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Why Feminists Love The Notorious RBG
Supreme Court Justices, of all the prominent federal officials, have long been shielded from the celebrity that can accompany successful...
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Nov 21, 20154 min read


Can Matt Damon Save NASA?
It’s been a seminal year for NASA. In September, the agency announced the discovery of flowing water on Mars, a finding that could...
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Nov 18, 20155 min read


Japan’s Mass Public Protests: Recovering National Memory
In recent years, the Japanese population has challenged its government’s policies in public rallies on an unprecedented scale. Just this...
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Nov 18, 20155 min read


Changing Hearts and Laws: The Political Efficacy of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
The last three years on Twitter have been dominated by the growing import and presence of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, an...
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Nov 17, 20155 min read


The Criminalization of Homelessness
Approximately one year ago, Fort Lauderdale made national headlines after prosecuting a 90-year-old homeless activist and two pastors for...
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Nov 17, 20156 min read


The Fraught Identity Politics of LGBTQ Liberation
On October 22nd, ESPN ran an article as part of its “ongoing series exploring what it means to be an openly gay athlete in the...
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Nov 10, 20156 min read


ISIL’s War on History
Mere months from now, Palmyra, a wonder of the world’s ancient sites and among its best preserved for 1,500 years, may be completely...
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Nov 10, 20154 min read


Campaign Songs: Harmless Entrance Music or Threats to Artistic Intention?
During the 1960s, artists like Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, and Creedence Clearwater Revival used their music to speak out...
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Nov 9, 20155 min read


Combatting Domestic Abuse in South Carolina
South Carolina’s women are being killed. In the past 10 years, more than 300 women have died at the hands of men — that’s one woman every...
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Nov 8, 20155 min read


Red Fear: The Generational Gap in Bernie Sanders’ Campaign
Earlier this month, Bernie Sanders, in an interview with Meet the Press, reiterated his identification as a democratic socialist. This...
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Nov 8, 20155 min read


On the Recovery of Voices: Svetlana Alexievich and the Nobel Prize
In early October, Belarussian journalist Svetlana Alexievich became one of the few Nobel laureates recognized for nonfiction. Known for...
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Nov 7, 20155 min read


Insane Clown Problems: Discrimination against Juggalos is no laughing matter
In 2012, Scott Gandy walked into an Army recruitment office in North Carolina. Asked if he had any tattoos, Gandy revealed several large...
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Nov 6, 20154 min read


The VW Emissions Scandal’s Real Cost
In September, Volkswagen (VW) admitted that their “clean diesel” vehicles released up to 40 times the legal limit of pollution. This fact...
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Nov 5, 20155 min read


How #CruzCrowd is Reshaping Campaign Fundraising
Logically, it seems as though Democrats would rely more heavily on social media for campaigning than Republicans because of their younger...
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Nov 2, 20155 min read


Institutional Speech in Schools
On October 11, one day before Indigenous Peoples’ Day (federally designated as Columbus Day), California signed into law the first...
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Nov 1, 20155 min read


A Trip to the Crisis Pregnancy Center
I found the so-called “Crisis Pregnancy Center” on Google Maps listed along with Planned Parenthood when I searched for “pregnancy care.”...
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Oct 29, 20155 min read


Gendered Train Cars: A Policy With Mixed Results
This August, before becoming leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn faced backlash in the wake of his proposed plan to prevent sexual...
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Oct 29, 20154 min read


The Niqab: The Unexpected Determinant in Canada’s Federal Election
On October 19th, Canada found itself at a familiar political junction. Millions of citizens descended upon the polls to vote in the...
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Oct 28, 20156 min read


Turkish Soap Operas: A Voice for the Voiceless
In 2008, some 85 million people in the Arab world tuned in to watch the final episode of the breakthrough Turkish television show Gümüş....
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Oct 28, 20155 min read


First Ladies and Lads of the 2016 Presidential Election
On October 3, Saturday Night Live’s forty-first season premiered with a cold opener mocking Donald and Melania Trump. The skit portrayed...
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Oct 25, 20155 min read
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