A year ago this month, the Parkland shooting took place, killing 17 students and teachers at a high school in Florida. The event triggered the National Student Walkout and the March for Our Lives, where young people and their supporters protested for gun reform. The movement has since died down, and some of the Parkland…
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has been mulling an independent bid for President of the United States. He is proposing a moderate agenda based upon his criticism for the border wall and a Medicare for all plan. Democratic candidates are concerned about his potential candidacy, as Schultz would take votes from anti-Trump moderates and conservatives….
The longest government shutdown in United States history, which furloughed over 800,000 federal workers, finally came to an end Friday, when a temporary deal was reached to reopen the government for three weeks. The deal did not include funding for President Trump’s proposal for a border wall. Lasting well over a month, the shutdown barely…
With minor social injustices like “Baby it’s Cold Outside” and the joke that is the border wall, young people are becoming distracted from issues that actually matter. Though the same could be said about the general American public, millennial’s and Gen Z’s in particular are more likely to avoid significant news, simply out of lack…
Politicon 2018 convened this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center, featuring commentators from all ends of the political spectrum. Young Not Stupid got press access to the second day of the event, featuring Ben Shapiro, Tomi Lahren and Cenk Uygur. For me, the morning began with walking the convention floor, nicknamed ‘Democracy Village.’ I…
My walkout experience started at around 9:50 in morning. I happened to be near the organizers, dressed in orange, who began to shout, “the people united will not be defeated.” I ended up towards the very front of the march, people started to come in the masses. We stood there for a while, chanting, and…
Eric Early is a Los Angeles lawyer who is running for state Attorney General. He was asked about his view on DACA, the Gas Tax, and other issues facing Californians.