Politics Op-Ed
Less Than Half of 18 to 24 Year Olds Are Registered to Vote
Voting is a habit.
By The New Voters Collaborative
The Dangerous Myth of the Criminal Migrant
Democrats and Republicans alike have pushed this false narrative.
By Barbara Sostaita
Trump Can’t Hack It Against a Competent Opponent
The debate just provided more evidence.
By Rebecca Fishbein
I Lost My Brother to Gun Violence. Please Don’t Arm Teachers.
Giving teachers guns will only take more lives.
By Aldane Brooks
College Administrators Have to Stop Silencing Their Students
Administrators have to listen to their own students.
By Charlotte Calmès
How to Get a Job in Progressive Politics or Organizing
Yes, you can get paid to work on issues that matter to you.
By Katie Kirchner
Donald Trump Doesn’t Care About Black People
Yet he’s drawing a growing number of young Black voters.
By Jameelah Nasheed
The 8 Most Absurd Moments of the 2024 Campaign (So Far)
From couch jokes to dead bears.
By Rebecca Fishbein
Tierra Whack and Janelle Monáe Are Showing Up for North Carolina
This North Carolina music festival is making politics fun.
By Gino Nuzzolillo
The FAFSA Mess Means Some Students May Never Attend College
The botched rollout of the new form hurt the very students it was supposed to help.
By Bobbi Dempsey
What I Learned Working for Vice President Harris
I’ve spent many hours with the Democratic nominee.
By Symone Sanders-Townsend
If You Plan to Protest at the DNC, Read This First
Chicago police have a troubling history of targeting protesters.
By Kandist Mallett
People Shouldn't Be Surprised That Britain is Still Very Racist
"Within British culture and politics is an entrenched denial of racism."
By Michaela Makusha
Why This Year’s DNC Is Being Compared to the Chaotic 1968 DNC
We take a look back at the 1968 convention.
By Rebecca Fishbein
I Should Have the Right to Hug My Incarcerated Dad
The jail my dad is in got rid of in-person visits years ago.
By Maggie McDonald
Why Some Young People Are Tuning Out of the Olympics
The Games can seem like sportswashing at its worst.
By Lisa Kwon
Trump Embarrassed Himself in a Room of Black Journalists
And the NABJ shouldn’t have invited him in the first place.
By Sierra Lyons
It’s Actually Fine to Joke About the Most Powerful People in the Country
Mocking the JD Vances of the world as "weird" angers and defangs them.
By Rebecca Fishbein
Trans Teens Fought Back in Rural Maine — and Won
Trans rights aren’t a “big-city” issue.
By Benjamin Perry