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Isabel Mathews
Oct 24, 2023
Woodrow Wilson’s Racist Domestic Policy Cutting Into International Leadership
Woodrow Wilson The 28th President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson, is most notable for his strong diplomacy during World War I,...
Kyra Freeman
Oct 24, 2023
Why Unions Matter: A Brief History of Their Impact
The Writers Guild of America members picket outside of Warner Brothers on the first day of strikes, May 2nd, 2023. Unions are so back....
Traci Holmer
Oct 24, 2023
Indigenous Perspectives on Gender: How the Gender Binary is Rooted in Colonialism
In the US, there has been a massive conservative backlash and moral panic in response to transgender visibility. In 2023 alone, 576...
Kayla Arch
Sep 27, 2023
Protection and Prevention: Title IX’s Role in Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault at Universities
Student-run organizations at the University of Lynchburg protesting against the poor response of reported sexual assault cases, November...
Maria Johnsonbough
Sep 27, 2023
Colonization and Ethnic Violence - What Happens When the West Leaves
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar/296-long-haul-ahead-myanmars-rohingya-refugee-crisis On January 4, 1948, while...
Adam Ghannoum
Aug 13, 2023
Srebrenica: More Than Just a Failure
Gravestones at the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial Centre Following the aftermath of World War I, the country of Yugoslavia was created. The...
Traci Holmer
Aug 13, 2023
A History of Climate Denial: How Big Oil Fooled Generations of Americans
Participant in the climate strikes of 2019 addresses climate denial in government. What is Climate Change? Climate change describes...
Hazel Montgomery-Walsh
May 15, 2023
Could the U.S. Have Prevented Death during the Rwandan Genocide?
Snapshot of Victims of the Rwandan Genocide What should we have done differently? In the months and years leading up to the Rwandan...
Alex Horn
May 15, 2023
The Weaponization of "Parents' Rights" in the Right's War Against Public Education
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters After losing the House in 2018, and the presidency and Senate in 2020, the Republican Party sought a change in...
Siddharth Jasti
Apr 24, 2023
From Ivy League to Inequality: The Eugenics Movement in American Academia
The Greek word eugenes means “well-born” or “born from noble beginnings”. This archaic word which one would think should be left in the...
Kayla Arch
Apr 24, 2023
The Importance of Inclusion: The Role of LGBTQ+ in Public Education
When going through public elementary, middle, and even high school, I never questioned the education I received, whether the information...
Jahnavi Kirkire
Apr 24, 2023
“Go back to your country!”: A Brief Study of Asian America
College of Lake County APIDA Month What is it about Asia? A massive continent, it plagues us, confuses us, and is a deep mystery that the...
Adam Ghannoum
Mar 22, 2023
The Iraq War: A Mere Blunder?
Encyclopedia Brittanica The US-led invasion of Iraq began on March 19, 2003. Twenty years later, public discourse surrounding the war...
Jahnavi Kirkire
Mar 22, 2023
The Monarchy: A Study in Women
Photo citation here The British monarchy has survived wars, scandals, and the reigns of dastardly Kings. Its queens, on the other hand,...
Kyra Freeman
Mar 22, 2023
Women’s History Month is About Worker’s History
Women’s Strike for Equality in New York City August, 1970. Before International Women’s Day was co-opted and purple washed by...
Kayla Arch
Feb 27, 2023
Is it going to be Enough?: Tackling Climate Change Today
https://images.app.goo.gl/HQbM97gEUuzuZTcF6 President Biden has prided himself and his administration on the advancements he has made...
Alex Horn
Feb 27, 2023
A Reflection on Cuba: History, Economy, and Place
Disclaimer: This article is a reflection on my personal observations during a ten-day course in Havana. Outside of that course, I have...
Kyra Freeman
Dec 20, 2022
Guantánamo Bay: Justice’s Blind Spot
Demonstrators dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees protested in front of the White House in January 2015. Content warning: discussions of...
Alex Horn
Dec 20, 2022
Who Gets Welfare in the United States?
Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images When Joe Biden was sworn in as President, one of his priorities was the passage of the American...
Kyra Freeman
Nov 20, 2022
Bail Reform: Back Again
With the recent midterm elections and spikes in crime, many people have dividing opinions on one very important topic: bail reform....
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