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19 Minutes with The 19th: The latest on monkeypox in the U.S.
Join us on Instagram Live on August 31 at 11 a.m. as we debunk myths about monkeypox and discuss how the Biden administration and other agencies are responding to the virus.
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New near-total abortion bans are taking effect in four states this week
Eleven states have outlawed abortion in almost all instances. The change will contribute to growing regional abortion deserts.
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Women — particularly women of color — stand to benefit most from Biden’s student loan relief plan
Women hold two-thirds of student loan debt, and women of color have higher loan balances than their White counterparts.
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Queer YA books are selling in record numbers despite bans targeting them
Diversity and creativity in LGBTQ+ young adult books is thriving. Authors told The 19th why that’s important and recommended some of their favorites.
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The 19th Explains: How a recent court opinion could clear the way for military sexual assault survivors to find justice
A judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals challenged a decades-old ruling, allowing a colonel to take her sexual assault case to civil trial.
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'It’s really crushing': Trans students in higher education face misgendering, isolation and debt
Many trans students in higher ed struggle with misgendering, isolation and excessive debt. Forgiving student loans could help.
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What is ‘soft’ censorship? When school districts don’t ban books, they still limit student access
Districts are separating books about sex, gender and race in school libraries, slapping warning labels on them and requiring parental permission for student access.
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The 19th announces inaugural Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellows
The 19th is excited to welcome our first class of fellows to the groundbreaking Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship, which seeks to create meaningful pipelines for those historically excluded from U.S. newsrooms.
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Family planning clinics, a safe space for transgender patients, face a new battle after Roe v. Wade
Title X — which funds family planning clinics for low-income people — is a nascent target in the growing political fight over abortion access, even in states like Maine.
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What makes someone presidential — and will she ever be elected?
ANALYSIS | Errin Haines talks to Ali Vitali about what they both saw during the last presidential campaign, Vitali’s new book and who Americans see as electable.