u.s. government
AOC Blasts GOP For Caring More About Their Anti-Trans Agenda Than Averting Government Shutdown
Ocasio-Cortez said that the Republican party is “completely out of step with the American people.”
By James Factora
Government Shutdown 2023: What Does It Mean?
A 45-day extension was passed to avoid a government shutdown. Here's what happens now.
By Fortesa Latifi
Biden Impeachment
Surprise: The GOP's First Biden Impeachment Hearing Was a Complete and Utter Flop
The witnesses all but confirmed that House Republicans have no evidence of wrongdoing, only adding to the party’s humiliation amid their disastrous funding standoff.
By Eric Lutz
This Youth Mental Health Resolution Was Written Entirely By Students
Middle school, high school, and college students drafted the legislation.
By Saanvi Arora
Your School Might Be Creating Weapons for the Military
In many cases, students are directly involved in the process of creating weapons.
By Mary Retta
How AI Mirrors the White Supremacy of Our World
The uses we’ve seen for artificial intelligence are not objective or unbiased.
By Bunny McKensie Mack
This State Senator Wants Her Party to Know There’s No Time to Waste
“Even if I’m going to lose in four years, this is the right thing to do.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Republicans Are Trying to Censor LGBTQ+ History
In states like Alabama, anti-LGBTQ+ censorship is coming for the archives.
By Emma Banks
Anti-LGBTQ Laws Are Pushing More Trans People to Run for Office
A new survey finds that the recent, massive wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is motivating queer candidates to run.
By James Factora
Young Women Voters Lean Way More to the Left Than Young Men
According to a new survey from Change Research.
By Fortesa Latifi
Not Great
Trump’s 'Border Wall' Caused ‘Significant’ Cultural and Environmental Damage
One site important to a number of Indigenous communities, was “irreparably damaged."
By Bess Levin
Private Equity Companies Are Taking Over the World
“What private equity does looks a lot like looting.”
By Jacqui Germain
4 Ways You Can Stop Funding the Climate Crisis
There are relatively simple ways you can move your finances away from fossil fuels.
By Danielle Renwick
Slow Factory's Céline Semaan Gets Real About Sustainability Activism
Creating positive, major change in the world doesn't come without bullies.
By Celine Semaan
Maui's Post-Wildfire Challenges Stem From Years of Colonialism and Tourism
“We don’t want to be seeing people on vacation when we’re trying to pull our lives back together.”
By Taylor Weik
Many Young Voters Are Dreading a Possible Trump vs Biden Rematch
“That’s a testament to some of the institutional issues in our country.”
By Rachel Janfaza
What It Was Like to Become the Youngest Lawmaker In Mississippi History
Jeramey Anderson was elected at 22.
By Jeramey Anderson
Crime
Donald Trump Was Just Indicted for Trying to Overturn the Election in Georgia
This is the ex-president’s fourth indictment since March!
By Bess Levin
What Happens to Asylum-Seekers Who Can’t Access Translators
The U.S. government weaponizes their own languages against them.
By Valentina Callari Lewis