Harvey Weinstein opened the floodgates. Ever since the New York Times reported in early October how Harvey paid off sexual harassment accusers for decades, countless men across political party lines, sexual orientations, and industries have received similar accusations. Some have found themselves directly under the spotlight of intense public outrage, Read more…
All presidents should be poets. When Senegal elected its first president in September 1960, it did not select a military dictator or communist revolutionary. Following centuries of European rule, Senegal elected a poet. Léopold Sédar Senghor became Senegal’s first president after he successfully convinced President Charles de Gaulle of France Read more…
We have all heard the stories of the first Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims, Native Americans, Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower – these are stories that have been passed down for generations in America. Many have questioned their validity, inquiring whether a peaceful gathering actually occurred on this day in 1621, filled with Read more…
The American media loves to report on Presidential elections. From e-mail scandals to birth certificates, West Point admissions to unfathomable hairstyles, the American media will stop at nothing to run another sound bite or story on Presidential elections, even when primary season is in its infancy. Senate, congressional, and gubernatorial Read more…
There is an easy short and long term cure to climate change: a global carbon tax. Before you gasp at the thought of making businesses pay for the metric tons of carbon (and carbon equivalent emissions like CH4) they emit, and before you rebut this argument by stating that the Read more…
Many people read this book in high school, and if they didn’t, they should now. Not only is Upton Sinclair a phenomenal writer, but he’s also an inspiring political activist. At a time when workers had little to no rights, protections, or collective bargaining abilities, Sinclair brought cultural awareness to Read more…