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Lex McMenamin

News and Politics Editor

Lex McMenamin is the politics editor at Teen Vogue and a GLAAD Award-nominated writer covering politics, identity, movements and culture. They have been published in New York Magazine, the BBC, Them, the Nation, i-D and elsewhere.
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She Ran on Defunding the Police in Iowa—and Won

Indira Sheumaker, 27, was elected to Des Moines's City Council.
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Ivy League Schools Evacuate After Bomb Scares

Yale, Columbia, Cornell, and Brown all received threats.
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On r/antiwork, Workers Know Their Worth

"Never told a boss off like this..."
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Candidates to Watch in the 2022 Midterms

We're officially a year out.
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Democrats Need to Do More Than Just Not Be Republicans

The Virginia elections offer the latest evidence of that.
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The Supreme Court May Undermine Gun Control Laws

“As young people, we have the most to lose."
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College Enrollment Numbers Are Tanking for Good Reason

Enrollment is at its lowest in 50 years.
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4 Things to Know About Virginia's Upcoming Elections

It's a bellweather for Democrats' 2022 midterms performance.
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Timothée Compared Joe Manchin to Dune's Biggest Villain

The meme calls Manchin "Coal Baron," which... fair enough!
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AOC, Cori Bush: Expel January 6 Supporters From Congress

“This was a terror attack.”
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Storm Reid Goes Schoolhouse Rock in Video on How Bills Become Law

“I’m just a bill,” Gen Z edition.
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Teacher's Offensive Native American Imitation Goes Viral

“It’s essentially mockery is what it is — racial mockery.”
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Sunrise Activists Go on Hunger Strike Outside the White House

"It is a matter of life or death.”
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What To Know About #Striketober

Because there’s nothing scarier than labor violations!
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Colin Powell, Who Pushed Iraq War, Dead at 84

Powell was a complicated trailblazer in U.S. politics.
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Youth Activists Confront Shell CEO During Climate Panel

If you bring an oil CEO to a climate conference…
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Senators Ask Instagram About Content Promoting Eating Disorders

“Facebook knows that they are leading young users to anorexia content.”
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Howard Students Protest Over "Housing Crisis," Transparency

“It’s time for President Frederick to make time for us."
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Sally Rooney Is Boycotting Israeli Publishers With New Book

"I am responding to the call from Palestinian civil society."
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“Hot Bisexuals Against Sinema” Want Climate Action Now

“Hey girls, gays, and theys…"
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Hollywood Production Workers Are Considering a Strike

"Our people have basic human needs."
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TikToks Show Aftermath of Houston School Shooting

"School is not safe for anybody anymore.”
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Kyrsten Sinema's Privacy Isn't More Important Than American Lives

The senator's constituents are “sick of the political games."
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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Go Down In a Global Outage

In case you haven't noticed...