I am a girl of privilege. My grandmother was an immigrant, and most of my family arrived in the United States in the past 150 years, and I am a dual citizen, yet nobody has ever to me to “go back to where I came from”. If I commit a horrific crime, I probably won’t be… Continue reading The Everyday Gift of White Privilege
Why the saying “God chose [black] for this position” insults both me and religion
Here is today in international news: Egypt faces a key human rights challenge as two of its staunch defenders are put on trial. In a country where freedom of the press is not always, if ever, acknowledged, Hossam Bahgat, founder of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Gamal Eid, executive director of the Arabic Network… Continue reading A Daily Rundown- May 19
Here is what occurred today around the world. Oregon increased its minimum wage. Now, the western state boasts the highest minimum wage in the country at $14.75 in urban areas. Nigeria has shut down one of its cattle markets. Officials claimed that this market was helping finance the terrorist group Boko Haram, but the public is… Continue reading A Daily Rundown- March 4th
Good evening! After a very eventful day in politics, here are the essential bits that you should know. Mitt Romney and Donald Drumpf are at war. The former presidential hopeful shot down the last ch… Source: A Daily Rundown- March 3rd
Good evening! After a very eventful day in politics, here are the essential bits that you should know. Mitt Romney and Donald Trump are at war. The former presidential hopeful shot down the last chance that the current presidential hopeful had at finding a firm source of support among the GOP establishment. Romney called Trump… Continue reading A Daily Rundown- March 3rd
a briefing on today in news
Today is historic. Not because of the San Bernardino shooting that killed 14 people, or because two mass shootings occurred on the same day– which is scarily regular, but a government has finally said “Enough is enough”. And it wasn’t even the American government. Enter Australia, the Canada of the rest of the world. Australia… Continue reading Australia-America’s Savior From Gun Violence?
Far too many people in this world ignore or reject the idea that depression is a very real disease. This first article in the “Depression Disbelief” series aims to draw attention to the people of the distant past who studies this disorder and common theories about its cause. One of the most common ailments of… Continue reading Depression Disbelief: Ancient Peoples and Their Recognition of Depression’s Validity
Planned Parenthood: somehow the subject of so much debate despite helping hundreds of thousands of people, not just women, across the United States, not just with abortions, but with sex ed, prenatal care, breast cancer screenings, and more. On November 27, a shooting at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado killed three people and injured… Continue reading Terrorists vs Planned Parenthood
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