Prescribing Prison
In America, one in five adults experience mental illness at least once in a given year. It is a much-researched phenomena in this country. Less-known is that the American penal system incarcerates over 2 million people with mental illnesses every year, according to the National...
Look Beyond the Viral Video
Search “Native American” on any news site and you’ll likely be greeted by controversy surrounding the Indigenous Peoples March. But focusing on one incident incites momentary outrage and obscures the systemic problems Native Americans face every day. A viral video overshadowed the Jan. 18 Indigenous...
Deportation in the Shadows
As America watches border patrol agents throw gas canisters and tear children from their parents at the nation’s southern border, the White House is quietly preparing to detain 7,000 Vietnamese residents and deport them across the Pacific Ocean. Donald Trump’s policies hurt immigrants and, for...
This Call May Be Recorded
When the police read your rights they tell you anything you say can and will be held against you. This doesn’t apply to confidential conversations with your lawyer, but police are acting like it does. It is a felony to record conversations protected by attorney-client...
Pipeline to Disaster
Stripping indigenous peoples of their lands is so frequent in history, it is almost routine. Today’s colonists are much the same as their 17th-century counterparts. All that has changed are the tactics they use to conquer. Battles once waged with weapons now come in the...
Anti-Zionism ≠ Anti-Semitism
People may say they care about human rights, but their sympathy stops short at Palestine. People who do criticize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government for the injustices it commits are often met with accusations of anti-Semitism. But there is no logical basis...
The Future is Green
As hurricanes, floods and wildfires ravage the Earth with unprecedented ferocity, it seems the desolation of humanity is fast approaching. Despite the imminent threat of irreversible climate disaster, the U.S. government remains unconcerned with what is shaping up to be the end of the world....
Neo-Blaxploitation
The majority of Black films nominated for awards focus on struggle, oppression, slavery or all of the above. This is unacceptable — Black struggle should not be exploited for clout. Hollywood is white, and it is only slowly recognizing a need for diversity. It is...
Bring Asylum Seekers to Safety
Thousands of migrants are trapped in Tijuana, with the oppressive tactics of the Border Patrol in front and the widespread violence and poverty of their homes behind them. They’ve come seeking help. Trump has the power to provide them a safe end to their journey,...
This Land is Their Land
If threatening the livelihoods of marginalized people in this country is a checklist, President Donald Trump has checked most every box — and now he’s going for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe. As of Sept. 7, the federal administration is trying to take away 321 acres...