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Western Journalism Failed Palestine—Social Media Didn’t

In unprecedented numbers, people around the world are standing in support of Palestine. Thousands in cities across America, Germany, and the U.K. are taking to the streets to protest Israel’s…

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What #StopAsianHate Missed

Throughout the Atlanta area, six Asian migrant women were murdered at massage parlors by a white gunman. The rampage brought even greater attention to the spike of Asian-targeted violence since…

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Adopting the IHRA Definition Won’t Eradicate Anti-Semitism

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White Rage in America: Where Will the Republican Party Go Next?

I’ll be honest: when I first heard about the U.S. Capitol insurrection, I wasn’t shocked. As a Black woman, I could have seen it coming from a mile away, like…

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Increased Policing Won’t Stop Attacks Against Asians, But Abolition Can

84-year-old Thai immigrant Vicha Ratanapakdee was the victim of a fatal attack on the morning of January 28th in Oakland. He never regained consciousness after being violently shoved to the…

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The Impossibilities of Joe Biden’s COVID-Riddled America

On January 20th, Joe Biden placed his hands on the Bible and officially became the 46th President of the United States. His inauguration marked the end of the months-long fiasco…

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Trump’s America Is Nothing New, But I Hope We Learn From It.

Since Trump was elected in 2016, I’ve heard a lot of people describe his presidency as a necessary evil. Feigning optimism, they assert that maybe the United States needed to…

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The Day Georgia Made History, Again.

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The Double Standards of Protests and White Privilege

If there’s one thing the coronavirus pandemic has shown, it’s how double standards of race and class divide the world. The privileged—white—part of the population is protesting to get haircuts,…

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Sorry, Hawai’i Is Closed—Come Back Never.

There’s no pain like that of not being able to hold someone that’s right in front of you. When I got home after being evicted from my college, there was…

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Western Journalism Failed Palestine—Social Media Didn’t

What #StopAsianHate Missed

Adopting the IHRA Definition Won’t Eradicate Anti-Semitism

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We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

White Rage in America: Where Will the Republican Party Go Next?

Increased Policing Won’t Stop Attacks Against Asians, But Abolition Can

The Impossibilities of Joe Biden’s COVID-Riddled America

Trending posts

We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

Trump’s America Is Nothing New, But I Hope We Learn From It.

The Day Georgia Made History, Again.

The Double Standards of Protests and White Privilege

Trending posts

We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

Sorry, Hawai’i Is Closed—Come Back Never.

We Can Still Be Vulnerable in the Eyes of Others

Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick” Nails Sexual Awakening in the Digital Age

F*ck Your Boy Genius—He Doesn’t Exist

It’s the Perfect Time to Watch Todd Haynes’s Films

What Sex and Healing Are Like for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation

The Feminine Urge to Not Shower