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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
Meet the Group That Planted Over 22,000 Trees to Fight Colonialism's Impact in Puerto Rico
Centuries of colonialism cost Puerto Rico's native mangroves. This group has planted over 22,000 since 2023.
By Lilly Woodbury
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
By Ella YurmanPhotography by Andy Jackson
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
Reproductive Coercion Is State Abuse, Argues Kylie Cheung
"Pregnancy has increasingly become a weapon to be wielded against domestic violence victims—and those who help them."
By Kylie Cheung
David Hogg: Democrats Have A "Courage Problem" and Need Strong Primary Challengers to Survive
"Given the fact that we've talked for about 15 years about how Democrats have a messaging problem, it's gone beyond a messaging problem. It is a messenger problem."
By Henry Hicks IV
Deja Foxx Loses in Arizona Special Election Democratic Primary to Adelita Grijalva
The race made national headlines after Foxx, widely seen as the underdog, was able to capture the attention of young progressives across the country through her social media platforms.
By Jessica Kutz, The 19th
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This Season of Love Island USA Is a Lesson in Voter Turnout
3.5 million people voted after one episode of the reality show. Fans say politicians can harness that beyond the villa.
By Candice Norwood, The 19th
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
Congress Traded Your Pap Smear for a Billionaire’s Tax Break
Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," argues Kierra Jones, is part of "conservatives’ political crusade to ban abortion and gender-affirming care, and to deprive Americans of their reproductive and bodily autonomy."
By Kierra B. Jones
Microsoft, OpenAI, and a US Teachers’ Union Are Hatching a Plan to ‘Bring AI into the Classroom’
The National Academy for AI Instruction will make artificial intelligence training accessible to educators across the country.
By Paresh Dave
She Was a Rising Senior on the Honor Roll. ICE Just Upended Her Life
Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers.
By Nadra Nittle, The 19th
This July 4th, Let's Remember: America Was Never Great
"The Trump administration’s assaults are not a deviation, but essentially a more extreme version of the same old American story. Just ask Indigenous people."
By Joseph Lee
Next Year, America Turns 250. These Gen Zers Want to Make It a Turning Point
“It’s time to rekindle the revolutionary spirit of urgency and invention. Gen Z is ready to lead our country into the future.”
By Youth250
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
The Trump Admin Is Pushing Americans to Have More Kids. This Movement Explains Why
Elon Musk, who's fathered at least 14 children, has claimed that unless birth rates increase, "civilization will disappear."
By Jamie Marsella
How a Group of Lesbians Provided Lifesaving Care During the AIDS Crisis
Amid abandonment and fear surrounding the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, a group of lesbians became a lifeline for AIDS patients.
By Nicole Verdes and Justine Clark
Willy Chavarria Makes a Bold Statement About Trump's ICE Raids at Paris Runway Show
Models reenacted the harrowing imagery of migrants brought to foreign prisons.
By Ashleigh Carter
Youth Organizers Like Us Fought for a Zohran Mamdani Win
"Those seeing Mamdani's victory as an overnight success are missing the bigger picture — namely, the political movement built over decades, largely by young people, that made this moment possible."
By Shiv Soin and Kathryn Gioiosa
The Democratic Party Needs to Learn from Zohran Mamdani's Guts and Backbone
Zohran Mamdani did something different, and it made all the difference.
By Lex McMenamin
While Trump Attacks LGBTQ Youth, This Group Works Tirelessly to House Them
Beyond physical shelter, this group is making unhoused LGBTQ youth feel seen.
By Fortesa Latifi
Think It’s Impossible to Find Community at Work? Try Joining a Union
I went from “just thinking of myself to really caring so deeply about all of my colleagues.”
By Allegra Kirkland