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The 19th Explains: How to manage post-pandemic social anxiety
Social anxiety is significantly more common in women. Experts told The 19th how to manage it as many reenter society.
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The Pentagon Papers rewrote history. Linda Amster waited decades to receive acclaim for her role.
Amster was the only researcher on The New York Times Pentagon Papers project. But when the report ran, the editors left her name off.
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How ranked-choice voting elevates women and people of color seeking office
The New York City mayoral race is the latest example of how an election system that gives voters the option to choose multiple candidates can change the dynamics of campaigning and shatter electability myths.
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Black Voters Matter is heading back to the battlefield
Black Voters Matter is leading a coalition of national civil rights and grassroots groups on the Freedom Ride for Voting Rights starting Saturday.
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The Supreme Court rules unanimously in LGBTQ+ rights vs. religious liberty case
The Supreme Court said Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it cut ties with a Catholic group that discriminated against LGBTQ+ couples.
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Supreme Court upholds the ACA, including its gender-based health protections
The Supreme Court tossed out a legal challenge that would have dismantled the landmark health reform bill.
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Meet The 19th's breaking news team
Join us in welcoming reporters Candice Norwood, Orion Rummler and Jennifer Gerson.
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On LGBTQ+ Equal Pay Day, the U.S. still doesn't know the size of the wage gap
The United States has never captured how many cents on the White male dollar LGBTQ+ people earn on average, a decision that has prevented meaningful policy to address disparities.
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A day of 'profound power': Biden declares Juneteenth a federal holiday
The country's first new federal holiday since 1983 is the fruit of a decades-long push to acknowledge the importance of emancipation.
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Suicide attempts among teen girls were already high. The pandemic might have made it worse.
Data from the CDC showed teenage girls’ hospitalizations for suspected suicide attempts shot up last year. It’s only one piece of a mental health crisis affecting young people.