elections
What It’s Like to Run for Office With Your Whole Past Online
“There’s going to be a lot that’s embarrassing.”
By Alicia Novoa
Elizabeth Warren Wants Congress to Do Its Job
The senator tells Teen Vogue it's time to get over the bipartisanship fantasy.
By Lauren Young
Young, Progressive Congressional Staffers Want to Transform Capitol Hill
“We’re not looking to replicate the hierarchies that exist in Congress right now.”
By Chelsea Cirruzzo
The GOP Is Surgically Targeting Voters Who Helped Dems Win in 2020
It’s “a coordinated attack.”
By Lauren Young
Texas Dems Flee to D.C. to Stop Voting Restrictions and Pressure Congress
The governor has pledged to arrest them when they return.
By Lucy Diavolo
The Thriving Conspiracy Theories We’re Not Paying Attention To
We can’t afford to look away.
By Celeste Pewter
NYC Mayor Election Results: Board of Elections Apologies for Results Error
There's still counting to do.
By Lucy Diavolo
India Walton Is the Latest Democratic Socialist Election Success Story
This democratic socialist’s win in the Buffalo election is huge.
By Karma Samtani
NYC’s Mayor's Race Is a Big Apple Mess
The Democratic primary in the 2021 NYC mayoral election is upon us.
By Lucy Diavolo
In Germany, Youth Climate Activists Formed Their Own Political Party
“In politics, young people are really underrepresented.”
By Marino Unger-Verna
Three Powerful Women on What Andrew Cuomo Did to New York
Cynthia Nixon, Zephyr Teachout, and Tahanie Aboushi say we need to hold the old boys’ club accountable.
By Lex McMenamin
How Running a Popular Instagram Helped Launch a Political Career
Tony Eldon says his Black history account helped prepare him to get into politics.
By Elizabeth Djinis
Why Has There Never Been a Black Woman Governor?
“[I] still have to convince people to see me in a role that wasn’t built for me.”
By Jewel Wicker
Mckayla Wilkes Is Taking on One of Congress’s Most Powerful Dems — Again
The 30-year-old candidate is just getting started.
By Jameelah Nasheed
This Once-a-Decade Ritual Will Shape the Next Era of U.S. Politics
The system has been described as “nuts.”
By Zachariah Sippy
Georgia's Blue Turn Could Be a Model for the South
“Georgia is arguably the leading edge of what may be a very significant realignment.”
By Jewel Wicker
The Pro-Trump Revolt Is Not a Reason to Call for More Policing
Calls for more cops at protests or more stringent laws won’t just impact the right.
By Kandist Mallett
Nithya Raman Says Blue States Can Do Better
The new L.A. City Council member says we can’t let corporate money crush progress.
By Audra Heinrichs
Your Birthday Party Could Help Win the Georgia Runoffs
These crucial elections are just weeks away.
By Alicia Novoa