Politics Op-Ed
What Trump’s Inauguration Has to Do With the Era After the Civil War
Resurging white power politics. Political violence. All-powerful businessmen. Sound familiar?
By nia t. evans
We Weren’t Being Taught About Climate Change. So We Made Our Own Curriculum.
Meet the students who created a new climate change unit for seventh graders across California.
By Sophia Bispo and Katinka Lennemann
Trump Has Promised to Target ‘the Radical Left.’ What Could That Look Like?
Activists are preparing for the worst with Trump’s second term.
By Kandist Mallett
Black Sci-Fi Writer Octavia Butler Predicted the Dystopia of the LA Fires by Studying History
This week, her hometown of Pasadena has seen at least 5 killed and 5 schools burned to ash.
By Lex McMenamin
What to Expect From Donald Trump’s Incoming Bro-ligarchy
The rich are preparing to use the government to loot Americans.
By Rebecca Fishbein
Mark Zuckerberg's In His Trump Era and Throwing Facts Out the Window
I never thought I’d miss the days when Zuck and Elon Musk were talking about beating the crap out of each other.
By Lex McMenamin
Trump 2.0 Is Bad News for Workers — Here’s Why
Trump and his cronies want to make it harder for people to unionize.
By Kim Kelly
What the Great Recession Has to Do With Trump’s Reelection
We’re still living with the consequences.
By Colette Shade
Young Syrians Are Celebrating the Fall of the Assads
The Assads haunted Syrian families like mine for generations.
By Saint Hoax
Why Does the UnitedHealthcare CEO'S Death Matter More Than Jordan Neely's?
The difference in media treatment, and in punishment, for killing seems to depend on how much money the person was worth.
By Lex McMenamin
The Bad Guys Don’t Really Care What Kind of Leftist You Are
Infighting is a waste of energy.
By Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
Environmental Racism Is Literally Making Black and Brown Students Sick
Millions of young people like me go to school near major highways.
By Xanath Hernandez
What Students Should Know About Trump’s ‘Anti-Woke’ Education Secretary Pick
Trump wants the former WWE executive to lead the Department of Education.
By Rebecca Fishbein
How Police Put Autistic People Like My Brother in Danger
Police interactions put young people like my brother at risk.
By Nancy A. Parker
Why Are There Nuclear Missiles on My Tribal Land?
Many of America’s nuclear weapons are stored on Native reservations.
By Ella Weber
In This Debate Club, Incarcerated Students Challenge Ivy Leaguers
Inside the Rikers Debate Project.
By Eva Fedderly
How Gen Z Activists Can Still Mobilize With Trump in Office
From ballot initiatives to local elections.
By The Slacktivists
Progressives in Red States Know How to Take on the Trump Admin
Keep fighting.
By Amelia Ayşe Zoe Letson
Hope Walz is Teaching a Masterclass on Post-Election Grieving
Hope Walz is showing us how to process anger, sadness, and fear without losing our humanity.
By Olive Martin