United States

The past three years of the Trump administration have significantly impacted youth engagement with politics by confusing the young Republican base, alienating swing voters, and invigorating those on the left.

Young Americans don’t just want “structural change” because it’s a cool Twitter hashtag: They want their health care and college debt policies to change because their lives depend on it.

While the suffering is uneven and each challenge distinct, the struggle is collective — young people are not persisting through these times alone.

The dramatic consequences of inaction outweigh the limited drawbacks of heavy government spending to combat the coronavirus crisis.

As the debate about whether re-enfranchisement can be restricted based on wealth winds through the Florida courts, the fate of over a million potential voters in one of the most important battleground states is on the line.

By holding an election in a pandemic, Wisconsin's Republican judges put partisanship above public health.

Environmental urbanism has the potential to thrive as a model for future development; all it needs are policy changes that resolve the housing affordability crisis in cities.

There are two different manifestations of populism: one that works within the institutional system to enact new policies (a policy populist), and one that attempts to disrupt the institutional system entirely (a process populist). Both are featured in the 2020 United States elections and have major implications for our democratic system.

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on my life and will continue to in the coming months.

While the youth have always felt the immediacy of climate change, older generations continue to brush the issue aside and paint their younger counterparts as foolish and naive. This generational climate gap has massive implications that reach beyond the Twittersphere and into all areas of climate advocacy, from college campuses to Congress.