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Hunter Hess Held Up "L" Sign After Backlash Over Comments on Repping Team USA
Here's how other US athletes have been speaking up about ICE, LGBTQ+ rights, and more at the Olympics 2026.
By Donya Momenian
These Fashion Brands Are Participating in the National Shutdown to Protest ICE
Here's why.
By Margaux Anbouba
From Minneapolis to “Bread and Roses,” Workers Have Always Fought Back
Times and conditions may change, but the struggle between labor and capital continues.
By Kim Kelly
Police Departments Surveilled Activists in the 1960s and 70s — and Erased The Records
"Just as police tracked civil rights, Black Power, feminist, and anti-war protesters in the 1960s and ‘70s, today they snoop on organizers taking a stand against ICE, Israel’s war on Palestine, and Atlanta’s Cop City."
By Joshua Clark Davis
Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law
“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”
By Lex McMenamin
Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
By Lex McMenamin
Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"
“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”
By Maia McDonald
Anti-Trump Protesters Take Aim at ‘Naive’ US-UK AI Deal
Thousands marched in London to protest President Donald Trump’s second state visit. Among them were many environmental activists unhappy with Britain’s new AI deal with the US.
By Natasha Bernal
Our Favorite Signs From Trump Protests in Washington, DC, and Chicago
Thousands protested ICE and National Guard deployment in Washington, DC, and Chicago on Saturday.
By Teen Vogue Editors
Young People Are Using Parties and Free Menstrual Cups to Fight Climate Anxiety
A 2024 survey of 15- to 25-year-olds found that 60% are "extremely worried" about the climate crisis; more than 40% say climate anxiety affects their mental health.
By Colleen Hamilton
How the Horrors of Hurricane Katrina Radicalized Young People Into Climate Activists
“I always wonder what my life would have been like if Hurricane Katrina didn't happen," said one survivor and climate advocate.
By Siri Chilukuri
How Organizers in California's Central Valley Are Fighting ICE Raids and Deportations
Organizers in California's Central Valley are calling attention to the plight of the region's 300,000-plus undocumented migrants.
By Natalia Gevara
Before Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Wedding, Venice Activists Raised Hell
How Venice protesters got the world's third-richest man to move his wedding reception.
By Elizabeth Djinis
Kids are Protesting ICE in Roblox
“Despite being primarily a children’s game, Roblox has evolved into a sort of emergent civic theatre for kids online.”
By Taylor Lorenz
What the 2020 Protests Can Teach Us About Protesting Today
“It is up to us to change everything. But, against the doomers, I believe in this moment we may be uniquely poised to do so.”
By Lex McMenamin
Doechii Slams Trump’s ‘Ruthless’ Military Attacks Against LA Protesters at BET Awards
“We all deserve to live in hope and not in fear, and I hope we stand together.”
By Mathew Rodriguez
Trump Is Sending Troops Into LA — Here’s What to Know
The president is using troops to quell protests against immigration raids.
By Katie Herchenroeder
How the George Floyd Protests Prepared Us for This Moment of State Violence
Our collective actions are part of an ongoing struggle and resistance, not a final resting place.
By Olayemi Olurin
Meet Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, the 22-Year-Old Lawmaker Behind that Viral Haka Protest
The young lawmaker is leading the fight to preserve Māori rights.
By K-Ci Williams
Students Are Protesting For Palestine — And Being Punished — At Graduations
“There was just never any point where I was not going to say something,” one punished student told their student paper.
By Lex McMenamin