Proposition 3 would prohibit the creation of a “wealth tax” in the Lone Star State, putting businesses and billionaires over the average citizen. AINA MARZIA In November, Texas voters will decide on an amendment to the state Constitution known as Proposition 3. The amendment, approved by the Texas Legislature in May, would prohibit the creation of […]
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With Biden’s plan blocked by SCOTUS, borrowers find themselves closer to reaching $2 trillion of student debt. Now more than ever, we need to end this crisis. SHANNA HAYES and SABRINA CALAZANS Earlier this summer, when the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s plan to cancel student debt, millions of Americans’ hopes were dashed. Close to 20 million borrowers […]
NYC had the wettest day on record since 1948 just months after smoke from the Canadian wildfires blanketed the sky. The lesson is clear: The US must take meaningful climate action now. ILANA COHEN Last Friday, eight inches of rain drenched the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate area, leading New York Governor Kathy Hochul to declare […]
California was once ripe for Klan activity. Their organizing at the university and in Palo Alto is part of the country’s long history of racial terrorism. ISAAC LOZANO “Rumor is abroad on the Stanford campus to the effect that a unit of the Ku Klux Klan is in process of formation here. I desire to […]
A student group at the University of California conducted a study of Title IX services on campus. “We thought if we did a survey then they would have to listen to us.” RINA ROSSI In November 2020, Survivors + Allies, a group of University of California students that advocates for and with survivors of sexual violence, […]
Almost 12 percent of high school–age youth experience severe major depression. The root causes of the problem are rarely confronted. ESHAAN MANI When I walked into my high school auditorium last December, I sensed something was wrong. The air felt heavy, the ground unstable. There was pin-drop silence, save for some stray sniffles from faculty […]