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This 19-Year-Old Is Helping to Keep the Dakota Language Alive
“Our language is the most important aspect of our culture.”
By Victor Anthony Lopez-Carmen
When You Remember What It’s Like to Leave Home Behind
“I had flashbacks to what happened to me.”
By Fortesa Latifi
The Word ‘Civilized’ Has No Place in Ukraine Coverage
Some people seem to find it unthinkable that Europeans could be subject to war.
By Zeb Larson
Are We Already Living in a Dystopia?
We asked the authors of popular postapocalyptic novels to weigh in.
By Kaylen Ralph
What It Feels Like to Watch Bombs Fall on Your Childhood City
On Instagram, I see my friends hiding in shelters.
By Stacia Datskovska
4 Key Takeaways From Biden’s Address on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
“We have no intention of fighting Russia,” Biden said.
By Emma Specter
Young Ukrainians Living in the U.S. Feel Powerless
“I don’t know how anybody can go on as normal when there’s war.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Russia Launched an Invasion of Ukraine Overnight
Major cities were hit with shells as civilians fled the conflict.
By Lex McMenamin
The Dangerous Conservative Lies About Affirmative Action
43% of all white Harvard students are legacy, athletes, or kids of donors or staff.
By Angelo Guisado
No-Knock Warrants Are Part of a Much Bigger Problem
They date back to Richard Nixon's war on drugs.
By Jameelah Nasheed
Why Certain Books Get Banned
"The desire for softened accounts of history is hardly new."
By Gwen Katz and A.R. Vishny
Why Are Concerning Ingredients So Common in Beauty Products?
"It’s a really serious problem that we’re not aware of.”
By Lilah Burke
Biden’s Framing of His Supreme Court Nominee Bothers Me
Promising to nominate “a Black woman” comes off as tokenizing and strange.
By Jameelah Nasheed
MLK Knew That Tension Is Necessary to Create Change
We can’t just wait patiently for institutions or lawmakers to act.
By Zubin Abraham-Ahmed
Slavery Is Still Legal In the United States
Thanks to a critical exception to the 13th Amendment.
By Bianca Tylek
Parents Face Punishment for Keeping Kids at Home During COVID
“I am not willing to sacrifice my child’s health for the sake of the economy.”
By Mary Retta
These Activists Are Resisting the Gentrification of Chinatowns
This fight is deeply personal.
By Eda Yu
Stephen Breyer Is Retiring From the Supreme Court
The 83-year-old liberal justice was facing intense pressure to step down.
By Mackenzie Long