When 28-year-old, first-time, Latina candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pulled off a stunning primary upset against 10-term Democrat Joe Crowley in New York, it was cause
Category: Activism
We’re young, we’re politically active, and we’re coming to your town
Recently, our nation has seen an uprising of activism by young people like me. There has been a lot of talk about this generation
Red Hen Incident reminds us of the wisdom of Michelle Obama’s words – “When they go low, we go high”
Is it understandable that the frustration of living in a world with the duplicity of Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and others would want
The Greitens Resignation: A View from a Chris Koster intern
The state of Missouri has inaugurated a new governor and, to paraphrase President Ford, our long nightmare is indeed over. Governor Eric Greitens finally
Obama and Clinton can lead way for Democrats to get back to their roots
One of the lessons of the presidential defeat of the Democrats in 2016 is that Hillary Clinton paid minimal attention to the voters who
Time for students to patronize adults; not the other way around
So many adults think that it is so cute, even enlightening, when a student such as Emma Gonzalez at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Really, all we can do is fixate on a flag and an anthem?
So, we are largely a nation of test-takers rather than critical thinkers. This can tell you a lot about the obsession so many have
A few thoughts on the word ‘work’
There are few words in the English language that lend themselves more to disparate interpretations than ‘work.’ It’s been on my radar recently, first
Bad police behavior in STL draws protest letters from ACLU, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In St. Louis, bad behavior by police responding to protests about…previous bad police behavior—has sparked another form of protest: the publicly published protest letter.
The View From The Tower
If you were looking for a hackneyed and inelegant metaphor for privilege and inequality, the building I work in would be an excellent choice.