Politics

I spent November of last year weeping and sleeping. Too exhausted for suicidal ideation, I simply didn’t want to be awake. As a domestic abuse survivor,

The day before war broke out in Ukraine, 33-year-old Tanya* was visiting a hospital in Cherkasy, a city in the center of the country, to check on the healt

The world has watched on with outrage and horror as the crisis in Ukraine continues to unfold. Last month, Russian forces began invading the sovereign east

Today may just be my least-favorite day on the internet, and yet, it’s one of my favorite days of the year. Every year on this day, I re-read Dr. Martin

In 1815, Spain’s defeat of Simón Bolívar’s revolutionary army in Venezuela nearly extinguished the dream of independence in South America. After the

Like many first-generation Latinx people living in the United States, I grew up hearing stories of liberation movements, government brutality, extreme poli

As many women face increasing pressures from work and home, activists and experts urge federal action

On Tuesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation amid a slew of allegations and scandals. Along with ongoing investigations into whethe

A couple whose gender reveal party started a wildfire in Southern California in 2020 is now facing manslaughter charges, after the leader of an elite firef

In another legal attempt to push back against “Critical Race Theory,” the Texas Senate voted on Friday to end a requirement for public school e

The fight to free Britney Spears of her conservatorship might be our country’s last bipartisan issue. Following Spears’ heartbreaking testimony

There are two degrees of separation between Cuba and me. As a second-generation Cuban American, I have been caught in my grandparents’ tumble between the

Tennessee Republicans — who evidently have a very selective interpretation of what it means to be pro-choice — have successfully pressured the state

Counties across the United States with low vaccination rates are starting to see COVID cases begin to rise again, as the delta variant makes its way across

During a Wednesday press conference, former social media celebrity Donald Trump announced another new lawsuit where he reminded the American public that, n

Just weeks after receiving a Pulitzer Prize special citation for filming the police murder of George Floyd, Minneapolis teenager Darnella Frazier wrote tha

Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty in April of murdering George Floyd by kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over 9 minutes, was sentenced to 22-and-a-half

On Thursday, in opposition to a recently passed bill that would ensure veterans receiving health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs would have