activism
Imagine If There Were More Young People in Office
Congress is one of the oldest on average in recent history. That matters.
By Layla Zaidane
11 Activists on What Disability Justice Means
“It means unapologetically loving and fighting for all parts of me.”
By Teen Vogue Staff
We Got Fired From Our Jobs At Starbucks For Unionizing
And we’d do it again in a heartbeat.
By Nabretta Hardin and Victoria Tambellini
Behind the Scenes on the Fight for a Green New Deal
A new documentary, To the End, follows AOC, the Sunrise Movement and more.
By Nadja Sayej
This TikToker Is on a Mission to Make Public Bathrooms Accessible
Teddy Siegel, 22, is exposing the dire need for more public toilets in U.S. cities.
By Valeria Ricciulli
A Young Chicana Garment Worker Led ‘the Strike of the Century’
Rosa Flores became a literal poster girl for the movement.
By Kim Kelly
This “New Yorker” Cartoonist Spent a Year With a Socialist Senator
Sofia Warren's new book follows Julia Salazar's first year in office.
By Lex McMenamin
The Young Lords Brought the Revolution to Public Health
The group achieved victories for health care access in New York and beyond.
By Marissa Lemar
Martin Luther King’s 6 Principles for Nonviolent Direct Action
“Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice or evil, not people.”
By Nya Grantham
This Model Turned Activist Got Tired of Being Silenced
Jeannie Jay Park says she’s been tokenized and sexualized her entire career.
By Sara Li
This Civil Rights Icon Never Bought Into the Generation Wars
Fannie Lou Hamer always worked closely with young activists.
By Keisha N. Blain
We Have to Fight to Stop Every Fraction of a Degree of Global Warming
Every tenth of a degree matters, and every second counts.
By Mitzi Jonelle Tan
Fossil Fuel Companies Should Have to Pay Reparations
The communities most harmed by climate change deserve it.
By Kandist Mallett
Black Women Like Me Beat Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville
My very existence is a challenge to white supremacy.
By Zyahna Bryant
Disha Ravi Is Caught in India's Sedition Dragnet
"I supported farmers because they are our future and we all need to eat.”
By Tanvi Misra
Tenants' Rights Organizers Are Fighting to Keep Everyone Housed
“We have to focus on that which we can achieve ourselves."
By Lucy Diavolo
The History of the Color White and Women's Suffrage Movement
How the color became a symbol of sisterhood and solidarity.
By Laura Pitcher