The Societal Seesaw: Back and Forth Between Oppression and Freedom
As one of the youngest girls in my family, I’ve always been encouraged to spread my wings and change the idea of what a woman is in society. Of course, on the road towards fulfilling my dreams, whatever they were at that specific moment since as children we go through many phases, namely wanting to […]
Anti-Muslim PEGIDA Protests: An Artifact of Germany’s Past
Since October, there have been weekly marches by a group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the Occident, also known as PEGIDA, increasing racism against Muslim citizens seeking asylum in Germany. Since the recent Charlie Hebdo massacre, the marches have gotten stronger in number, making the problem much more obvious. The major problem is […]
An Abundance of Elsas: The Lack of POC in Media
Once Upon a Time My number one dislike of my appearance when I was younger: my glasses. Number two: my skin color. Where there was a pleasant olive skin tone, representative of a Cuban and Nicaraguan background, I only saw ‘Not White’. Halloweens was a bittersweet holiday. My sister, with her pale peach skin, made […]
Live Blog: Minimum Wage Developments
As the entire nation is being swept up in a storm over the national minimum wage, certain states and other jurisdictions are taking their own steps to combat income inequality and poverty. [Image Attribute: Denis Bocquet via Compfight cc]
Income Inequality: 81=3.5 billion. #What?
Imagine living in the United States during a revamp of the Great Depression, or a period during a severe poverty-stricken economic drought. You would see Americans going crazy, calling for change and being fed up that they are deeper in poverty than usual. Yet, the calls for change and help that would have been made […]
Denied: An Evaluation of the Supreme Court’s Recent Decision
Ironically, a recent Supreme Court decision to ignore an appeal involving gay marriage was well received by the gay community. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a photographer in New Mexico who believed she was being wrongfully forced to work at a gay marriage. The court’s decision involved a question of legal superiority: should anti-discriminatory laws trump religious […]
College in Context: Racial and Socioeconomic Inequality in America’s Public High Schools
The achievement gap, defined as “any significant and persistent disparity in academic performance or educational attainment between different groups of students” is one that is most commonly measured in ethnic and socioeconomic terms. Closely related to the opportunity gap, which refers to the unequal or inequitable distribution of resources, the achievement gap is the result […]