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As Trump pressures universities, what's really at stake?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

As Trump pressures universities, what's really at stake?

As Trump targets elite universities with lawsuits and funding cut threats, Harvard law professor Noah Feldman warns that critical scientific research— not to mention the pursuit of truth itself—may be on the line.

Finding America's most spineless
Puppet Regime

Finding America's most spineless

Who do all these abandoned spines belong to? You tell us... #PUPPETREGIME

Covering Columbia's campus protests as a student and GZERO reporter
GZERO Reports

Covering Columbia's campus protests as a student and GZERO reporter

GZERO writer and Barnard senior Riley Callanan shares her experience reporting on the pro-Palestine student protests that engulfed Columbia University ahead of graduation.

​NYPD officers arrive at Columbia University on April 30, 2024, to clear demonstrators from an occupied hall on campus.
Analysis

Chaos erupts overnight on US campuses. What’s next for student protesters?

Last night, hundreds of NYPD officers entered Columbia University in riot gear, one night after students occupied a building on campus and 13 days after students pitched an encampment that threw kerosene on a student movement against the war in Gaza.

​Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-La.) attends a news conference at Columbia University in response to demonstrators protesting in support of Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 24, 2024.
What We're Watching

Chaos on Campus: Speaker Johnson's visit fans the flames at Columbia as protests go global

The House Speaker demanded that the White House crack down on campus protests and called for the resignation of Columbia President Nemat "Minouche" Shafik.

Why the US is sending aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
Quick Take

Why the US is sending aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: A big package has been approved by the US House of Representatives, going through the Senate shortly after months of debate. All three major pieces of it have some significant, complicated features. First of all, the biggest piece for Ukraine, $60 billion. This certainly shores them up, but what is the end game?