elections
Sylvia Swayne's Special Election Campaign Has a Lot of Firsts
Both for her and for the state of Alabama.
By Lex McMenamin
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
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
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
How This 11-Hour Filibuster Changed the Fight for Abortion Rights
"A very, very small minority of voters of extreme right-wing interests are dictating the outcome of who represents us."
By Hanna Phifer
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
Joe Biden, Young Climate Voters Are Watching You
The Biden administration has approved massive new drilling projects.
By Noa Greene-Houvras
Anti-Abortion Advocates Just Lost Big Time in Ohio
Voters rejected a measure aimed at blocking an an abortion rights amendment.
By Grace Panetta
Crime
Donald Trump Was Indicted in the 2020 Election Interference Case
The former president has now been indicted for an astonishing third time.
By Bess Levin
Nigeria’s Youth Are Standing Up Against Corruption and Police Brutality
Young Nigerians have been shot at and killed in the demand for their rights.
By Zainab Onuh-Yahaya
Florida Teens Are Doing Whatever They Can to Stop DeSantis 2024
Young Floridians really don’t want Ron DeSantis to be president.
By Fortesa Latifi
When Tarra Simmons Was in Prison, She Never Dreamt of Running for Office
Simmons has broken “the concrete ceiling for other formerly incarcerated people to run.”
By Fortesa Latifi
Conspiracy Theories Around Voting Aren’t Going Anywhere
But we can try to get ahead of them.
By Sierra Lyons
Yes, the Head of the North Carolina Democrats Is 25 — So What?
“I want to show people that young people are so capable.”
By Henry Hicks IV
Voter Registration Is Too Inaccessible for Young People
We can make this process way simpler!
By Azul Jadiel Valdez Berumen
What It’s Like to Be Georgia’s First Muslim, Palestinian American Lawmaker
“Everything I did felt like uncharted territory for somebody like me.”
By Fortesa Latifi
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.
By Lex McMenamin