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What Does the Term ‘Conservative’ Even Mean?

This new Keywords column breaks it down.

Young People Are Less Patriotic Than Ever

Hmm, I wonder why.

Why Teen Girls Have Always Been on the Vanguard of Social Progress

Their stories had been excised from the historical record.

SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Enables Racism to Thrive

"Further limiting access to education for Black students is an attack on Black life."

This Education Organizer Is Bringing a Progressive Approach to Philly's Mayoral Race

"It's not just a youth agenda, it's an economic, safety, and education agenda for our city," says Helen Gym.

The CNN Trump Town Hall Was Predictably Embarrassing

"Treating Trump like any other presidential candidate" is exactly the problem.

We Live in A Society, Whether You Like It Or Not

On the deaths of Jordan Neely, Banko Brown, and Amy St. Pierre.

Republicans Are Censuring Black and Trans Lawmakers

First Mauree Turner, then the Tennessee Three, now Zooey Zephyr.

Gen Z's First Congressperson Maxwell Frost Speaks At Coachella

Rep. Frost visited Coachella to talk about politics, the climate crisis, and what's next for the Democratic party

Justin Jones Talks Tennessee House Expulsion and What's Next

“What they did by expelling us is show what their greatest weakness is, which is young people.”

3 Tennessee Dems Might Get Expelled Today Over Gun Violence Protests

"We're diluting our democracy. We're marching toward fascism," Rep. Gloria Johnson tells Teen Vogue.

These Young Progressive Activists Launched a New Kind of Super PAC

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

Hammer & Hope Wants to Confront Political Crises At The Root

Meet the new magazine on Black politics and culture from Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Jen Parker.

This Radical Reporter Dedicated Her Life to Fighting the System

"I idolized women like Marvel Cooke," Angela Davis tells Teen Vogue.

Yes, "Nepo Babies" Are All Over Hollywood — and Everywhere Else Too

Ever heard of a thing called legacy admissions?

‘No More Police’ Shows Abolitionists Are the Actual Realists

Mariame Kaba and Andrea Ritchie explain how "we don't actually care about children in this country."

Here's a No-B.S. Explainer of the House Speaker Drama

American politics continue to veer towards reality TV dramatics – less C-SPAN, more Bravo.

How the Women of the 9 to 5 Movement Changed History

Influenced by civil rights and the feminist movement, we wanted rights and we wanted respect.

Don't Normalize Ron DeSantis

Just like Trump, DeSantis is a wealthy, pro-corporate politician masquerading as a populist.

Meet the Gen Z'ers Who Got an Abolitionist Elected in LA

"It’s why you don't mess with Gen Z: Not only are they going to find the data, they're going to troll you."