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YDSA Say They Want to Step Up Where the Government Hasn’t
“Organizing with people you can trust...is the only way out of this nightmare."
By Lex McMenamin
Biden Says No to Canceling $50,000 in Student Debt
"I'm prepared to write off the $10,000 debt, but not $50,000.”
By Lucy Diavolo
Why I’m Fighting the Tech-to-Prison Pipeline
Artificial intelligence creates a feedback loop of discrimination.
By Sneha Revanur
Public Libraries Have a Policing Problem
In cities like Los Angeles, millions of dollars are spent on library-security forces.
By Ella Fassler and Anya Ventura
Students Pushed Harvard to Cancel Course on Policing
Black and Latinx communities aren’t “laboratories for experimentation,” one student said.
By Mary Retta
Teachers Say They’ve Been Sidelined for Discussing Race In Class
“Exposing students to ideas is not indoctrination.”
By Mary Retta
How D.C. Celebrated Joe Biden’s Inauguration
A new chapter in U.S. history has started.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Pentagon Asked to Assess Inauguration Security for Far-Right Sympathy
Experts have long warned about far-right infiltration of law enforcement.
By Lucy Diavolo
The Pro-Trump Revolt Is Not a Reason to Call for More Policing
Calls for more cops at protests or more stringent laws won’t just impact the right.
By Kandist Mallett
DA Announces No Charges in Jacob Blake Shooting
Jacob Blake was left paralyzed after a police shooting last August.
By Lucy Diavolo
Obama’s Presidency Pushed Me Left — Let Biden’s Do the Same
The problems are deeper than one party or president.
By Kandist Mallett
Ex-Cop Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Innocent Man in Right-Wing Ballot Fraud Investigation
“He crossed the line from dirty politics to commission of a violent crime."
By Lucy Diavolo
Police Hurt Me at a BLM Protest — I’m Still Living With Trauma
“I don’t even want to leave my house anymore.”
By Palika Makam
Proud Boys Destroyed Black Lives Matter Signs Stolen From Black Churches
“For me, it was reminiscent of cross burnings."
By Lucy Diavolo
Casey Goodson’s Death, Ruled a Homicide, Prompts Federal Investigation
His family says there are “serious concerns about why Casey was even confronted.”
By Lucy Diavolo
COVID-19 Cases in Jails Devastate Relatives on the Outside
Cassandra Greer-Lee says she made 132 calls trying to secure proper medical care for her loved one.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Obama Bad-Mouthed Defunding the Police
"We take for granted that if you want people to buy your sneakers, that you’re going to market it to your audience."
By Lucy Diavolo
Why the Left Doesn't Like Rahm Emanuel
From the Laquan McDonald case to his fights with the Chicago Teachers Union.
By Lucy Diavolo
Oakland Students Fought for Voting Rights — and Won
Measure QQ allows 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school board elections.
By Samuel Getachew