| Jan 10, 2018 | Roundup|UncategorizedOprah for president? Some fans of the media mogul’s Golden Globes speech, which lifted up generations of women that have resisted racism and sexual assault, are already calling for a 2020 bid. Maybe they’re missing the point, Razan Azzarkani argues this...
| | Rights / DemocracyThis month’s Golden Globes were the first awards ceremony held since #MeToo went viral. To commemorate it, celebrities brought social justice activists along as their plus-ones, and many more wore black to show support with the Time’s Up movement, a new...
| | Rights / DemocracyHistorians won’t look fondly on 2017. The news cycle was dominated by sexual assault, widespread anxiety, the unedited musings of a mentally unstable president, rising economic inequality, and an opioid epidemic. And in case you forgot, the planet is still on...
| | Rights / DemocracyMaybe it’s time America’s psychiatrists reconsider their Goldwater Rule. The Goldwater Rule simply states that psychiatrists shouldn’t diagnose the mental health of a public figure unless they’ve personally examined the person. Naturally, if...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyEver since 1776, the “common yeoman” — America’s middle class — has been hailed as the virtuous heart and backbone of our nation. How ironic, since it took 150 years before we actually created a broad middle class. Before the 1930s, most Americans...
