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The United States Is Still Wronging Its Indigenous Communities
The age-adjusted Covid-19 mortality rate is now higher for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) than for any other group. Those...
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Nov 16, 20216 min read


Examining the “Wellness”-to-Far-Right-Conspiracy Pipeline
Of the many potent images that emerged from the January 6 Capitol riot, few gained more recognition than the photos of Jacob Chansley....
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Nov 15, 20214 min read


The Environmental Movement Must Not Let Concerns about Air Pollution Fall to the Wayside
Air pollution kills somewhere between 90,000 and 360,000 Americans every year, making it one of the leading causes of death in the United...
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Nov 13, 20214 min read


Why American Universities Should Abolish Religious Exemptions for the Covid-19 Vaccine: A Constituti
The wall of separation between church and state is a perennial conflict in the United States. While freedom of religion is a protected...
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Nov 13, 20215 min read


Pennsylvania’s Senate Race is a Litmus Test for the Nation
Last October, Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) announced that he would not be seeking re-election at the end of his term in 2022. Now an open...
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Nov 3, 20214 min read


Principle & The Parliamentarian: Democrats Need to Play More Aggressively, and Firing the Senat
A Republican Senate Majority Leader called her “one of of [the Senate’s] most dedicated floor staffers” and praised “her dedication and...
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Nov 2, 20216 min read


The Right to an Attorney: An American Myth
Jose Santiago was arrested just one month after his 16th birthday after stealing an iPod and spent a year and a half in prison. He didn’t...
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Oct 31, 20217 min read


It’s Not Just a Southern Problem: How Northern Racism is Hiding Behind Opposition to Critical Race T
Should we teach our kids about the lasting impacts of slavery? In a country built on slave labor, this may seem an obvious question with...
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Oct 27, 20215 min read


Kids Need Social Security
Even before the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered schools and put millions out of work, one in seven children in the United States lived in...
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Oct 25, 20214 min read


Hispanic College Enrollment: Years of Progress Stunted by the Pandemic
In the midst of Hispanic Heritage month, a celebration of history and culture, hundreds of Hispanic students are facing the tough choice...
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Oct 23, 20214 min read


From Rhode Island to Washington, Democrats Share the Blame for Inaction on Police Accountability
In response to nationwide protests throughout the summer of 2020, Democratic politicians across the US vowed to enact bold changes to...
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Oct 23, 20215 min read


You’re Fired: Strategies for removing a president beyond impeachment
In the United States, removing a sitting president is difficult by design. The Constitution provides only two mechanisms for this...
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Aug 23, 20216 min read


From Abuse to Arrest: How America’s legal system harms victims of domestic violence
Just nine days after surviving domestic abuse so severe that she went into premature labor, Marissa Alexander was arrested and sentenced...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read


The Beef With Big Meat: The barriers to expanding the meat-alternative market
Within the span of a month in the spring of 2019, Impossible Foods made a historic deal with Burger King to launch the Impossible...
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Aug 23, 20215 min read


A Golden Ticket: The Importance of Recognizing Indigenous Passports
In 2010, the United Kingdom barred the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team from traveling to the World Lacrosse Championships. As they are...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read


Climate Change Solutions: Nuclear Energy and Carbon Capture Technology
The frozen wind turbines seen during last month’s Texas blackout along with the regular rolling blackouts we see during California...
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Apr 29, 20217 min read


The Urgency of Infrasturctural Improvement and its Benefits
The United States boasts one of the greatest highway systems and the safest commercial air network in the world. However, without...
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Apr 19, 20214 min read


Promises Broken, Children Kept
Despite an ongoing pandemic, the number of undocumented immigrants trying to enter the U.S. continues to rise, so much that Biden has...
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Apr 18, 20215 min read


The N95 Mask Shortage is a Myth: Here’s Why
N95s, highly-protective masks that filter out at least 95 percent of airborne viral particles, are some of the most coveted products in...
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Apr 14, 20216 min read


Universal Broadband: The Perpetual Problem
March again. Marking the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, this month is a testament to both the strength of the...
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Apr 13, 20215 min read
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