Getting into Good Trouble
“Let’s get in good trouble,” Sen. Cory Booker declared, closing out his 25-hour, 5-minute protest against the Trump administration. Regardless of its legislative impact, the protest…
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April 8, 2025
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.
Turkey’s Democratic Backsliding Alarms the World After İmamoğlu’s Arrest
The arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on corruption charges and alleged ties to terrorism has triggered nationwide protests in Turkey, marking the country's largest demonstrations…
April 8, 2025
Trump’s “Threat” to Putin: The Nuances Behind His Rhetoric
After several weeks of what appears to be a blossoming allyship, Donald Trump's threat to impose secondary tariffs on Russian oil might seem like a promising…
April 8, 2025
City of Yes Won’t Solve Housing Affordability — But It’s a Start for NYC Housing Reform
On Dec. 5, 2024, the New York City Council voted on the “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity,” a rezoning proposal launched by Mayor Eric Adams…
April 8, 2025
Columbia University’s Compliance Sets a Destructive Precedent
Columbia University and its administration can’t escape headlines about its response to pro-Palestinian protests — from student-erected Gaza Solidarity Encampments in April of last year to…
March 26, 2025
Good Messengers Can’t Escape Weak Policy or Build a Lasting Coalition
Nearly five months after a barrage of post-election op-eds featuring the obligatory line, “Democrats need to do some soul-searching,” the party’s favorability is at an all-time…
March 26, 2025
Exclusion Over Opportunity: Diplomatic and Economic Costs of Trump’s Travel Ban
President Trump’s infamous travel ban was not about protecting national security — it was about fear, prejudice, and the unjust targeting of Muslims. On Jan. 27,…
March 26, 2025
The Democratic Party Needs New Leadership
When Chuck Schumer voted with Senate Republicans to pass the spending bill that would give President Trump significantly more discretion over the allocation of congressionally approved…
March 26, 2025
Federal Employee Layoffs Solidify Trump’s Government of Yes-Men
The Department of Governmental Efficiency has certainly delivered on shock value. The agency, created by President Trump and headed by billionaire Elon Musk, has axed over…
March 26, 2025
City on Fire: Mahmoud Khalil, Student Protests, and the Politics of Xenophobia
The American government’s response to protest is a televised play: shift the blame, equate citizenship and obedience, and when all fails, implement the law, any law…
March 26, 2025