Each year, scores of accepted students drop out before college starts. What’s behind the...
By Emma Folts
Lynnsie Hagman is a first-generation college student. When she was preparing to graduate high school, she had no idea how to complete...
Nothing about this year is normal. It could give Harris a chance at history.
By Errin Haines/Originally published by The 19th
This column first appeared in The Amendment, a biweekly newsletter by Errin Haines, The 19th’s editor-at-large. Subscribe today to get...
Divided on abortion, inflation and immigration, Pittsburgh suburbs could swing 2024 presidential race
By Charlie Wolfson and Stephanie Strasburg
Molly Caterino served beers at the West Mifflin bar Village Idiot Tap Room one weekday afternoon in...
As a new school year starts, Black student enrollment is down at multiple elite...
By Kay Wicker
The first freshman class is entering college since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last year — and multiple elite colleges...
Harris campaign zeros in on top priority for Black voters: the economy
By Gerren Keith Gaynor/originally published by thegrio
The Harris campaign is zeroing in on the economy, evidenced by Vice President Kamala Harris’ policy rollout to...
Democrats Embrace the Power of Non-Toxic Masculinity
Women have been running for president of the United States since 1872, and for almost that long people have been asking what women need...
Harris brings out an angry and defensive Trump
By Grace Panetta, Mel Leonor Barclay/Originally published by The 19th
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Voting by mail? Election workers are worried about issues at the Postal Service
By Barbara Rodriguez/Originally published by The 19th
The 19th is committed to covering the unfinished business of voting rights. Read more about how we’re approaching...
As Record Heat Sweeps the US, Some People Must Choose Between Food and Energy...
By Melba Newsome/Originally published by KFF Health News
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — During the heat dome that blanketed much of the Southeast in June, Stacey Freeman...
‘Voting feels like a battle’: In Mississippi, a group of Black women is reimagining...
By Barbara Rodriguez/Originally published by The 19th
This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on September 15, the International Day of...
