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Columbia University
May 31, 2024
Talia Jane
Columbia University, Epicenter of Gaza Protests, Launches New Revolt
The school that kicked off nationwide student protests for Palestine is back at it.
May 9, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Columbia Could Take Major Financial Hit Over Response to Gaza Protests
More than 1,000 alums have pledged to withhold support from the school.
May 7, 2024
Matt Ford
The Right-Wing Judges’ Ban on Columbia Students Is Wildly Unethical
Thirteen conservative judges say they won’t hire from the university—a blatant abuse of their judicial office.
May 7, 2024
Noah Rawlings
Why Do Universities Fear Their Students?
Administrators’ repressive actions toward Gaza protesters betray the ideals of activism and inquiry.
May 3, 2024
Alex Shephard
Biden’s Very Trumpian Response to the Peaceful Student Protests
He’s explicitly demonizing nonviolent demonstrators and implicitly supporting the disproportionate and violent police response.
May 3, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Rep. Has Truly Unhinged Response to Campus Protests
Representative Nancy Mace went off at protesters in a truly horrific rant.
May 3, 2024
Aryeh Neier
The Real “Outside Agitators” of These Protests Are Members of Congress
There’s blame to go around here, but this started because a showboating GOP congresswoman lit the match that started this fire.
May 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Matt Gaetz Had Weirdest Reason Ever to Vote Against Antisemitism Bill
Gaetz and at least one other colleague suggested the bill was too mean to Christians.
May 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
UAW President Expertly Skewers Response to University Protests
Shawn Fain made his stance on the war in Gaza clear.
May 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
NYPD Pushes Ridiculous Conspiracy About Columbia University Protests
New York police officers’ wild claims about student protesters that could put them at risk
May 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Actual Violence Broke Out at University Protests. Police Just Stood By
Law enforcement was nowhere to be seen when protesters on the UCLA campus were attacked.
May 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s New Comments on Gaza Protests Make No Sense Whatsoever
The Republican presidential nominee offered up a word salad when asked about the university protests.
April 30, 2024
Alex Shephard
The Media’s Shameful Coverage of the College Antiwar Protests
The real reason for the protests is being ignored in favor of stories about encampment crackdowns or overblown allegations of antisemitism.
April 29, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Columbia Hands Down Unbelievable Ultimatum to Pro-Palestine Protesters
Columbia University has no interest in meeting student demands related to Israel’s war on Gaza.
April 26, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
You’ll Never Guess What the Right Is Blaming George Soros for Now
Conservatives are blaming protests they claim are antisemitic on a Jewish man.
April 25, 2024
Aubtin Heydari
The Grotesque Slander of Comparing Gaza Protesters to Neo-Nazis
I stood against the fascists who descended on Charlottesville—and nearly paid with my life. Those who would compare the students raising their voices against war and bloodshed to those violent fiends are a disgrace.
April 25, 2024
Walter Shapiro
Mike Johnson Is Stoking the Culture War to Save His Job
The accidental House speaker’s visit to Columbia University was a cynical P.R. stunt.
April 24, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Democratic Rep. Makes Outrageous Comparison to Columbia Protests
Representative Jared Moskowitz is comparing support for Gaza to white nationalist rallies.
April 24, 2024
Kate Aronoff
If Biden Wants Young Climate Voters, He Should Back a Gaza Cease-Fire
The Biden administration highlighted its American Climate Corps this week. But students arrested while protesting U.S. support for Israel might not find that compelling.
April 23, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Have Outrageous Response to Columbia University Protest
The students’s protest in support of Gaza has sparked some truly dumb comments.
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