Photography By Mildred Dominici By Sara Outar Last Friday, September 11, 2026, marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks where nearly 3,000 people were killed. Every year, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum holds their Commemoration Ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza, where families of the victims gather to honor those who were lost. The ceremony includes reading the names of all 2,983 victims of and multiple moments of silence. This year, many of the

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