“Feminist efforts to politicize experiences of women and antiracist efforts to politicize experiences of people of color have frequently proceeded as though the issues and experiences they each detail occur on mutually exclusive terrains….The failure of feminism to...
Chiang Mai, Thailand On Friday, September 20th, dozens of students from the AUA Access Microscholarship Program organized a climate strike in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in solidarity with millions of climate protestors around the world. They were joined by individuals and...
The only thing more frightening than the New York Times' anonymous op-ed itself is the fact that it is apparently meant to be reassuring. The letter, written by a “senior official in the Trump administration,” assures readers that there are “adults in the room” who...
The anecdotal evidence of my own Facebook feed tells me that a lot of people don’t know what “free speech” actually means. "PC culture" isn't trampling on your right to free speech. Milo Yiannopoulos's rights to free speech aren't being violated if UC Berkeley or UC...
When things look bleakest, it is important to remember the victories. It can be discouraging to look back at the major protest movements of the past few years. Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, Fight For 15, Standing Rock, and now the Women’s March took over...
Amidst all the furor about planned parenthood and abortion rights, the NY Times published a thinkpiece by Ross Douthat called “There Is No Pro Life Case For Planned Parenthood.” Tucked between hyperbole and melodrama, the thesis was this: liberals who are squeamish...
Nashville, TN—The NRA is in town, and the convention center is covered in pink. A “Shoot Like A Girl” tent is set up outside, and booths like “Concealed Carrie” are selling purses designed to carry handguns. Slogans like “look cute while you shoot” and “silly boys,...
There are seventeen republican candidates and five democrats in the presidential campaign, and the wealthiest one of all is getting the most help running his campaign—without paying a dime for it. This is the first and last article I will write about Donald Trump. He...
The release of a New York City ID card (idNYC) is being attacked for the new opportunities it will provide undocumented immigrants such as opening a bank account or visiting a hospital. Critics feel that these benefits should be the earned privileges of taxpaying...
NYCHA, the New York City agency responsible for public housing, is selling 50% of its stake in nearly 900 apartments to two enormous private developers, L+M Development Partners and BFC Partners. These two firms are expected to pay NYCHA $150 million up front and...
Imagine if the Black Lives Matter movement started not with ordinary citizens like Michael Brown—like the many millions of other black citzens who bear the everyday burden of police brutality—but with a well-loved celebrity teenager. Imagine further that people raised...