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Steyer, a former presidential and gubernatorial candidate, speaks with Stanford in Government. (Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

Tom Steyer calls for single-payer health care, sustainability at Stanford in Government

Joel Grayson
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Oct. 14
News
Former Taiwanese president Tsai Ing Wen and moderator Gordon Kim at the Stanford DEFCON opening keynote. (Courtesy of Gordon Kim)

Former president of Taiwan emphasizes democratic resilience in Hoover speech

Naomi Breuer
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Oct. 9
University
The front of Encina hall

Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law partners with Journal of Democracy

Charlie Goldberg
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Oct. 7
Opinions
Stanford RAs will no longer vote for official recognition as a labor union (Photo: TOBY SHIAO/The Stanford Daily)

From the Community | Statement from Stanford’s RA union: We withdraw our petition to the NLRB

From the Community
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Oct. 5
Reads
Professional author headshots of Ted Chiang and Anne Applebaum.

COLLEGE curriculum to bring Ted Chiang, Anne Applebaum to campus

Sarah Feng
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Sept. 28
University
Panel discussion at Hoover Institution on local journalism's role in democracy. Moderators and speakers on stage with audience seated.

Journalism professionals call for media to evolve amid changing times

Alula Alderson
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May 17
University
Headshot of Robb Willer

Stanford sociologist wins Guggenheim Fellowship to study political coalition building

Angikar Ghosal
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May 5
From the Community
An image of Stanford campus and trees.

AAUP: Academic Freedom on the Line | Diversity is much more than woke politics

From the Community
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April 13
News
Stanford Law School, F.I.R. Hall

“Irreparably broken”: Former DOJ lawyers advocate for stronger protections from executive overreach

Kayla Chan
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April 3
From the Community
Dario Amodei

From the Community | Anthropic v. DoW is a wakeup call: Stanford must lead on AI and democracy

From the Community
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March 10
Opinions
An image of Stanford EDU's rally at White Plaza last May. (Photo: JENNIFER LEVINE/The Stanford Daily)

From the Community | Stanford needs free expression reform now

From the Community
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March 4
Humor
Bernie Sanders releases music under the stage name "Lil’ Antifa." (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Bernie Sanders announces new album at Stanford event

Mason Barrett
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March 2
University
Bernie Sanders speaking

Sanders, Khanna denounce role of AI in wealth inequality

Sofia Williams and Alula Alderson
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Feb. 23
Reads
Portrait of Charles Baudelaire by Étienne Carjat (c. 1862).

Irony as armor: Yale’s Maurice Samuels explores literary survival in the ‘gray zone’ of tyranny

Angikar Ghosal
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Feb. 18
Opinions
A blurred image of Trump.

Fertig | Trump’s war on Minnesota is more than executive overreach

Paul Fertig
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Feb. 11
Humor
Tree helps bear

Letter from the Humor Editor: Satire in the Satirical Age

Garrett Khatchaturian
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Feb. 2
Opinions
An image of Commencement. (Courtesy of Stanford Sociology Department)

From the Community | We must let students speak at commencement

From the Community
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Jan. 14
The Grind
A scene from the film "12 Angry Men" (1957). (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Tell me, how would you like me to reject you?

Iris Hwang
  •  
Jan. 6
University
Former U.S. diplomats Michael McFaul and Susan Rice argued that second Trump administration is a driver of global democratic recession. (Photo: TIANYUE KUANG/The Stanford Daily)

Former diplomats claim Trump administration is influential in global democratic recession

Tianyue (Tommy) Kuang
  •  
Dec. 2
Video
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Democracy Day 2025

Paige Plater
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Dec. 1
The Stanford Daily

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