Don’t Vote Third Party- Yet
Third-Party Candidates Third-party and independent candidates have only won around 5% of the vote in 12 presidential elections. Although notable political figures tend to stem from two parties (Democrat and Republican), there are 224 other ballot-qualified political parties across the US. However, Independents make up only 2/100 senators and only 0/435 Congressional representatives. Third parties are essential because they […]
For-Profit Policies: Remove Corporate Influence on Politics
Corporate Involvement By now, most of us have seen the notorious image of President Trump sitting proudly in the Oval Office in front of his desk that’s full of…groceries? To be specific, Goya products. But corporate involvement in politics goes far, far beyond the president of the United States endorsing beans at the White House. […]
Abolish Our Prisons
Introduction to The Prison System The United States prison system is deeply flawed. It mistreats incarcerated people, incarcerates people at alarmingly disproportionate demographic rates, and does not have a positive impact on the people who are incarcerated. Something has to change. There are two primary camps of thought regarding prisons: reform and abolishment. However, this is […]
Should Internet Access be Free?
Internet Access Should be Free 90% of the United States’ adult population uses the internet. Although a clear majority of the US can access the internet, we are also home to a large digital divide. A digital divide means certain population groups do not have equal access to the internet. The consequences of this divide become […]
Elitism In The Sustainable Fashion Industry
Fast Fashion and the Climate Crisis Climate change was responsible for a quarter of all deaths in 2012. The anthropogenic increase of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions have grown over 30% since the industrial revolution and are a product of modern manufacturing and processing methods. The climate crisis will only increase in coming years […]
How Defunding the Police Will Aid Climate Justice
Police in America Police killed over 1000 people in 2019, and 24% of these people were black, although black people only make up 13% of the population. The police force’s dark origin in America serves to remind us of our nation’s racist history, which pervades our society today through systemic oppression helped by the police. […]
Trump Repeals Essential Environmental Protections
In 2019, President Donald Trump stated that “right now [the United States is] at the cleanest we’ve ever been,” although that year’s State of The Air report recorded an increase of particulate pollution. In 2013, Trump tweeted that “global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax,” but in the eight years since this tweet, […]
Pandemic, Pollution, and Prejudice: COVID’s Impact on Environmental Justice
What is Environmental Justice? The climate change crisis has grown into a global effort, and it is difficult to open the news without reading about pollution, CO2 emissions, or global warming. While the Coronavirus is altering life around the world, thousands protest for racial equality and an end to systematic oppression. Climate change, COVID-19, and […]