What does it mean to be an activist? Someone who advocates for social and political issues, a person who fights for change in a world where others are too afraid to speak up; Martin Luther King...

The United States is the world’s leader in incarceration rates. The nation holds up to two million men and women who have committed wrongful acts according to the nation’s criminal legal system. The...

American civil liberties are under attack. The right to choose, the right to privacy, and the right to a woman’s bodily autonomy, are soon to be gone.  In early May, Politico released a draft majority...

Transitioning in and out of the pandemic, students here and across the country experienced extraordinary changes in their academic life. Measures such as following arrows on passing periods, daily health...

It is no secret that wars are both destructive and incredibly expensive. The U.S. military is one of the world’s largest fighting forces, with troops stationed around the globe and an annual budget of...

Beauty is idolized across the globe. Individuals strive to meet the cultural ideals of beauty. Each culture has its subjective view of what constitutes beauty, for which gorgeous icons are portrayed in...

When major events such as the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack, the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the 2019 Halle synagogue shooting, and the 2022 Colleyville synagogue hostage crisis reach headlines,...

Not in my backyard!” is the rallying cry of suburban homeowners, elderly progressives, and California Democrats alike. Known as NIMBYs, a pejorative acronym that’s used to describe those who oppose...

To measure the competency and intelligence of children, our education system ranks them. Through every facet of our world, children are scored, tested, and set against each other in a vicious fight for...

According to a Vox article by Rani Molla, 30 million people submitted DNA samples to genetic testing corporations— more than half of which went to Ancestry.com and 23&me. Genetic testing companies...

Think about your grades right now. How much of your grade in a given class is representative of mastery of material?  In the education system today, much of our composite grade in each class comes...

We live in an unequal society. Whether it is based on race, income, or nationality, the social, economic, and governmental systems in the United States and the world are biased.  Many of our readers...