As the eldest daughter, I’ve always felt the responsibility to “fix” certain problems in my family. Whether that be solving behavioral disputes between my younger siblings or taking responsibility for “adult” chores, problem-solving became instinctual when I felt the pressure of an unresolved issue. If my mom were having trouble balancing filing taxes and making […]
Tag: politics
Your Romantic Getaway Is Not As Far As You Think It Is
Love: the most complicated, confusing, boundless, impassioned concept of our time. Of any time, really. We make a fool of ourselves for love, chasing even the idea of it when we cannot possibly find a better alternative to our desires. For many of us, we prefer watching love from the sidelines, living vicariously through the […]
A Filipino Take on Game of Thrones
The President and Vice President of the Philippines are currently at war with each other in a feud that seeks to burn the entire nation. In 2021, Ferdinand Bong Bong Marcos formed an alliance with Sara Duterte in one of the most peculiar political match ups of the twenty-first century. They would go on to […]
San Francisco’s Congressional Race May Predict the Future of the Democratic Party
San Francisco may be a bellwether for November’s midterms, and the future of the Democratic Party. Last November, when U.S. Representative and former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced her long-anticipated retirement, she vacated a seat held for nearly four decades, and gave San Franciscan voters a once-in-a-generation choice. As the growing shadow of […]
Russia’s Human Assembly Line
Russia has never been busier — or more exhausted. After three years of war, the Kremlin boasts record-low unemployment and record-high labor shortages. Factories can’t find welders, farms can’t find drivers, and the defense industry is devouring what’s left of the civilian workforce. The result is an economy that runs without advancing — its motion […]
Living in Fear: The Human Cost of Trump’s Deportation Agenda
“My biggest fear is seeing her one morning and not knowing if she’ll come back.” This fear and daily uncertainty is a sentiment shared by the 5.8 million households in the United States that are home to at least one undocumented immigrant, amidst the second term of President Donald Trump. As of 2023, California had […]
Carceral Muscle Memory: How LA Has Failed Its Pursuits of Criminal Justice
The LA County Sheriff’s Department has over a decade of reported “gangs” that physically abuse inmates. In 2011, ACLU Southern California released a report that found deputy gangs “thrive” inside LA County jails. In 2023, the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission released a report making the same allegations, saying: “The Department currently contains several active groups […]
Your Party, Their Problems
Only two months after its founding, MP Zarah Sultana was already calling the UK’s newest political party a “sexist boys’ club.” Her antagonism was surprising given that, along with the well-known socialist Jeremy Corbyn, she was one of its founders. Their endeavor, currently known as “Your Party,” was founded earlier this year as a left-wing […]
The Beast The Right Built
At long last, MrBeast may have gone too far. His Sept. 27 video “Would You Risk Dying For $500,000?” poses the question to professional stuntman Eric, who is put through a variety of fire-related “death traps.” Eric begins the video in a burning building, tied to a chair, and must fight his way out, scooping […]
The Enlightenment Gone Dark
Liberalism is the tie that binds the nation. It is imperfect – it has frayed and nearly come undone numerous times throughout history. Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, centuries of spilled blood and enormous intellectual heft have to fulfill its essential pronouncement: that all men are created equal. It has taken generations […]