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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
Young New Yorkers React to Zohran Mamdani's Inauguration
Teen Vogue spoke to attendees of the new NYC mayor's block party.
By Alyssa Hardy and Amalie MacGowan
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
By Lex McMenamin
Is Mussab Ali Jersey City's Answer to Zohran Mamdani? Only Tuesday's Election Will Tell
“Politicians are the OG influencers,” Ali, the youngest candidate in Jersey City, New Jersey’s mayoral race, told Teen Vogue.
By Amanda DeJesus
Why Aren't Democrats Talking About Climate Change Anymore?
Media coverage of climate change has dropped roughly in half since 2023, according to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
By Kate Yoder
He Wants to Go Into Politics Someday. Trump Admin Cuts Just Got in the Way
"For them to close down all these programs, that essentially told me that I wasn't cared about.”
By Sierra Lyons
Meet the Activist Who Mobilized Latino Voters and Built Political Power
Until 1975, Latinos’ right to vote was not explicitly protected by the law. In his twenties and thirties, Velásquez mobilized countless voters.
By Karla Camacho, Mexican American Civil Rights Institute
How The Trump Admin's Attack on Higher Education and DEI Are Impacting Campuses
Several colleges throughout the United States have eliminated funding, offices, and even staff associated with "DEI" — inspired in part by the Trump administration’s bluster.
By Mary Retta
Assata Shakur Was a Black Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom Even in Exile
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
By Marian Jones
How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
By Kylie Cheung
Trey Reed: NAACP, Politicians Call for Investigation Into Hanging Death
The body of 21-year-old Demartravion "Trey" Reed was found on September 15. The family is calling for an independent autopsy.
By Lex McMenamin
Gen Z and Millennials Prefer Socialism to Capitalism, New Poll Says
“Young progressive voters are stepping into their full economic and political power."
By Lex McMenamin
Texas A&M University Removes Dean After Viral Video Depicting Trans-Inclusive Education
A student brought up “our president’s laws” and their own religious beliefs in a classroom argument.
By Abby Monteil
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
From Famine in Gaza to Trump Cutting SNAP, Child Hunger Is an American Pastime
"At home and abroad, the US government is participating in starving people, particularly children, and calling it policy."
By Dom Kelly
Social Security Isn't Just for Seniors — Here's Why It's Crucial for Gen Z, Too
Social Security turns 90 this year. It's not just for retirement — it's one of the nation’s largest programs benefiting children.
By Aparna Ramakrishnan
This Texas Democrat Fled the State to Block Trump and Greg Abbott's Redistricting Effort
"It's one thing to fight against my community and try to silence us. It's a whole ‘nother thing if we just lay down and take it."
By Lex McMenamin
A Teen Was Detained at Alligator Alcatraz. Could They Be the First of Many?
It comes after weeks of uncertainty about how minors would fit into Florida's immigration crackdown.
By Caroline Val
We Were Adopted Thanks to China’s Overpopulation Policies. These Are Our Stories.
160,000 Chinese children were adopted by families across the world since this policy went into effect in 1992.
By Isabella KahnPhotography by Isabella Kahn