PinnedMember-onlyAmazon, eBay keep selling merch promoting domestic terrorismThe so-called “QAnon” movement continues to gain steam as its adherents are putting their money where their mouths are by committing acts of violence. After the FBI recently designated the right-wing group as a domestic terrorism threat, QAnon has come under great scrutiny by the general public. While social media…Amazon4 min readAmazon4 min read
Aug 9, 2019Member-onlyWe Need To Talk: Hateful Misogyny and Warped Masculinity Inspires Mass ShootersThis past weekend, we were all stunned to learn about the deadly mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. …Feminism9 min readFeminism9 min read
Aug 5, 2019Member-onlyStop With the Mental Gymnastics, Conservatives — Radical Right-Wing Terrorism is a Deadly Serious ProblemUnless you’ve been living in a cave without internet access, you’ve probably heard about the deadly mass shootings that took place this past weekend. As is usually the case with these events, the media and the public wants to know the motives behind these heinous acts. When it comes to…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jul 23, 2019Member-onlyOver 400,000 People Still Live in Slavery in the United StatesIf you live in the United States, the word “ slavery “ no doubt evokes images of a bygone, shameful era of our national history which found prosperity on the backs of people held in bondage. One might think of fuzzy black and white photographs or to perhaps the Civil…Human Trafficking3 min readHuman Trafficking3 min read
Jul 23, 2019Member-onlyInstead of Wasting Money on Trump’s Space Force, Let’s Reinvigorate NASABy now most American readers are probably aware of Vice President Mike Pence’s announcement that the Trump administration will be establishing a new military branch: the United States Space Force. …Space3 min readSpace3 min read
Jul 23, 2019Member-onlyPolice Militarization Doesn’t Actually Reduce Crime or Save Officers’ LivesIn 2015, in response to law enforcement’s heavy-handed repression of Ferguson demonstrators outraged by Michael Brown’s death, then-President Barack Obama chose to curtail Bush-era programs that provided military equipment to police departments across the country. While the policy change didn’t wholly demilitarize the police, it did put an end to…Police2 min readPolice2 min read
Jul 23, 2019Member-onlyMore Than FEMA: $202 Million Was Reallocated to Fund ICE Jails and DeportationsAfter the Trump administration was exposed for diverting $9.8 million from FEMA in order to fund ICE jails, it has come to light that this wasn’t the only agency to have its funding ransacked. Official budget documents from the Department of Homeland Security reveal the extent to which money was…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Jul 23, 2019Member-onlyThe ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ Defense of Sexual Misconduct is Deeply Insulting to Good MenAuthor’s note: Though this article was originally written during the Kavanaugh nomination process, I feel the content below is still worthy of discussion. With the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh now facing four accusations of sexual misconduct and assault at the time of writing, a number of people — both…Sexual Assault3 min readSexual Assault3 min read
Jul 23, 2019Member-onlySince 1990, the US Has Dropped From 6th to 27th in the World on Education, HealthcareIt’s almost become a tired cliché to hear a politician or demagogue (or, as with President Trump, a little of both) speak of America as being the best in the world. “America is number one!” is still somehow chanted without irony, though by now many of us have become sadly…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Jul 23, 2019Member-onlyTrump Urges Police to Reintroduce Ineffective and Racist ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ PracticesWhile speaking in front of the world’s largest police union — the International Association of Chiefs of Police — in Orlando, Florida, President Trump recently argued that police departments in cities like Chicago must implement “ stop-and-frisk” policies to combat crime. Trump claims that while his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was…BlackLivesMatter3 min readBlackLivesMatter3 min read
