Help keep Salon independent

Shane Tan

Shane Tan is a writer, student at Sarah Lawrence College, and an editorial intern for Salon. Their work has appeared in Esquire Singapore, Surface magazine, Yahoo! News, and Marie France Asia. Find Shane on Twitter at @itsShaneTan

Washington Square Park (John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx)

As colleges go remote, students revolt against the state of higher ed

Shane Tan
A person walks past the arch in Washington Square Park on March 4, 2020 in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Corbis via Getty Images)

New York college students say schools botched dorm closures

Shane Tan
Little Free Library – Take One – Leave One. (Independent Picture Service/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Five ways to recycle your unwanted books

Ashlie D. Stevens, Shane Tan
Gender Nonconforming (Getty Images/Salon)

“I want to know you’re a girl” to “You’re a guy, right?”: What our focus on gender leaves out

Shane Tan
(MSNBC)

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough calls out Trump donors for funding a “white supremacist campaign”

Shane Tan
President Donald Trump; Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) (AP/Salon)

Rashida Tlaib rips Trump in wake of racist attacks: “He is focused on a hate agenda for our country”

Shane Tan
New York City Pride March on June 24, 2018 in New York City (Getty/Steven Ferdman)

On the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, activists seek to “Reclaim Pride” from corporations and police

Shane Tan