Are college students’ First Amendment rights under attack by universities' attempts to create a comfortable learning environment?
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The myth of a Native American ancestor is pervasive in American society, but the act of being Native goes far beyond merely having Native ancestry. No DNA test can tell if you are Native American because being Native is a political classification based on the collective sovereignty of the broader community. It’s not who you claim, it’s who claims you.
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After Haitian migrants were chased at the border by Border Patrol on horseback, the Biden administration has come under fire for racist immigration policy. Biden made many promises during his campaign to reform Trump-era policies, but this incident suggests he is not living up to his word.
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On September 27th, 2021, R&B singer Robert Kelly was found guilty. Let’s take a look at why it took so long and why we should be concerned.
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The English Premier League is currently regarded as the best league of football in the world. Yet as a realm of sport and entertainment, it does not escape English traditions of colonialism and cultural dominance, which determine who gets to be a great player and who gets left behind.
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How conservative nostalgia is endangering the future of democracy in America.
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Infrastructure in the United States is among the most expensive to construct in the world. With the potential passage of the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill, it is important to understand both why it is so expensive and what can be changed.
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With thousands of people still dying from COVID-19 every day and developing nations suffering at the mercy of a few wealthy governments and corporations, the United States has to take the lead in global vaccination efforts.
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Could the US defense budget be the key to securing free public college for Americans?
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Over the last twenty years, the United States has spent ample resources in Afghanistan both militarily and diplomatically. As it withdraws from the battlefield, the rapidly evolving situation calls for more delicate and results-oriented measures.
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Republicans have championed Georgia’s “Election Integrity Act of 2021,” signed in March, as a way to safeguard elections, but the actions outlined in the bill disproportionately affect traditionally Democratic voters and minority populations.
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She’s the successful career woman rising the corporate ladder. She’s the independent entrepreneur sporting a pantsuit and a coffee mug with the motto “the future is female.” She’s a girlboss.
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While science can be a tool for helping others, it can also be an important component of political influence and international relations. This article explores the United States’ approach to vaccine distribution and access in the context of global vaccine diplomacy.
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La lucha por un salario mínimo de $15 la hora para los trabajadores ha existido por más de una década. El salario mínimo fue creado para establecer un nivel básico de vida. El gobierno necesita subirlo para proteger a sus ciudadanos y su bienestar.
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Why capitalists don’t care about your health—but should.
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The COVID-19 pandemic restructured the ways we think about our politics, our activism, and the obligations our values ought to ask of us. Now at the apparent end of the worst of it--but certainly not the ripples it will yield--it may be worth reflecting on what we might learn about rugged individualism and philanthropy through the lens this past year has offered.
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In our age of decentralized information, we spend a lot of time arguing about what is true—but perhaps we should be arguing about morals, instead.
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Singapore’s rapid economic development within a mere 60 years is unprecedented for an authoritarian regime; being one of the world’s richest nations, however, comes at the cost of denying Singaporeans their intrinsic right to political freedom and mobilization. Upon puncturing the glass façade of Singapore’s affluence, one is left to pick up the sharp pieces of authoritarian rule, slicing the fingers that pried when they shouldn’t have...
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The welfare state has grown increasingly bogged down with inefficient and counterproductive practices. One solution: consolidating the welfare state into a single, empirically-supported system in order to waste less and help more.
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La incorporación del Museo Nacional del Latino Americano como un gran paso hacia la educación y representación de los casi 60 millones de personas que viven en los Estados Unidos.
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