Politics Op-Ed
Assata Shakur Was a Black Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom Even in Exile
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
By Marian Jones
From Famine in Gaza to Trump Cutting SNAP, Child Hunger Is an American Pastime
"At home and abroad, the US government is participating in starving people, particularly children, and calling it policy."
By Dom Kelly
Social Security Isn't Just for Seniors — Here's Why It's Crucial for Gen Z, Too
Social Security turns 90 this year. It's not just for retirement — it's one of the nation’s largest programs benefiting children.
By Aparna Ramakrishnan
We Were Adopted Thanks to China’s Overpopulation Policies. These Are Our Stories.
160,000 Chinese children were adopted by families across the world since this policy went into effect in 1992.
By Isabella KahnPhotography by Isabella Kahn
Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break
Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," argues Kierra Jones, is part of "conservatives’ political crusade to ban abortion and gender-affirming care, and to deprive Americans of their reproductive and bodily autonomy."
By Kierra B. Jones
This July 4th, Let's Remember: America Was Never Great
"The Trump administration’s assaults are not a deviation, but essentially a more extreme version of the same old American story. Just ask Indigenous people."
By Joseph Lee
Youth Organizers Like Us Fought for a Zohran Mamdani Win
"Those seeing Mamdani's victory as an overnight success are missing the bigger picture — namely, the political movement built over decades, largely by young people, that made this moment possible."
By Shiv Soin and Kathryn Gioiosa
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
By Lex McMenamin
Here Is Exactly Who Trump Is Targeting With His Anti-Immigrant Policies
And how we can fight back.
By Esther Sung and Alvaro M. Huerta
Trump’s DEI Purge Is Erasing Civil Rights History Across the South
Museums are facing budget cuts and censorship.
By India Nye Wenner
How the Prison Industry Became a Booming Business
CoreCivic’s CEO called the Trump administration “one of the most exciting periods” of his career.
By Bianca Tylek
The Trump Admin Wants to Confuse You About What Is and Isn’t Constitutional
But you don’t need to be a lawyer to know they're full of it.
By Molly Coleman
How Congress Quietly Made It Nearly Impossible for Borrowers to Escape Their Student Loans
The story begins in the 1970s.
By Jillian Berman
How the George Floyd Protests Prepared Us for This Moment of State Violence
Our collective actions are part of an ongoing struggle and resistance, not a final resting place.
By Olayemi Olurin
The Trump Admin Is Enabling Workplace Discrimination. Here’s What to Know
Here’s what Trump has done, and how discrimination on the job actually works.
By Inimai Chettiar
How the Trump Administration Is Leaving Disabled College Students Behind
Disabled students already have to fight just to get basic accommodations.
By Mia Ives-Rublee
I Spent $100,000 Trying to Solve My Dad’s Murder
I’ve poured everything I have into finding out what happened to my dad on July 11, 2002.
By Madison McGhee
The Trump Admin Wants to Allow People to Carry Guns Without Permits in All 50 States
Congress is pushing a “Constitutional carry” law that puts all of us at risk.
By Caroline Light
Gen Z Isn't 'Unprofessional' – We're Changing What Professional Means
A new generation of leaders is bringing transparency and boundaries to the workplace.
By Nitya Ayyagari