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.

Indigenous Communities Are the Original Climate Activists

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, and marine environments. Despite…

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An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor… Too Close By?

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 to the Wall Street…

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The Time for the Public Option is Now

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 private health insurance companies…

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The Climate is Changing and Farm Subsidies Need to Change With It
Claas Mega combine, harvesting barley (Hordeum vulgare), Sweden, Europe (imageBROKER via AP)

The Climate is Changing and Farm Subsidies Need to Change With It

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 same land, may have…

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The Latin-American Vote: A Warning

Since the 1990s, when large-scale Hispanic immigration began to gain recognition as a growing political group in America, the Republican/Grand Old Party (GOP) have been labelled as on a steep…

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