When Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on September 5 that the Trump administration would be terminating DACA, Trump and members of his governing gang
Category: Human Rights
Let’s have a shout-out for disorganized sports and living life
It may be that I’m romanticizing the past, but I feel so fortunate that when I was younger I had limited exposure to organized
Charity: It feels so good it hurts
This week we have another heart-warming story from our St. Louis Community. A man named Jake Austin runs a special service, a Shower the
Where the border walls are: Spoiler alert — everywhere
The U.S-Mexico border wall may or may not be under construction, but it’s not the only contemporary attempt at a barrier between countries. According
Mental Health Days were not just invented
NBC Nightly News concludes most of its broadcasts with a segment that it calls “Inspiring America.” Because so much “bad news” is reported, particularly
The battle within between dispassion and empathy
I had been planning on writing yet another article decrying the afflictive double standard and dog whistle politics of the term “terrorism.” Saturday, thousands
What My B.A. Didn’t Teach Me, But I Learned Anyway
I just graduated, but as I’ve been reflecting on how it has shaped me, I realized my most important lessons came outside the classroom.
The Global Gag Rule Is Back: The Human Cost
Do you remember last year’s reports of undecided voters who vowed not to cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election because they just couldn’t
School vouchers: The baby versus the bathwater
You might be surprised to know that Elizabeth Warren has written in favor of school vouchers. Granted, that was from a book that she
Best we can hope for from a President Trump – like Putin
Rewind to Trevor Noah’s Daily Show this past Halloween. The show is set during the presidential campaign. Not the 2016 one, but the 2020