David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
What Black History Means to the 19th Staff
Black History Month has been reserved to acknowledge and commemorate the achievements of our ancestors, their great contributions and what they’ve done for the world. Growing up we learn about the likes of Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman and…
School Teachers Fight For Cash In Kristi Noem’s South Dakota
Originally published by The 19th Assorted Ideas, Large & Small Ten helmeted teachers stuffed fistfuls of dollar bills into their shirts and hats while kneeling on the ice at the Denny Sanford Premier Center Saturday night. During a break in…
Barriers for Black women set U.S. economy back by $500 billion, report finds
The persisting wage gap has set Black women — and the American economy as a whole — back for the past six decades, according to a report by financial services firm S&P Global. Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th…
Why I deserve to be left alone for Mother’s Day, and you do too
If you also want to skip brunch and togetherness, you’re right. Research backs it up. Terri Rupar Originally published by The 19th We’re the only newsroom dedicated to writing about gender, politics and policy. Subscribe to our newsletter today. I’m not…
Women are still less than one-third of Congress and state legislatures, even after two big election cycles
A Republican rebound drove overall gains in 2020, but women are still underrepresented at all legislative levels, according to a new analysis by Rutgers University’s Center for Women and Politics. Amanda Becker
New York City moves to drop nearly 1,500 prosecutions related to sex work
The move comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio proposes the decriminalization of sex work, which largely affects communities of color. Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th District attorneys in New York City have moved to dismiss nearly 1,500 sex-work-related…
The 19th Explains: What is the Equal Rights Amendment and will it become part of the Constitution?
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment have been trying to add it to America’s founding legal document for nearly 50 years. Could 2021 be the year it happens? Barbara Rodriguez Originally published by The 19th A movement nearly 50 years…
House restarts conversation about reparations for Black Americans
The discussion of payments from the federal government comes as the administration focuses on racial equity. House lawmakers on Wednesday debated proposed legislation to create a commission to study whether and how Black Americans should receive reparations from the federal…
‘I’m running for my life. I cannot talk to you right now’: 23 women in Congress recall the Capitol riot
As the events of the deadly riot are examined in the impeachment trial, here is what almost two dozen lawmakers told The 19th about January 6, in their own words. Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th The 19th will…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Live could have an impact on assault survivors
In an Instagram Live, Ocasio-Cortez revealed that she is a survivor of sexual assault and what happened to her during the Capitol riots. Advocates and experts say this could help other trauma survivors who suffer in silence.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor