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Street Politics: Exploring Visual Dissonance in New Haven 

Rory SchoenbergerAugust 1, 2025August 1, 2025

New Haven is a hub for activism of all kinds. While many attribute this heightened political engagement to Yale’s presence, the extent of political graffiti throughout the city beyond Yale suggests this assumption is flawed. “Rest in Peace Malik Jones”…

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An Interview With Jaha Dukureh, Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Activist from Gambia

Kaley PillingerDecember 6, 2017

It just shows the value society as a whole places on women. You look at how sexual violence is being neglected.

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An Interview With Abdul-Rehman Malik: Storyteller, Activist, and Cultural Organizer

Megan McQueenNovember 27, 2017November 27, 2017

The Politic sits down for a conversation with London-based Abdul-Rehman Malik, a journalist who works at the intersection of faith, storytelling and social justice.

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An Interview With Dr. Kumi Naidoo, Human Rights Advocate and Former Greenpeace Director

Alexander De JesusNovember 26, 2017

“I hope and pray that climate change will give us the strength to break through those divisions that actually hold back humanity.”

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Defenders of the Digital Age

Emmett Chen-RanApril 5, 2017April 5, 2017

Who will protect us from Big Brother?

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Higher Education, Politicized: American Universities Respond to Trump’s Travel Ban

William VesterMarch 2, 2017March 5, 2017

In emails sent to students, press releases, and letters sent to President Trump, universities across the nation condemned the ban with a singular voice.

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Under Authoritarian Rule: Feminist and LGBTQ Activism in China

Julia DingFebruary 21, 2017February 21, 2017

“The common enemy is authoritarianism, no matter where.”

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Chronic Condition: A Portrait of a Neighborhood Under Community Policing

Azeezat AdelekeJanuary 21, 2016January 21, 2016

The problem might be violence. Or unemployment. Or racial inequality. Or all of the above. Have the mayor and the police chief revived community policing because it solves these problems?

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