The 14th Amendment of the Constitution declares that no state shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” The language is plain and simple—a conscious choice for a country still reeling from a bloody civ...
Paint me a picture of anguish. Tell me a story of hurt. Make it aching… agonizing. Let it scintillate with tortured tears and sing with cries of pain. Let it reverberate in darkness and bleed through curtains of silence. Let it corrupt innocence, p...
Against the backdrop of a rapidly growing market for plant-based alternatives, an even bolder product has emerged: lab-grown, or cultivated, meat. Industry trailblazers like GOOD Meat are attempting to produce animal flesh through nonviolent means wi...
On February 16, 2024, in a scripture-filled concurrence for LePage v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker asserted three ideals that form the “theologically based view of the sanctity of life adopted...
On February 16, 2024, in a scripture-filled concurrence for LePage v. The Center for Reproductive Medicine, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker asserted three ideals that form the “theologically based view of the sanctity of life adopted...
This past summer, the “unschooling” trend took TikTok by storm, with videos of parents describing their various methodologies garnering millions of views. A lesson- and curriculum-free homeschooling style that claims to ensure a child’s educati...
This past summer, the “unschooling” trend took TikTok by storm, with videos of parents describing their various methodologies garnering millions of views. A lesson- and curriculum-free homeschooling style that claims to ensure a child’s educati...
The article explores the media strategies of the Harris and Trump campaigns targeting young voters for the 2024 U.S. election. Harris’s team uses memes, TikTok, and celebrity endorsements to engage mainstream young Democratic voters, while Trump’...
The article explores the media strategies of the Harris and Trump campaigns targeting young voters for the 2024 U.S. election. Harris’s team uses memes, TikTok, and celebrity endorsements to engage mainstream young Democratic voters, while Trump’...
On February 3, 2024, Saturday Night Live (SNL) aired a skit mocking former President Donald Trump. Part of the act was having former UN Ambassador and presidential candidate Nikki Haley comment on his old age. As part of the skit’s end, host Ayo Ed...
On February 3, 2024, Saturday Night Live (SNL) aired a skit mocking former President Donald Trump. Part of the act was having former UN Ambassador and presidential candidate Nikki Haley comment on his old age. As part of the skit’s end, host Ayo Ed...
As the American Southwest struggles through a regional “megadrought”—the worst of its kind in 1,200 years—states continue to battle for nature’s most abundant, yet most precious, resource. Southwestern state governments are particularly con...
As the American Southwest struggles through a regional “megadrought”—the worst of its kind in 1,200 years—states continue to battle for nature’s most abundant, yet most precious, resource. Southwestern state governments are particularly con...
Matthew Cleary is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, recognized in 2024 as the nation’s top institution for Public Affairs by US News. Specializing in Latin Ame...
Matthew Cleary is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, recognized in 2024 as the nation’s top institution for Public Affairs by US News. Specializing in Latin Ame...
On January 19, 2024, teachers went on strike in the Boston suburb of Newton, Massachusetts. Before their union came to the decision to strike—with 98 percent of members voting in favor—it spent 10 months negotiating new contracts with the city to...
On January 19, 2024, teachers went on strike in the Boston suburb of Newton, Massachusetts. Before their union came to the decision to strike—with 98 percent of members voting in favor—it spent 10 months negotiating new contracts with the city to...
In an era characterized by intense political polarization, it would seem bizarre to equate the far right and the far left. After all, political ideologies are often imagined as a straight line spanning from communism to fascism with a clear demarcati...
In an era characterized by intense political polarization, it would seem bizarre to equate the far right and the far left. After all, political ideologies are often imagined as a straight line spanning from communism to fascism with a clear demarcati...
When “Zooey,” a Chinese international student at the Berklee College of Music, put up posters on campus reading, “WE WANT FREEDOM—WE WANT FOOD ON OUR TABLES… STAND WITH CHINESE PEOPLE,” a fellow student and Chinese national, Xiaolei Wu, t...
When “Zooey,” a Chinese international student at the Berklee College of Music, put up posters on campus reading, “WE WANT FREEDOM—WE WANT FOOD ON OUR TABLES… STAND WITH CHINESE PEOPLE,” a fellow student and Chinese national, Xiaolei Wu, t...
It’s been decades since the buildings of the White Chemical Corp. in Newark, New Jersey were demolished, the 10,000 drums leaking carcinogenic Trichloroethylene and 1,2-Dichloroethane were removed, and the owner of the company was convicted. But gr...
It’s been decades since the buildings of the White Chemical Corp. in Newark, New Jersey were demolished, the 10,000 drums leaking carcinogenic Trichloroethylene and 1,2-Dichloroethane were removed, and the owner of the company was convicted. But gr...
Gloria Gilbert Stoga is the founder of Puppies Behind Bars (PBB), a Manhattan-based organization that partners puppies with incarcerated individuals. These individuals will train and raise the puppies to serve as bomb-sniffers, veteran servicers, and...
Gloria Gilbert Stoga is the founder of Puppies Behind Bars (PBB), a Manhattan-based organization that partners puppies with incarcerated individuals. These individuals will train and raise the puppies to serve as bomb-sniffers, veteran servicers, and...
Eleanor Holmes Norton has been the Congresswoman from DC since 1991, and along with working on a variety of congressional committees, she has always considered DC statehood of utmost importance. The Congresswoman continues to fight for democracy and ...
Eleanor Holmes Norton has been the Congresswoman from DC since 1991, and along with working on a variety of congressional committees, she has always considered DC statehood of utmost importance. The Congresswoman continues to fight for democracy and ...