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.

Our Primary Problem

Pictured: An Iowa Caucus chairman flips a coin to break a delegate tie. Photo courtesy of CNN. On February 3rd, 2020, thousands of Democratic Party members…

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Omar Al-Bashir to face the ICC as the US sits out

Photo courtesy of Ashraf Shazly, Getty Images. On February 11, Mohamed al-Hassan al-Taayeshi, a member of Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council, announced that Sudan was considering the…

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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Ghana

Pictured: Hose with water flowing into barrels in Ghana. Photo courtesy of climatelinks.org Ghana is a beautiful, rapidly developing country in West Africa, but its rapid…

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Kashmir and Free Speech in India

Journalists protesting in Kashmir on Tuesday, Nov 12, 2019. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock (via The New York Times). “The judiciary has played a great role in…

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