| Apr 7, 2021 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyOver the last several weeks, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported a rise in the number of migrant children seeking refuge in the United States. With the increase, the federal government’s capacity to process and shelter migrant children has been stretched,...
| Mar 31, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe pandemic has dramatically exposed the vital role that care workers play in our society. As child care centers and schools closed and nursing homes became COVID-19 hotspots, families have strained to juggle work and other responsibilities while taking care of loved...
| Dec 9, 2020 | HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyElection after election, voters are turning against mass incarceration and the war on drugs that sustains it. In 2020, the people of Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota voted to legalize marijuana, joining 11 other states and the District of Columbia. In...
| Nov 18, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedThis week my students turned in papers relating news articles to what they learned in class about parenting. Every single student’s paper is about how the pandemic is exacerbating pre-existing inequalities. I’m a teaching assistant in a family sociology course, and...
| Oct 7, 2020 | Rights / DemocracySupreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito just issued a statement implying they may seek to overturn the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. That’s a dire threat to civil liberties and families, especially after Trump’s nomination of a hardline...