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Less Than Half of 18 to 24 Year Olds Are Registered to Vote

Voting is a habit.

The Dangerous Myth of the Criminal Migrant

Democrats and Republicans alike have pushed this false narrative.

Trump Can’t Hack It Against a Competent Opponent

The debate just provided more evidence.

I Lost My Brother to Gun Violence. Please Don’t Arm Teachers.

Giving teachers guns will only take more lives.

College Administrators Have to Stop Silencing Their Students

Administrators have to listen to their own students.

How to Get a Job in Progressive Politics or Organizing

Yes, you can get paid to work on issues that matter to you.

Donald Trump Doesn’t Care About Black People

Yet he’s drawing a growing number of young Black voters.

The 8 Most Absurd Moments of the 2024 Campaign (So Far)

From couch jokes to dead bears.

Tierra Whack and Janelle Monáe Are Showing Up for North Carolina

This North Carolina music festival is making politics fun.

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.

What I Learned Working for Vice President Harris

I’ve spent many hours with the Democratic nominee.

If You Plan to Protest at the DNC, Read This First

Chicago police have a troubling history of targeting protesters.

Republicans Are Trying to Scapegoat Drag Queens Like Me

But we won’t take it.

People Shouldn't Be Surprised That Britain is Still Very Racist

"Within British culture and politics is an entrenched denial of racism."

Why This Year’s DNC Is Being Compared to the Chaotic 1968 DNC

We take a look back at the 1968 convention.

I Should Have the Right to Hug My Incarcerated Dad

The jail my dad is in got rid of in-person visits years ago.

Why Some Young People Are Tuning Out of the Olympics

The Games can seem like sportswashing at its worst.

Trump Embarrassed Himself in a Room of Black Journalists

And the NABJ shouldn’t have invited him in the first place.

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.

Trans Teens Fought Back in Rural Maine — and Won

Trans rights aren’t a “big-city” issue.