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Youth Climate Organizations Don’t Have the Funding We Need

Youth-led organizations receive only 0.76% of funding from the largest climate foundations.

We Work for Politicians Who Run This Country — Here’s Why We Unionized

Our employers “wield extraordinary power in society.”

What ‘Crip Time’ Means to Disabled People Like Me

Becoming a nonspeaking person changed my relationship with time and with other people.

Unionizing Brought My Compensation from $0 to $2,850

Why resident assistants at Tufts and beyond are forming unions.

What We Actually Need From Biden on Student Debt

For debt relief to work it has to be broad-scale and automatic.

Underpaid and Undervalued: What It’s Like to Be a Palestinian Student Journalist Right Now

We are not your sources or your fixers.

Stop the Violent Crackdowns on Social Movements

“It’s time our government responded to popular social movements with an ear, instead of a boot,” Rep. Cori Bush says.

I Paid Off $102K in Student Loans. Here’s What Life Has Been Like Since.

My feelings about money are still much more complicated than I expected.

This Republican Nominee for Governor Thinks Beyoncé’s Music Is ‘Satanic’

Mark Robinson also has an awful record on LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, and more.

Cops Don't Belong at Campus Protests

The police are making it abundantly clear they're not there to protect students. But that’s also not news.

What Would a Second Trump Term Actually Look Like?

We need to take this possibility seriously.

My Failed Experiment at Living a Zero-Waste Lifestyle

Any purchase or shopping trip made me feel deeply ashamed.

Meet the Students Running the Nation’s Largest Youth Poll

“No other pollster understands our generation better than we do.”

Olivia Rodrigo Gets That the Girlies Are Pissed

There’s nothing like an arena full of people screaming their hearts out.

We Put Black Women in Politics in an Impossible Position

“The willingness to see Black women as political superheroes makes it harder for us to be leaders.”

The Solar Eclipse Conspiracy Theories Taking Over the Internet

The April 8 eclipse is being called conspiracy theorists’ Super Bowl.

Ski Mask Bans and the Racist History of Criminalizing Fashion

There’s a long history of prohibiting fashion trends popular among young Black and brown people.

The NCAA Keeps Putting Marginalized Athletes in Harm's Way

The University of Utah women's basketball was recently harassed with racial slurs.

Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Is Killing Young Americans

"I’m tired of being scared of the next hateful headline."

What It’s Like To Organize My Amazon Warehouse As A Young Queer Person

We're fighting for higher pay, safer work, and a union.