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Set in Stone: Memorializing World War II’s forgotten “comfort women”
“We should always prioritize victims who tend to have the smallest voices.”
Hair Politics: How discrimination against Black hair in schools impacts Black lives
Those rules represent a small but effective way to criminalize the Black body, further school pushout, and say, “Your appearance is more important than your education.”
Fighting to Serve: Transgender Military Service and the Trump Administration
“The transgender rights suits that are coming up in courts really are the next phase in the ongoing question of who should serve in the U.S. military.”
America’s Newest Staple: Government Shutdowns
The main difference between the U.S. and other nations isn’t that hyper-partisanship doesn’t exist, but instead is that gridlock isn’t able to shutter parts of an entire government.
The Ethics of Journalism
There is room in news for opinion, but analysis of events needs not come as quickly as objective descriptions of the events themselves.
Peck: John McCain Was Not A Hero
The way in which McCain’s service is remembered, labelled in terms of sacrifice and bravery, demonstrates exactly how flawed America’s collective memory of the Vietnam war is.
“The People’s Mayor”: Can South Bend Produce a President?
“Pete is really bringing that Rust Belt fly-over area of America to the table. We’re kind of forgotten about.”
A Lengthening Silence: What an Unusual Title IX Case Reveals About Power in Academia
But universities like Yale not only fail to establish structures that prevent abuse, rather than address it after the fact; they also still actively look to hire “stars”