The political system of the United States has two main parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The concept of political polarization describes how over the last 25 years, the Democratic party has become more “left-winged” while the Republican party has become more “right-winged”. Today, the major parties, created […]
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History of the Conflict Between Uyghurs and the CCP
Xinjiang has been a battleground for the past few decades. The ongoing hostility between the indigenous Uyghurs and the Chinese government has resulted in several problems threatening the stability of the region. The recent restrictions on the Uyghurs present a grim picture of the Chinese Communist Party on the international […]
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The Live-Action Mulan Film Controversy
Usually, questions we have when deciding whether to watch our childhood favorite Disney remakes are regarding the film itself. However, coinciding with the ‘cancel culture’ that has governed much of our year, many people are choosing to boycott the live-action film Mulan due to hurtful comments made by actress Liu […]
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How Close Are We To a Reliable COVID-19 Vaccine?
The COVID-19 vaccine is on track to become the fastest-developed vaccine in history, but that doesn’t mean critical steps are being skipped. Ruth Karron, who leads the Center for Immunization Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, is one of the top vaccine experts in the world, serving on vaccine […]
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Is Our Universal Right to Vote Being Taken Away?
Of all rights we have, the right to vote is by far the most Democratically ‘defining’. Voting for candidates allows the country to choose people they trust to run the nation, but is the current voting system an accurate representation of the entire nation? Over 100,000,000 Americans did not vote […]
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Why Does the “All Lives Matter” slogan hurt BLM?
The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks have not only served to reignite the Black Lives Matter movement, but also the furor at its most common rebuttal: “all lives matter.” The back and forth has been going on for seven years, and just last week, when pressed […]
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Women In The Eyes of The Media
AOC, a strong example In late July, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (also known as AOC), for New York’s 14th congressional district, spoke about her interaction with a co-worker, Republican Representative Ted Yoho. During the interaction, which took place on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington D.C, Yoho reportedly […]
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Is Trump Abusing His Power by Sending Troops West?
If President Donald Trump has his way, federal law enforcement agents like those in Portland, Oregon, could soon head to other cities with Democratic mayors: “I’m going to do something — that, I can tell you. Because we’re not going to let New York and Chicago and Philadelphia and Detroit and Baltimore […]
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The Homeless and the Coronavirus in America
Poverty and homelessness in America have been an underlying issue for the majority of the nation’s existence. Costs of living drastically increasing year by year, making purchasing affordable housing and maintaining housing more difficult have amplified these problems. It’s hard to ignore the fact that the homeless population exists considering […]
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Statistical and Historical Evidence for Systemic Racism
The recent surge of protests against police brutality has brought into question the police’s ability to make a fair judgment to all groups of people and disregard racism. From an outsider’s perspective, it appears that the police, and more recently, the government, have a tendency to punish people of color […]