Welcome to the Zeitgeist, the NYU Politics Society’s undergraduate opinion publication dedicated to providing a platform for students to learn about and engage with politics and current events.
“It doesn’t matter. They’re not going to protect us.” This is how Zyon Martinez, a second grader and survivor of last May’s Robb Elementary School…
On September 25, 2022, Italy selected Giorgia Meloni as their new Prime Minister. Meloni leads the nationalist, far-right party, Brothers of Italy, founded in 2012. Despite…
Less than five percent of the world’s population protects over 80 percent of the earth’s biodiversity. They are the indigenous communities that safeguard forests, deserts, grasslands,…
Since its establishment in 1976, Apple has only grown larger, integrating our means of communication, news, music streaming, and social media into its profit-making mechanism. According…
On Monday, April 25, 2022, the executive board of Twitter agreed to sell its company to Billionaire Elon Musk for $54.20 a share for a total…
There is a weird paradox when it comes to Democratic mayors from major cities: while they enter office believing they are the next big thing in…
Former President Barack Obama’s signature accomplishment was the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA).The law currently provides healthcare coverage to roughly 31 million Americans and ensures that…
Large-scale agricultural practices are not environmentally sound and haven’t been for a while. Monocropping, the practice of planting a single crop year after year on the…
Who will defend those who defend the truth? The murder of journalists in Mexico, deaths of media workers in Ukraine, and the persecution of the free…
As history suggests that Republicans will pick up the seats they need to regain control of the House of Representatives this November, the actions of the…