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Evaluating the Power Dynamics in the Salem Witch Trials: Have we Really Learned?
In 1692, the dank and dreary town of Salem, Massachusetts, racked by political instability, maladies, and famine, gave more reason for...
Maria Johnsonbough
Oct 23, 2022


The Trailblazer of Human Rights: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Lasting Impact on American Society
A feminist, an advocate, a pop-culture icon, a fighter. There are many characteristics that Ruth Bader Ginsburg embodied in her...
Kayla Arch
Oct 23, 2022


Are Abortions Deeply Rooted in American History?
Last June, The Supreme Court made a monumental decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which had set a nearly fifty year precedent guaranteeing...
Kyra Freeman
Oct 23, 2022


How the Federal Government Purposefully Divested from Black Communities
On Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, a routine water sample taken in the Harlem Park neighborhood in Baltimore tested positive for e.coli. A...
Alex Horn
Oct 23, 2022


The Hidden Racism of COVID-19 Against African Americans
Wynne Stovall-Johnson, a 54-year-old math teacher from Pennsylvania, is one of millions of Black Americans who have refused to get the...
Aryaan Duggal
Oct 23, 2022


Pakistan’s Public Health Risked By Recent Floods
Since June 2022, substantial rain and flooding has taken over more than one-third of Pakistan, including 113 out of 160 districts. In...
Yusra Husain
Oct 23, 2022


The Beauty Of Shadows: An Appreciation of The Works of Kara Walker
Whether through silhouettes or shadows, the dynamic/forceful/commanding painter, sculptor, silhouette artist, and printmaker; Kara Walker...
Kai Bradner
Oct 23, 2022


Soundtrack to Rebellion
As the events of last week’s protests in Beijing slowly unfold, many on the Chinese internet draw comparisons to the tumultuous events of...
Anning Cui
Oct 23, 2022


“That’s What People Say”: How Stereotypes Have Stained Swift’s Success
“No one likes a mad woman / You made her like that.” Taylor Swift’s song “mad woman” is about the universal female rage that develops...
Jayne Samborn
Oct 23, 2022


The Spectacular and the Surreal: Jordan Peele’s Nope
SPOILERS for Jordan Peele’s Nope Jordan Peele’s 3rd film in the horror and thriller genre is his new movie, Nope. This film centers...
Jenna Burtch
Sep 25, 2022


Activism in Expressionism: The Accomplishments of Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell, artist and illustrator, is infamous within modern culture for his expressionism artwork depicting the wonders of the...
Griffin Flannery
Sep 25, 2022


Shifting Tides: The Resurgence of American Labor
“Unions are making a comeback.” If you at least pay some attention to the news, you likely hear this phrase at least weekly. Whether that...
Alex Horn
Sep 25, 2022


Oppression: The Past Explains Our Present
The Oxford English Dictionary was first published between 1884 and 1928. Since then, there have been supplemental additions to keep the...
Jahnavi Kirkire
Sep 25, 2022


9/11 Again: Terrorism In Review
Yesterday was 9/11, and I decided to go on a run in a local State Park. During my run, I passed about three different huge cookout groups...
Hazel Montgomery-Walsh
Sep 25, 2022


A Look Into the Predicted Economic Implications of Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan
President Biden recently announced his controversial plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients,...
Natalia Reyes
Sep 25, 2022


Avast! Gay Pirates! The Essential and Honest Queerness of Our Flag Means Death
**Warning: this article contains moderate spoilers for Our Flag Means Death. “You were made to feel stupid by a bunch of shows —...
Ella Gammel
Sep 25, 2022


How Racists Won: A Brief History of the Southern Strategy
One cannot begin to understand the modern Republican party without first learning of Richard Nixon. He was the thirty-seventh President...
Emma Behrens
Sep 25, 2022


Veganism is a Boycott
Almost all of us grew up eating animal products. Eggs, ham-and-cheese sandwiches, chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, hamburgers, ice cream....
Ezra Silver-Isenstadt
May 1, 2022


Stock Buybacks: The Far-Reaching Market Manipulation You Haven’t Heard Of.
A year ago, the GameStop stock fiasco brought the term “market manipulation” into the public consciousness. It’s time to be aware of...
Logan Delavan-Hoover
May 1, 2022


The United States as "the Great Arsenal of Democracy"?
I recently saw an analysis piece from the Washington Post entitled “Ukraine War Is Depleting America’s Arsenal of Democracy”, and I was...
Alex Horn
May 1, 2022
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