When Democracy Erodes, LGBTQ+ Rights Are the First to Suffer

When democratic norms break down, the most vulnerable communities suffer first, and most deeply. In the United States, recent political shifts have exposed just how fragile civil rights can become when democratic institutions are undermined. Nowhere is this erosion...

Trump’s Evolved Form of Populism Works… and Hurts.

Trump has been called a populist since his initial campaign in 2016, with his ideas being mostly the same over the years: dismantle the Department of Education, impose tariffs on Mexico and China, and get rid of immigrants and their chances of birthright citizenship....

Trump Cracks Down on Campus Dissent

Since Trump’s reelection, his administration has waged a series of attacks on pro-Palestinian campus protests, most notably at Harvard and Columbia. In freezing the federal funding of universities to detaining prominent Palestinian activists, his administration has...