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Trump Administration Eliminates Options for Undocumented Survivors of Abuse
While campaigning, Donald Trump claimed he wanted to target undocumented immigrants to increase safety and support victims of crimes. His...
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Oct 27, 20174 min read


Kill the Johnson Amendment
On September 2, 2016, thousands of American pastors and across the country took to their pulpits as part of the annual “Pulpit Freedom...
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Oct 27, 20178 min read


The Shaming of Sexuality: America’s Real Sex Scandal
In early September, the Twitter account of Texas Senator and former Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz “liked” a post containing...
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Oct 27, 20174 min read


A Yellow Light for Amazon Go?
In December of 2016, Amazon announced a new, physical retail store in Seattle, WA to enthusiastic but limited fanfare. The store – a...
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Jun 6, 20174 min read


Political Boxing Match: Who’s Leading Whom in Health Care?
The United States is in a unique political moment. Today, Republicans and Democrats are more divided along ideological lines than in any...
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May 26, 20175 min read


Justice of a Term Limit
Neil Gorsuch was sworn in as a the 113th Supreme Court Justice on April 10th, 2017 at only 49 years old. Cementing a conservative...
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May 26, 20175 min read


Dollar and Cross: Why Evangelical Support for Donald Trump is Unsurprising
The election of Donald Trump forced a reckoning among American Evangelical Christians. Faced with a candidate who seemed to at least...
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May 26, 20177 min read


Speak Softly and Carry a Big Bat
The Texas Rangers are a baseball franchise whose identity is inseparable from politics. The Rangers were a tool for an American...
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May 26, 20176 min read


Lahren Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Questions Media, Free Speech
Last month, outspoken conservative political pundit Tomi Lahren went on the morning talk show The View. To the surprise of many, Lahren...
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May 15, 20175 min read


Tunnel to Nowhere: What the Second Avenue Subway says about American Infrastructure
On New Year’s Day, New York’s celebrated Second Avenue Subway opened to great fanfare, concluding a tortured, century-long history of...
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May 13, 20176 min read


The Construction Conundrum: Affordable Housing and the Future of the American City
Across major American cities, residents are facing the high costs of a growing housing crisis. While zoning regulations and affordable...
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May 13, 20178 min read


An Antiquated Act: Updating how National Monuments are Made
In the final days of his presidency, President Obama created two new national monuments: Bear Ears Buttes in Utah and Gold Butte in...
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May 13, 20176 min read


Minding Mines: The Imperative for Making Nuclear Energy Cleaner
On December 20, 1951, the United States switched on the first peaceful nuclear power reactor the world had ever seen: Experimental...
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May 12, 20176 min read


Surf and Turf: Territorial Dispute in Maine’s Lobster Industry
On July 9, 2009, Chris Young was shot in the neck with a .22 caliber pistol. Surprisingly, in a nation plagued by urban violence, this...
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May 12, 20176 min read


iMAD: How Cyberattacks Threaten Global Nuclear Security
As the tools of modern warfare have developed from tanks and submarines to drones and satellites, one thing has stayed consistent: For...
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May 11, 20175 min read


Something Seedy: The Conflicting Roles of Science in Environmentalism
Among the hundreds of thousands of protesters who descended upon our nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington, dozens –...
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May 10, 20175 min read


I’m Not Lovin’ It: The Distasteful Story of How Global Fast Food Marketing is Duping Consumers and P
The ubiquity of American products abroad is hardly surprising. From Ray Bans to Nikes to Chevys, the marketplace today is truly global...
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May 10, 20177 min read


Tackling Cisnormativity: Redefining the Gender Division in Sports
Author’s Note: I recognize that I, as a cisgender person, have immense privilege and limited perspective and personal experience...
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May 3, 20176 min read


The House that Madison Built
At one point during the 2016 presidential election, 95 percent of Republicans believed that Washington and the American political system...
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Apr 30, 20175 min read
Rhode Island’s Environmental Example
President Trump has been no friend of the environment. Before his election, he called global warming “a hoax” and “bullshit.” He has...
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Apr 30, 20174 min read
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