Voice. Action. Progress.
Voice. Action. Progress.
Senator Elizabeth Warren is undoubtedly the strongest candidate for President. Warren has a very strong track record of fighting for the common man, so she can be trusted when she promises to improve ordinary people’s lives if elected President. Having been the driving force behind the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Warren has had a significant hand in …
The 2020 election presents us with the opportunity to nominate someone to take down President Trump in the general election and serve to fight for progress. Who better than Senator Bernie Sanders? Sanders is clearly the top leader in this race when it comes to grassroots support. In Q4 alone, his campaign raised a staggering $34.5 million — nearly $10 …
2020 brings us a pivotal DNC primary race with the opportunity to pit one candidate against President Trump. The man for the job? Former Vice President Joe Biden. As a Monmouth University poll conducted in December 2019 found, voters are more likely to vote for a candidate with political experience rather than an outsider (56% to 35%). A February 2019 …
When Ava Duvanay debuted her latest Netflix Series “When They See Us,” American citizens were forced to reexamine their views on our nation’s incarcerated and challenge racialized stigma of those behind bars. For decades, suffrage for marginalized people affected by voting disenfranchisement has been reformed in many states. For example, this past November, voters in Florida favored giving felons the …
Earlier today, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin announced that he would push through reforms that would shift some of the powers of the presidency to the Russian parliament and the prime minister. Putin intends to let parliament choose candidates for prime minister and the cabinet as well as setting a two-term limit for the presidency. This reform would severely weaken …
The United States is the wealthiest and most powerful nation in the world. In this competitive global economy, it is more important than ever that we ensure a strong public education system, not just to secure our global stance, but to ensure that every citizen of our nation has equal access to opportunity. Over the past few decades, the issue …
What does privilege mean to you? When one hears the word privilege, it almost sounds offensive. It is as if you worked really hard for something, you earned it, and then all of a sudden, the obstacles that you’ve gone through didn’t matter. However, that is not what it is. This simple comic clearly explains privilege. The environment in which …
About the author: Tasneem Mohammed is a student in Shrewsbury, MA. She is passionate about language and writing and is driven to learn and educate. Getting arrested for attempting to maintain legal immigration status seems a bit unreasonable, don’t you think? Well, that’s exactly what the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has done. In late January, news broke that the …
The average high schooler has approximately two hours of homework every night. This, along with a grueling eight hour school day, pins a students work week at approximately fifty hours. The average amount of work expected from an adult is forty; and anything above is seen as overtime. This begs the question: when kids should be enjoying their time in …
Please note that this interview has been lightly edited for clarity. As part of our ongoing series on education reform, we interviewed Massachusetts Secretary of Education, Jim Peyser. Before his appointment by Governor Charlie Baker, Peyser served as an education advisor to Governers Bill Weld, Jane Swift, and Mitt Romney. Onto the interview! Q: Introduce yourself! A: My name is …