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.

Alabama’s IVF Ruling Is a Rallying Cry for Democrats

The fight for bodily autonomy took on another dimension when the Alabama Supreme Court decided that frozen embryos used in in vitro fertilization (IVF) should be considered children. On February…

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NYC Library Crisis Cuts Beyond Books

School board meetings and libraries have been transformed into battlefields, with books as the casualties. What was once an occasional challenge here and there has since turned into an organized…

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The Social Housing Authority We Deserve

Senate Bill S8494 was recently introduced to the New York State Senate. It proposes the creation of a new New York State Social Housing Development Authority to facilitate the building…

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Militarizing Mexico and the Fight for Democracy

The war on drugs in Mexico has been a campaign marred by setbacks, failures, and tragedy. As a response to the growing violence from organized crime in the country, president…

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