Cancers are sensitive. Virgos are uptight. Leos are passionate. Everyone is uncertain. Throughout history, humans have placed varying amounts of faith in the unknown. Whether that be the vengeful gods of Ancient Greece or the Catholic saints who still maintain relevance in some cultures, the belief that there is something beyond what we can sense […]
Tag: Pandemic
A Tale of Two Cities and Their Homelessness Crises During COVID-19
New York and San Francisco have quite the reputations for their homeless populations, but there is one key difference between these two cities. Although New York City has a similar rate of homelessness to San Francisco, only 5% of homeless New Yorkers were unsheltered in 2020. On the other hand, nearly 75% of San Francisco’s […]
Russia’s Losing Fight Against the Coronavirus
Much of the world is facing the beginnings of a post-pandemic world. While countries are starting to return to a semblance of normalcy given high vaccination rates, Russia is going into lockdown. The 25th of October marked a new somber milestone—what Russians refer to as “анти-рекорд” (anti-record)—of 37,930 cases in 24 hours. The day also […]
A Time for Triage: Hospitals Need to Reserve Beds for Patients Who Are Vaccinated
Hospitals across the country are filling up and reaching their full capacities yet again. An Alabama man named Ray DeMonia was turned away from 43 hospitals due to lack of capacity and ultimately died in an ICU 200 miles away from his home. After his death, his family pleaded for people to get vaccinated to […]
America’s Epidemic of Antidepressants
Although the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. appears to be in sight, the mental health consequences of the pandemic, as well as rising rates of antidepressant use in the past decade, reveal another public health crisis. Antidepressant use has skyrocketed since 1999, leading it to become one of the most popular types […]
The Future of the Real Estate Industry…Is Virtual?
When we think of real estate, we think of homes, skyscrapers, and other buildings. These physical spaces, while a large part of real estate, are not all-inclusive of the magnitude of impact that the real estate industry has on a vast grouping of people. Historically, the real estate market has been known to fluctuate and […]
A Yes to Vaccine Passports Means a Safer Return to Normalcy
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called it, “Biden’s mark of the beast” and a form of “corporate communism.” Weeks later, Rep. Madison Cawthorn compared it to the way Hitler required all Jews wear the Star of David band on their right arms. The executive order President Biden signed in January, which, among other measures aimed at […]
The Paradox Between Pension and Promise
This last year has resurfaced issues leading to greater action towards change and exposed new crises that have left Americans feeling fearful of change. The Black Lives Matter movement protested the murder of George Floyd and advocated for the defunding of the police. At the same time, the high-risk environment that healthcare professionals and teachers […]
Ditching the Model Minority Myth
Since the 1960s, Asian Americans have been upheld as the ideal immigrant. As one 1986 CNN article put it, “they are smarter and better educated and making more money than everyone else.” At a time characterized by the Civil Rights Movement and contentious race relations between white and black Americans, the popularization of Asian American […]
Everything You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine: Part 2
It’s over in a second. A quick prick and then you’re done. You don’t feel any different in the moment, but that tiny shot has such far-reaching implications. It symbolizes the pandemic slowly grinding to a halt. For me, getting vaccinated was like finally being able to breathe fresh air after a year. It gave […]