politics
What Does the Term ‘Conservative’ Even Mean?
This new Keywords column breaks it down.
By John Patrick Leary
Why Teen Girls Have Always Been on the Vanguard of Social Progress
Their stories had been excised from the historical record.
By Mattie Kahn
SCOTUS Ruling on Affirmative Action Enables Racism to Thrive
"Further limiting access to education for Black students is an attack on Black life."
By Jameelah Nasheed
This Education Organizer Is Bringing a Progressive Approach to Philly's Mayoral Race
"It's not just a youth agenda, it's an economic, safety, and education agenda for our city," says Helen Gym.
By Lex McMenamin
The CNN Trump Town Hall Was Predictably Embarrassing
"Treating Trump like any other presidential candidate" is exactly the problem.
By Lex McMenamin
We Live in A Society, Whether You Like It Or Not
On the deaths of Jordan Neely, Banko Brown, and Amy St. Pierre.
By Lex McMenamin
Republicans Are Censuring Black and Trans Lawmakers
First Mauree Turner, then the Tennessee Three, now Zooey Zephyr.
By Lex McMenamin
Gen Z's First Congressperson Maxwell Frost Speaks At Coachella
Rep. Frost visited Coachella to talk about politics, the climate crisis, and what's next for the Democratic party
By Fortesa Latifi
Justin Jones Talks Tennessee House Expulsion and What's Next
“What they did by expelling us is show what their greatest weakness is, which is young people.”
By Lex McMenamin
3 Tennessee Dems Might Get Expelled Today Over Gun Violence Protests
"We're diluting our democracy. We're marching toward fascism," Rep. Gloria Johnson tells Teen Vogue.
By Lex McMenamin
These Young Progressive Activists Launched a New Kind of Super PAC
“Having money and spending money is not our end game.”
By Soo Youn
Hammer & Hope Wants to Confront Political Crises At The Root
Meet the new magazine on Black politics and culture from Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Jen Parker.
By Mary Retta
This Radical Reporter Dedicated Her Life to Fighting the System
"I idolized women like Marvel Cooke," Angela Davis tells Teen Vogue.
By Olivia Lapeyrolerie
Yes, "Nepo Babies" Are All Over Hollywood — and Everywhere Else Too
Ever heard of a thing called legacy admissions?
By Sarah John
‘No More Police’ Shows Abolitionists Are the Actual Realists
Mariame Kaba and Andrea Ritchie explain how "we don't actually care about children in this country."
By Lex McMenamin
Here's a No-B.S. Explainer of the House Speaker Drama
American politics continue to veer towards reality TV dramatics – less C-SPAN, more Bravo.
By Lex McMenamin
How the Women of the 9 to 5 Movement Changed History
Influenced by civil rights and the feminist movement, we wanted rights and we wanted respect.
By Ellen Cassedy
Don't Normalize Ron DeSantis
Just like Trump, DeSantis is a wealthy, pro-corporate politician masquerading as a populist.
By Lex McMenamin
Meet the Gen Z'ers Who Got an Abolitionist Elected in LA
"It’s why you don't mess with Gen Z: Not only are they going to find the data, they're going to troll you."
By Lex McMenamin