it only takes me to news/activism
When you are in the New/Activism forum and go to "latest posts" you get the latest articles posted on the New/Activism forum.
When you are in the General Interest forum and go to "latest posts" you get the latest articles posted in the General Interest forum.
Same procedure applies for the other forums.
You also have the option to see either just all the articles posted or the replys to the articles by choosing between "threads" or "messages" at the top right on the latest posts page (which itself is confusing. Shouldn't it be "latest threads" and "latest posts"?).