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Florida Is Ground Zero for So Many Youth Movements

“When you grow up in a place like Florida, you see a lot of injustice.”

Florida Students Are Taking Their Education Into Their Own Hands

On April 21, students from across the state are walking out to learn.

What LGBTQ Students Are Asking for on This Day of Silence

In 2023, we’re calling on adults.

Youth vs. Apocalypse Puts Low-Income Teens of Color First

“Adults are f***ing up my future, and I’m done with it.”

How to Maintain Hope in the Face of Climate Crisis

Despair isn’t an option.

More Perfect Union Knows Journalism Can’t Be Objective

The organization has built a big following through its advocacy journalism.

These Young Progressive Activists Launched a New Kind of Super PAC

“Having money and spending money is not our end game.”

Why Disability Activists Are Organizing Against Assisted Suicide Laws

Organizers worry disabled people are being coerced into accepting this path.

Grad Student Unions Are Striking Across the Country

"We see what’s happening in academia and want to fight back and reclaim higher education as an engine of economic opportunity.”

A New Kind of Union Wants to Take Hold in the South

The United Southern Service Workers wants to organize low-wage workers across industries.

Why This Iconic Book About Black Radicalism Still Speaks to Us

Robin D.G. Kelley’s ‘Freedom Dreams’ is finding itself in the hands of a new generation.

Why Activists Spent 932 Days Living in Treehouses in Appalachia

It was the longest continuous tree occupation in US history.

Lorena Austin Wants to Redefine What a Politician Looks Like

The Arizona state representative is the first Chicanx gender-nonconforming state official in the country.

Harry Styles Is Taking Action Against Mass Shootings

“He’s using his platform to help save lives.”

The Shocking Experience of Going to Cancer Alley

Cancer Alley is a stretch of Louisiana that is home to nearly 150 petrochemical plants.

We Left Our Loved Ones for Promised Jobs That Didn’t Exist

Hemant paid $20,000 for a job that was supposed to grant him a green card.

My State Finally Banned Assault Weapons

We need to keep fighting until all 50 states do so.

How Young Brazilians Are Organizing Against Fascism

On January 8, far-right extremists invaded Brazil’s three branches of government.

Greta Thunberg Was Detained by Police at a Climate Protest in Germany

The young activist was part of a group demonstrating against a coal mine expansion.

This College Is Unlike Any School You’ve Ever Heard Of

At this “self-governing” Vermont campus, students run the show.