Politics Op-Ed
Youth Climate Organizations Don’t Have the Funding We Need
Youth-led organizations receive only 0.76% of funding from the largest climate foundations.
By Sophia Suganuma, Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, and Sophia Kianni
We Work for Politicians Who Run This Country — Here’s Why We Unionized
Our employers “wield extraordinary power in society.”
By CA Union Rights, Association of Legislative Employees (NYC Council Staff), Massachusetts State House Employee Union, Illinois Legislative Staff Association, and New York State Legislative Workers United
What ‘Crip Time’ Means to Disabled People Like Me
Becoming a nonspeaking person changed my relationship with time and with other people.
By Alice Wong
Unionizing Brought My Compensation from $0 to $2,850
Why resident assistants at Tufts and beyond are forming unions.
By Andrew Menjin
What We Actually Need From Biden on Student Debt
For debt relief to work it has to be broad-scale and automatic.
By Maddy Clifford
Underpaid and Undervalued: What It’s Like to Be a Palestinian Student Journalist Right Now
We are not your sources or your fixers.
By Samaa Khullar
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.
By Rep. Cori Bush
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.
By Mandy Velez
This Republican Nominee for Governor Thinks Beyoncé’s Music Is ‘Satanic’
Mark Robinson also has an awful record on LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, and more.
By Rebecca Fishbein
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.
By Lex McMenamin
What Would a Second Trump Term Actually Look Like?
We need to take this possibility seriously.
By Rebecca Fishbein
My Failed Experiment at Living a Zero-Waste Lifestyle
Any purchase or shopping trip made me feel deeply ashamed.
By Maxine Richter
Meet the Students Running the Nation’s Largest Youth Poll
“No other pollster understands our generation better than we do.”
By Zoe Yu
Olivia Rodrigo Gets That the Girlies Are Pissed
There’s nothing like an arena full of people screaming their hearts out.
By Reshma Saujani
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.”
By Maya Rupert
The Solar Eclipse Conspiracy Theories Taking Over the Internet
The April 8 eclipse is being called conspiracy theorists’ Super Bowl.
By Anna Merlan
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.
By Kristin Henning and Vic Wiener
The NCAA Keeps Putting Marginalized Athletes in Harm's Way
The University of Utah women's basketball was recently harassed with racial slurs.
By Frankie de la Cretaz
Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Is Killing Young Americans
"I’m tired of being scared of the next hateful headline."
By Katelyn Burns
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.
By Ash Judd