IVAN BACHINSKY—The SEC recently sued Elon Musk over his alleged failure to timely disclose his five percent ownership stake in Twitter. The lawsuit, filed on January 14, 2025, concerns Musk’s purchase of Twitter stock that occurred in early 2022. In that year, Musk began accumulating Twitter shares and had amassed over five percent of Twitter’s […]
LEZAH RICHARDSON—As hurricane season concludes and wildfire activity continues, the resulting devastation shows the profound impact of climate-related disasters. While the financial, environmental, and human toll continues to rise, bipartisan efforts to address climate change remain gridlocked. This not only delays critical solutions but also exacerbates the crisis, as the staggering cost of inaction deepens […]
CARTER MERMER—TikTok, a social media platform used by 170 million Americans, allows users to create, share, and watch short videos. This functionally simple platform has nonetheless provided millions of Americans with a novel way to find news, entertainment, community, and even to make a living. Now, it might end up relegated to the history books. […]
PERI MISHKIN—On January 7, 2025, two of the most destructive wildfires in California history ignited, causing nearly 40,000 acres to fall victim to the fires, entire neighborhoods reduced to ash, 27 lives to be lost, and more than 12,300 structures destroyed. Communities stand united in grief as thousands of displaced residents have no homes to […]
KIMBERLY COHEN—As President Trump takes office, his proposal to eliminate the Department of Education has become a contentious element of his policy agenda. He bases this proposal on longstanding conservative critiques of federal overreach in education and claims the current system indoctrinates “young people with inappropriate racial, sexual, and political material.” Dismantling the Department of […]
