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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
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
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
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
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
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
International Nuclear Watchdog Issues Stark Warning in Wake of US Iran Strikes
“Violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels” if diplomacy is not pursued, said the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
By Molly Taft
The Trump Administration Is Making All of Our Jobs More Dangerous
That’s very bad news in a country where a worker died on the job every 99 minutes in 2023.
By Kim Kelly
6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Civil Liberties
The White House has undertaken initiatives to crack down on immigration, suppress speech, and curtail US public health efforts. These online tools are tracking the rapidly changing US landscape.
By Lily Hay Newman
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
Here Is Exactly Who Trump Is Targeting With His Anti-Immigrant Policies
And how we can fight back.
By Esther Sung and Alvaro M. Huerta
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