Feminism, Fascism, and the Future · Episode

We all know that Trump and the Republican Party are coming for higher education. But, what many don’t know is that in this century, authoritarians come for gender studies first. I would be nearly hope...

Feminism, Fascism, and the Future · Episode

Historians of the United States Do Our Jobs, Despite . . . All of It

Dr. Joanne Liu, an N.Y.U. graduate, said the cancellation of her presentation on humanitarian crises was a sign of the climate of fear at U.S. universities.

Every university president will face a choice similar to Columbia University’s in the coming months.

This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.

Legal scholars say that the nation has reached a tipping point and that the right question is not whether there is a crisis, but rather how much damage it will cause.

President Trump’s sweeping promises are running headlong into the reality of governing.

President Trump has made clear he wants to keep both men and their allies within his movement, but the tensions are growing.

There's nothing wrong with it. So why does it feel so complicated?

An economist and leading Republican adviser has blamed poor economic projections on Joe Biden's administration.

Feminism, Fascism, and the Future · Episode

The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and five officials with the federal public integrity unit quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Adams...

Eric Adams cultivated a close relationship with President Trump. Now, U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan have been told to drop the corruption case against the New York City mayor.

Some policy experts said they were not sure how the move was connected to the president’s overall transportation goals.

"In the building behind me, Elon Musk is seizing power away from the American people," Warren told hundreds gathered outside the Treasury. The show of protest came as Democrats in Congress are struggl...

The directive built on a string of recent actions to roll back federal protections and services for transgender people.

President Yoon Suk Yeol will stand trial along with his former defense minister and others who participated in his short-lived imposition of martial law.

Feminism, Fascism, and the Future · Episode

Blue Origin successfully launched the rocket after an attempt earlier in the week was scrubbed. The flight is a crucial test of the company’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Feminism, Fascism, and the Future · Episode

Mrs. Obama also declined to attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter last week, which would have put her face-to-face with Mr. Trump.

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”

In a barrage of posts rife with misinformation, he revived questions about a child sex abuse scandal, vilified the prime minister and defended a jailed far-right agitator.

Laurie Essig started receiving texts this year asking whether she was the gender studies professor at Middlebury College. When she responded that she was and then asked who was sending

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 12/23/2024 · 29m