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.
In 1849, two enslaved people were stripped naked and photographed, their images to be published in a racist study meant to prove the validity of white…
On October 23rd, a storm meteorologists are calling a “bomb cyclone” and “atmospheric river” caused flash flooding and landslides in parts of northern California previously scarred…
In early 2018, two Harvard political scientists — Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt — published How Democracies Die. Stretching over three hundred pages, the book's central…
Paris Fashion Week this year was a jungle full of shimmering dresses, massive gowns, 6-inch heels, and an unanticipated trend: headcoverings. With hooded dresses featured in…
For nearly a century, football (or as Americans call it, soccer) has been the most popular sport in the world. It is enjoyed everywhere, from Argentina…
“Taliban flags in hand, a crowd celebrates the US army's departure from Afghanistan. Photo taken in Kandahar on August 31, 2021. © Twitter” In late August…
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes manufactured by Vuse. This authorization marks the first legalization of…
What happens when a woman goes missing? If she is White, her disappearance will likely unleash a media frenzy and state, or federal, resources will be…
On September 22nd, the FDA approved the Pfizer, J&J, and Moderna booster shot for those 65 and older and those at high risk. This approval kick-started…
On September 26, 2021, Germany held its long awaited federal election after legendary Chancellor, Angela Merkel, announced her retirement. Her party, the centrist “Christian Democrats Union”…