Opinion: If the Dakota Access Pipeline is stopped, it won’t be justice
On July 6, a federal judge ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline to be drained of oil and cease operation within the month while a proper environmental review was conducted. It […]
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Opinion: Washington’s Top-Two Primary system is blatantly counterproductive
Everyone knows our “Great American Democracy” is broken, having slowly devolved from a grand experiment in freedom to echo chambers and ever-increasing partisanship. Between gerrymandering, the electoral college, and our […]
Opinion: COVID-19 makes mastery-based learning more important than ever
The coronavirus has forced schools across the nation online, and students are rapidly falling behind. According to a recent report in the New York Times, “by September, most students will […]
Opinion: Stop acting like the NFL cares about social justice
The specter of Colin Kaepernick is haunting the NFL. Ever since the quarterback was blackballed for protesting police brutality, many fans and pundits sparred over the merits of his actions. […]
Opinion: Chris D’Elia wasn’t just pretending to be creepy
My first exposure to Chris D’Elia was through YouTube and his Gotham Comedy Club stand-up sets. The impression he left on me was rooted in a stage presence, spontaneity, and […]
Opinion: Virgil Abloh doesn’t get it
When Virgil Abloh became the creative director at Louis Vuitton in 2018, shea butter Twitter rejoiced. Many black fashion enthusiasts saw this as a huge moment of progress in a […]
Opinion: How to be White and stand against White Supremacy
Over the course of a few days, the United States has gone from pandemic lockdown to pandemonium on the streets. As “essential” businesses were just beginning to restart, now their […]
Opinion: Social Security numbers are a nightmare in action
Little has changed since the Equifax breach of 2017 when attackers compromised the Social Security numbers of nearly 145.5 million Americans. A 2015 NPR study found that around 60-80 percent […]
Opinions: Is privatization the solution to struggling schools?
Public schools across the country have closed for the remainder of the school year due to the coronavirus pandemic, giving students and teachers no choice but to transition to remote […]
Opinion: Can an old dog like Biden learn new tricks?
On May 22, candidate Joe Biden appeared on The Breakfast Club, a popular morning talk show hosted by Charlamagne, DJ Envy and Angela Yee. He said to media personality Charlamagne […]
Opinion: As Amazon cuts hazard pay, why is Jeff Bezos making billions?
As American citizens, every day we are faced with new challenges and opportunities. Lately, there have been more challenges than opportunities. There is no making sense of the socioeconomic ladder […]
Opinion: We should stop listening to Elon Musk
Last month Elon Musk kicked the hornet’s nest when he demanded the country’s lockdown orders be removed. A month earlier, on March 6, the Tesla CEO tweeted that the “coronavirus […]
Opinion: With economic doom looming, maybe it’s time for a Universal Basic Income
We are teetering on the brink of an economic disaster, the likes of which this country has not seen since the Great Depression. Kenneth S. Rogoff, a Harvard economist, recently […]
Opinion: Mr. President, not Dr. President
In a White House briefing on April 23, President Trump suggested that Americans could inject disinfectants to cure coronavirus. It’s so outlandish that it almost sounds like a story from […]
Opinion: Lockdown protesters demand end to social distancing orders, and put the rest of us at risk
Last Sunday, over 2,000 demonstrators rallied at the Washington State Capitol to urge Gov. Jay Inslee to lift current stay-at-home orders. Families brought their children, many unmasked protesters waved American […]
Opinion: USPS caught in crossfire between Bezos and Trump
Earlier this month, Postmaster General Megan Brennan informed the House Oversight and Reform Committee that the U.S. Postal Service will run out of money before the end of this fiscal […]
Corona Is Devastating The Airline Industry, Maybe That’s For The Best
The coronavirus pandemic is scary and is changing our entire way of life in sudden, drastic ways. Nevertheless, in time, it too shall pass. When it does, we need […]
Opinion: NASA Unveils Plans for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA’s moving out. To the Moon. Or at least, that’s how NASA’s recent “year of progress” update on the Artemis program concluded. About a week after that video launched, they […]
Bernie’s Loss Shouldn’t Mean Trump’s Win
It is advised that you sit down before reading this article. As of April 8, Sen. Bernie Sanders has called for an official suspension to his presidential campaign. This will […]
You can’t erase history
The most important lesson I learned growing up was learning from my past mistakes. The ability to reflect on your past behavior is a necessary step in becoming a better […]