Photography by Harold Mendoza for Unsplash By Steven Hernandez Chaos seems to have overtaken the halls of Congress. In the past month, three lawmakers from both political parties resigned from office after facing ethical investigations. With these three resignations, serious questions have been raised about whether the Ethics Committee is capable of effectively holding members of Congress accountable. What is the House Ethics Committee? The U.S. House Committee on Ethics, als

Design by Zury Cordova By Fahmid Alam Just a few years ago, the words “artificial intelligence” instilled people with an electrifying mix of excitement and concern, seeing it as a strange gift that came wrapped in possibility for all the different ways society could be developed. But even then, AI had been designated as a service, and many overlooked the implications of how that would shape the way it was used. With grand-scale demand that was growing at an exponential rate,

Design by Zury Cordova By Fiona Fahey During the 2024 Easter season, Donald Trump utilized the abundant media coverage of his second presidential campaign to endorse country singer Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” Bible. The $59.99 King James Bible is adorned with an image of the American flag and includes the words to intrinsic American documents such as the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, Pledge of Allegiance, and a handwritten ch

Design by Max Pearson By Max Pearson If one thing defined Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign, it was ambitious ideas. Promising universal child care, rent freezes, free buses, and a $30 minimum wage, Mamdani's progressive stances strongly appealed to young New Yorkers feeling the squeeze of inflation and an increasing cost of living. With 75% of voters aged 18-29 voting for Mamdani (including 83% of Black youth, 85% of young Latinos, and 82% of young women), the new mayor ente

Design by Alessa Adhikari By Fahmid Alam “When the poor have nothing else to eat, they will eat the rich.” Once a sentiment made by Jean-Jacques Rousseau during the wealth inequality of the French Revolution, the words have been reclaimed and neatly repackaged into the ‘eat-the-rich’ movement of today, a preemptive defense against the rising disparity levels between classes that deems it necessary once again. Particularly, from January 2025 to January 2026 alone, the Consum

Design by Christian Branch By Eman Mubarik On November 19, 2025, President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act , requiring the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to release all information and documents related to the sex trafficking ring of minors operated by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Shortly after, on January 30, 2026, the DOJ released more than 3.5 million pages out of an estimated 6 million documents, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. How

Design by Christian Branch By Valentina Castañeda Castellanos At 6 a.m., when the airport usually is a quiet place, there are already security lines wrapping around the entire terminal, departure boards flashing “delayed,” and it seems like no one has a clue of what's going on. For travelers, trying to fly these days has become a real headache. Across the United States, airports have been dealing with constant disruptions, and the situation has been getting worse lately. One

Image Credit: Kevin Payravi By Fiona Fahey The year was 1964 — the Summer Olympics found their home in post-war Japan, The Beatles’ prevailing voices carried them away from Second Elizabethan England, and the United States, still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, was standing on the cusp of a social revolution. The steady application of the nearly century-old Jim Crow laws heavily restricted the lives of non-White Americans, with nearly 12% of the

Photography by Alyssa Beaumont By Alyssa Beaumont Student-directed climate advocacy group TREEage assembled over 1,000 students from across the state and over 20 partner organizations to lobby lawmakers in Albany. The coalition marched through the Capitol building and met with state leaders on March 17 to demand the passage and protection of a series of sustainability and social justice legislations. TREEage played a key role in the fight to pass the 2019 Climate Leadership a

Photo Credit: Daniel X. O'Neil By Jayden Pantoja On February 4th, The Washington Post, under the direction of Jeff Bezos, announced layoffs of more than 300 journalists. The billionaire owner of Amazon and The Post forwarded the strategic plan to Executive Editor Matt Murray and Publisher Will Lewis when the company announced its plans to restructure. Despite Murray saying that these layoffs were due to a “strategic reset,” they still affected the organization in different as

Design by Alessa Adhikari By Fahmid Alam In New York City, everyone knows that the cost of living doesn’t come cheap. But an often understated part of New Yorkers' quality of life is whether they can feel safe in the communities they call home. Our justice system lies at the center of this, deciding what behaviors are punished, what risks are tolerated, and what protections are considered to be worth funding. It becomes a reflection of the mentalities it rewards based on who

Design by Zury Cordova By Alyssa Beaumont After the establishment of TikTok’s new U.S.-owned-and-operated branch, CNBC reported a 150% increase in users deleting the app. Many people have raised concerns over potential privacy infringements and censorship in favor of pro-U.S. propaganda. Such fears bear a striking resemblance to those that were levied against ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company. In response to China’s rumored control over TikTok, Senator Mark Warner,

Photography by Jayden Pantoja By Fiona Fahey January 25, 2026 was not a typical Sunday in New York City. As New Yorkers huddled indoors and prepared for the start of a new week, approximately 11.4 inches of snow fell atop the vast terrain of Manhattan’s Central Park. Surrounding neighborhoods in Brooklyn and northeastern Queens saw snow totals nearing 10 to 12 inches. School and workplace closures swiftly followed, and residents of the five boroughs awaited the implementatio

Art by Christian Branch By Max Pearson Tradwives. Old money. Sydney Sweeney's jeans. According to a recent Vogue article , this year's fall trends held "a sense of permanence" to be appreciated even by those who "didn't attend equestrian summer camp as a preteen" or didn't "have a family estate to decamp at on the weekends." An Instagram reel from @ womanculture.co contrasts "classy" polo shirts and neutral slacks with "vulgar" baggy jeans and hoodies. One thing is clear: th

Art by Christian Branch By Fiona Fahey On September 26, a London court threw out a terror-related charge against a member of the Irish punk-rap group, Kneecap. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under the name Mo Chara, was charged with a single count of terrorism after London’s Metropolitan Police claimed that he displayed the flag of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah during a November 2024 concert. In February 2019, the UK classified Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and

Photography Credit: AP News/Yuki Iwamura. Logo Credit: Aneesh Bhoopathy for Forge. Design by Alessa Adhikari By María Valentina Castañeda Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a socialist Democrat, celebrated a historic victory on November 4th, 2025. He was elected as New York City's 111th mayor and will be the first Muslim and South Asian mayor in the city, as well as the youngest since 1892. Mamdani's victory has generated numerous reactions. Young voters and

Photography by Jayden Pantoja By Jayden Pantoja On October 4th, a bustling crowd of Harlem residents and NYC councilmembers gathered together on 110th Street and 5th Avenue to celebrate the late Former Senator Bill Perkins. Near Central Park resides a street named in his honor, a tribute to a man whose life was intertwined with that very community. But who was Bill Perkins, and how did his impact expand from a single community to New York City as a whole? Born in Harlem on Ap

Art by Christian Branch By Alyssa Beaumont On Wednesday, October 1st, the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) hosted one-on-one live interviews with the candidates of the upcoming New York City mayoral election, “A Fireside Chat with the Mayoral Candidates.” The event took place in St. Albans, Queens with journalist Cheryl Wills conducting the interviews. The candidates were asked questions related to topics such as homelessness, mental health, ICE, and care for the elderl

Photography Credit: Olga Fedorova for The New York Times By Maria Valentina Castañeda Castellanos Current NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday, September 28 th that he would be dropping out of the mayoral race — an unexpected decision that drastically shifts New York’s political outlook just a few weeks away from the election. His choice comes after months of low approbation, corruption investigations, and growing criticism over how his administration has managed the cit

In response to CUNY and City College’s refusal to acknowledge the genocide of the Palestinian People, students in the Student for Justice...