Member of the Little Rock Nine shares her story of desegregation
Hiram Holloway, in his youth, witnessed people being auctioned off in Florida and Georgia. He later told his story for…
Category: Politics
Q&A: How Democrats won Colorado’s midterm elections
A blue wave hit Colorado this year, giving Democrats control of the governor’s office, the state House and the state…
Young voters press Polis, Ganahl on water, mental health crises
A panel of young voters pressed Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates this month on how they intend to address water, mental health,…
U.S. Senate candidates face college students concerned about housing costs, immigration policy
Two candidates in one of the country’s most closely watched races for the U.S. Senate faced a panel of Metropolitan…
More young people are registered to vote. But will they?
While more young people have become eligible to vote since the 2020 election, they don’t appear to be nearly as…
Pushing back against gentrification
The work of restoring Latino communities besieged by gentrification is underway in Denver, but there’s still a long way to…
Initiative aims to strengthen ‘backbone’ of democracy
This story appears in the winter 2022 issue of RED Magazine. As public trust in government plummets and political divisions…
Frustrated Colorado voters have a new way to get to know candidates this election season
Metropolitan State University of Denver is hosting a series of candidate forums this fall that aim to better inform and…
How to erase your student-loan debt
Editor’s Note: As of Nov. 14, a federal appeals court has temporarily barred the student-loan debt-relief program. The Biden administration…
Use your words: how to disagree constructively on a college campus
This story appears in the winter 2022 issue of RED Magazine. Against a landscape of 24/7 news chyrons and the…