Nearly one year ago, President Biden’s ascension to office alongside a Democratically controlled Senate and House brought with it a cautiously optimistic hope for legislation…
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On January 6, 2021, insurrectionists stormed the halls of the United States Capitol building. The video crews of newscasters at the scene captured the insurrectionist…
At the turn of the 17th century, under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England passed a sweeping slate of reforms aimed at alleviating poverty.…
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan marks the end of a 20-year military presence that is now estimated to have cost $5.8 trillion. Today, the returning…
There are two ways the story of Jerome Powell’s time as chair of the Federal Reserve is commonly told. One narrative goes like this: Powell…
New York and San Francisco have quite the reputations for their homeless populations, but there is one key difference between these two cities. Although New…
In the last few years, Facebook, Apple, Google, and Amazon have dominated the news, and at the same time have become increasingly involved in every…
On August 30th, 2021, after 20 years of military occupation, the Pentagon announced the completion of withdrawal of US forces in Afghanistan. Marine Gen. Kenneth…
Within the first ten minutes of Dave Chapelle’s “The Closer,” he critiques Black people for “beating up his beloved Asian people,” laughs about black police…
On February 22nd, 1975, members of Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers (UFW) began a 110 mile walk from San Francisco to Modesto, protesting the poor…
Although the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. appears to be in sight, the mental health consequences of the pandemic, as well as…
A dozen deaths at Rikers Island Jail this year alone. 5 suicides, some within days of one another. The debate on closing Rikers Island is…
“55 strong!” chanted members of the West Virginia school system, as teachers and school staff from all fifty-five counties in the state went on strike…
Daunte Wright was just a year older than me. He was a father, a recent graduate, a basketball fan, and most of all, beloved by…
Manilatown was supposed to be an asylum for Filipino men immigrating into San Francisco in the ‘20s and ‘30s. It wasn’t formed by resident choice,…
Only three years ago, mass shootings seemed to make national headlines nearly once a month. Gun control was at the center of the American political…
Marcus was only 16 years old when he realized something was wrong. He’d sit in class unable to pay attention, twiddling his thumbs, shaking his…
Back in the 60s, the pharmaceutical company G.D. Searle helped to develop the first hormonal contraceptive, Enovid, amidst a climate of scientific hesitance. While the…