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Cacophonous Politics of Noise
In 1913, the Futurist painter Luigi Russolo wrote a manifesto encouraging readers to “walk across a great modern metropolis with ears...
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Nov 5, 20186 min read


All Aboard The Future
Trains aren’t sexy. They’re those lumbering, screaming steel cages billowing smoke as they rumble slowly along to their destination. Or...
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Nov 4, 20186 min read


The Problem with NGOs: Culture and Inequality in Haiti
“Gender Equality” is fifth on the United Nations’ list of the Sustainable Development Goals. Thousands of organizations–NGOs, UN...
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Nov 4, 20185 min read


The Inevitable Purpling of the South
An election in Georgia may result in the first woman of color becoming governor in the US. Of any state. Ever. That woman’s name is...
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Nov 1, 20184 min read


Power to the States: Preparing for a Post-Roe America
On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issued one of the most consequential decisions of the century: Roe v. Wade. Crafting an argument...
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Nov 1, 20186 min read


Personal Space and American Individualism
The United States has one of the most individualistic cultures in the world. Americans are more likely to prioritize themselves over a...
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Oct 31, 20185 min read


America’s War on Wildlife
Helicopters with sniper rifles, cyanide landmines, and poison bombs dropped from the sky: The practices of Wildlife Services sound more...
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Oct 31, 20184 min read


Divisiveness in the Name of Unity
In every single congressional session since 2003, Congressman Steve King (R-IA) has introduced the English Language Unity Act (HR 997),...
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Oct 30, 20184 min read


Refugees and Reunification at Risk in the Republic of Korea
President Moon Jae-in of South Korea launched a historic visit when he landed in Pyongyang, North Korea on September 18, 2018 to broker a...
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Oct 30, 20188 min read


How Medical Scribes Can Heal Physician Burnout
Physician burnout—not Zika or Ebola—is the next big epidemic threatening our health care system. Doctors in the United States are more...
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Oct 29, 20184 min read


Invisible (Wo)Man: Disordered Eating and the Politics of Exclusion in Public Health
“I am an invisible man… I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids… I am invisible, understand, simply because people...
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Oct 29, 20185 min read


Ruins Over Referendums: The Prioritization of Archaeology over Politics in Iraq
Archaeologists and historians alike have long studied the ancient Iraqi city of Samarra. Spanning both banks of the Tigris, the...
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Oct 28, 20183 min read


A Bad Influence: Erdogan’s Problematic European Friendships
Throughout his prominence in Turkish politics, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, now the nation’s president, has raised eyebrows more than a few...
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Oct 28, 20185 min read


WeChat’s Role in Driving the Political Activism of Chinese-Americans
Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing racial minority in the United States and are expected to make up 10 percent of the voting...
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Oct 23, 20184 min read


New York’s Polling Stations Are Full of Promises, but Where Are the Voters?
Being involved in politics has become trendy again. Increased political polarization and nearly constant controversy in the White House...
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Oct 23, 20185 min read


Ni 1968 Ni 2018: Rethinking France’s “Color-Blind” Activism
Since last February, thousands of students and blue-collar workers from all across France have taken to the streets to protest President...
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Oct 22, 20187 min read


An Antidote to Despair: How Improving Mental Health Care Saves Lives
Beverly’s bipolar disorder began early, and successive crises built up from there. As her mental stability worsened, she saw no other...
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Oct 19, 20184 min read


Discrimination of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
My grandfather Fayez Hamdan Fayad will never forget the year 1948. A Palestinian refugee, he will always remember the time he was forced...
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Oct 19, 20185 min read


The Biology of Bureaucracy
Vestigial structures are an inherent function of biology, be they penguin wings, bat bones, whale pelvises, or human wisdom teeth; they...
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Oct 19, 20184 min read


A “Bottom-Up” Approach To Foreign Aid
The largest challenge for the United States to overcome in the international sphere is not the lack of influence, but rather the...
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Oct 18, 20185 min read
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