Politics Op-Ed
After I Lost a Leg, I Learned About the Surprising History of Prosthetics
World War I had a lot to do with it.
By Lindsey Roy
Did You Know That Police Can Lie to Teen Suspects in Interrogations?
From lying about evidence to implying leniency in exchange for a confession.
By Dr. Lindsay Malloy
All Graduate School Exams Should Be Pass/Fail
From the GRE to the MCAT.
By Noah Harris, Lucy Tu, and Cameron Sabet
We Need More News Coverage By, About, and for Teens
The voices I most want to hear from are those of other teenagers.
By Meher Indoliya
Why Are So Many People Still Injured and Killed at Work?
Our lives are worth so much more than this.
By Kim Kelly
The Murder of Sex Workers Is Not True Crime Entertainment
Violence against sex workers is rarely taken seriously by the police or media.
By Mia Brett
The Live Music Industry Is Failing Fans with Disabilities
The summer of the Renaissance and Eras tours has been very different for disabled fans.
By Nicole Rosiak
Adoptees Shouldn’t Have to Feel Grateful
"Adoption just isn’t that positive win-win-win for all people.”
By Logan Hoffman-Smith
As 9/11 Families, We Want to End Indefinite Detention at Guantánamo
The voices of 9/11 kids who call for peace, justice, and the rule of law regularly go unheard.
By Elizabeth L. Miller
The 2024 Presidential Debates Feel Totally Irrelevant
We know where this is all headed.
By Rebecca Fishbein
How My Mentor Changed the Course of My Life
“We can’t see what we’re capable of until someone turns a mirror toward us and reflects our own light back to us.”
By Bella Pincus
What My Union Girl Summer At a Strike Newspaper Taught Me
Solidarity can take all kinds of forms.
By Delaney Parks
This Deadly Georgia Lake Holds Secrets About US History
A Black town was flooded to create Lake Lanier.
By Jameelah Nasheed
We Can’t Just AC Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Heatwaves are happening in parts of the world that don’t have air conditioning.
By Elizabeth Djinis
What Happens to Asylum-Seekers Who Can’t Access Translators
The U.S. government weaponizes their own languages against them.
By Valentina Callari Lewis
These Powerful Courts Decide Most of the Issues That Affect Your Life
But most people have never heard of them.
By Juvaria Khan
The College Board Is a Conservative Organization
Time and time again, the College Board has caved after criticism from Republican politicians.
By Siddhu Pachipala and Zoe Yu
As Asian American Students, We’ll Keep Fighting for Racial Equity on Campus
The Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling just makes our struggle harder.
What Is Prison Abolition and How Could It Actually Work?
Hear what abolitionists have to say.
By Teen Vogue Staff