Death To The Death Penalty
In 1999, the United Nations Human Rights Commission passed the Resolution Supporting Worldwide Moratorium on Executions, which calls for all countries to abolish and restrict the use of the death penalty. The United States is one of only ten countries that voted against this resolution. Each year since then, the UN has called for a […]
Reframing The War On Drugs: The Real Consequences of a Fictional War
Oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, fentanyl, heroin. The names of these drugs haunt millions of American families who have lost loved ones to the opioid epidemic. No part of the country is immune to the terrible casualties of this epidemic. From rural towns to busy city-centers, opioid abuse has permeated all parts of American life. Our […]
Colleges Need To Ditch Diet Culture For Good
“I’m not going to eat today, because I’m going out later.” “Are you really going to eat all that?” “I’m just having a salad because I don’t want to gain a freshman fifteen!” All of these phrases and more are thrown around daily on college campuses. These words, often said by and to young women, […]
It Is Time To Call Out Antisemitism In All Forms
Growing up as a Jewish American, there are certain things that I have become accustomed to. Sometimes these things are relatively harmless, like when I have to explain to teachers and coaches that I will be missing a few days of school for a holiday. Sometimes, the “othering” feels more intense. Like when I feel […]
Can We Still Love Harry Potter while Recognizing Its Author’s Transphobia?
Upon finding myself having a great deal of new-found free time this spring, I decided to reread the seven Harry Potter books for the first time since elementary school. Right around the time that I was finishing the fifth book, I noticed that JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, was trending on […]
Breonna Taylor Deserves Better – So Do Hundreds of Black Women
You likely have heard the name Breonna Taylor in recent conversations about police brutality. Taylor was killed in her Louisville, Kentucky home in March, and more than three months later, only one of the three officers involved in her murder has been fired. The brutal murder of Breonna Taylor was under-reported and did not incite […]
KKKall It What It Is – A Terrorist Organization
In the past month, the murder of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter protests have forced many Americans to take a critical look at the ways that racism is ingrained in our society. However, one group that has never shied away from expressing overtly racist beliefs is the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan’s purpose from […]