (which reads "Citizenship is a Birthright") during a rally outside the Supreme court building demanding the court uphold the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
A demonstrator looks up at her sign (which reads "Citizenship is a Birthright") during a rally outside the Supreme court building demanding the court uphold the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Aug 5, 2025

Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained

Free Speech
From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent journalism and press freedom.
From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump administration is mounting a historic assault on independent journalism and press freedom.
A close-up of a window on NPR's website.
A close-up of a window on NPR's website.
Aug 4, 2025

Hope is a discipline

LGBTQ+ Rights

“Hope is a discipline. It’s less about 'how you feel,’ and more about the practice of making a decision every day, that you’re still gonna put one foot in front of...

“Hope is a discipline. It’s less about 'how you feel,’ and more about the practice of making a decision every day, that you’re still gonna put one foot in front of...

sign reads: Humans in need can find support...yes, in our backyard
sign reads: Humans in need can find support...yes, in our backyard
Jul 31, 2025

Fort Dix to Hold Thousands as Trump Militarizes Detention System

Immigrants' Rights
Turning military bases into massive tent detention sites is not only unnecessary and costly; it’s another dehumanizing spectacle designed to harm our communities.
Turning military bases into massive tent detention sites is not only unnecessary and costly; it’s another dehumanizing spectacle designed to harm our communities.
A chain link fence with razor wire running along the top.
A chain link fence with razor wire running along the top.
Jul 26, 2025

Accessible Voting is Under Attack 35 Years After the ADA

Voting Rights
From restrictive legislation to inaccessible polling places, barriers persist that undermine the rights of voters with disabilities.
From restrictive legislation to inaccessible polling places, barriers persist that undermine the rights of voters with disabilities.
And group of demonstrators, one with a sign taped to their back saying "Let Us Vote!"
And group of demonstrators, one with a sign taped to their back saying "Let Us Vote!"