Are politicians in line with their youth constituency? Over the past years, youth have ignited raised voices only to be ignored; with election season right around the corner, the answer to our frustrations may just be our vote.

After a horrific shooting at a 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, coupled with a recent chilling decision by the Supreme Court that yet again undermines legislation intended to limit guns in America’s public places, the gun debate becomes even more polarized. Nearing midterm elections, what can we do to stop this cycle of mass shootings?

Civil liberties are once again under attack in America. Bills in primarily Republican states like Don't Say Gay, trans bans, and abortion bans are drastically affecting the lives of countless Americans, and it is imperative we take action now before these actions are irreversible.

While Americans debate the merits of masks and whether to open their gyms, most third-world nations still battle extreme vaccine inequality. As we continue year two of the pandemic, will the United States resume leadership in the global community?

Republican efforts to circumvent democracy are growing, and the effects of grassroots efforts to fight for voting rights aren’t coming to fruition in Congress. Americans and the media need to treat this situation as the true attack on democracy that it is.

Thousands of protestors gathered across America on October 2, 2021, as women’s and reproductive healthcare lay on the line. More generally, this struggle is emblematic of a crisis of democracy and the tyranny of a minority in American society.

After the beheading of 27-year-old Pakistani woman Noor Mukadam, protests calling for women’s rights have sprung up across Pakistan — and the world.

Environmentalism is once again in the spotlight, but this time the focus is on not only climate change, but also on justice.

As statistics and information about COVID-19 have flooded the news cycles, the ongoing epidemic of gun violence in the US has gone largely unnoticed. As the country begins to slowly re-open, the continuing rise of gun violence is more important than ever before.

It’s easy to see that Biden’s first presidential term has been anything but ordinary. But, he has not relented on pushing through ambitious COVID and economic relief policies as part of his First 100 Days agenda.

Our democracy is crumbling before our eyes. Our lawmakers are in peril as mobs attack the Capitol. What will it take to get us to walk back from mob rule to democracy?

2020’s newest, most controversial celebrity: Dr. Anthony Fauci. To finally get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic, we must understand the cultural and political divide that has broken our trust in science.

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme, the food assistance branch of the United Nations. To understand the scope of world hunger and find a sustainable path to solving it, we must closely examine the correlation between conflict and hunger.

With the November election right around the corner, both those inside and outside the country are contemplating the effects of a second Trump term. So how will this election affect American international relations?

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a fighter for equal rights in and outside of the Supreme Court. To continue her fight and honor her legacy, we must first understand her resiliency and what we can do.