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How Youngkin Won and What it Means
By Sean Chopra It is often said that the Virginia governor's race offers a small but accurate glimpse into what will happen in the national midterm elections the following year. If this is the case, then November 2, 2021, should make Democrats especially nauseous. Glenn Youngkin, who up until recently was known only to the… -
Can We Normalize Periods Already?
Can We Normalize Periods Already? By Lara Briggs, Featured Writer Artwork by Mingyi Suo, Staff Artist Mindlessly scrolling through Instagram one day, I found myself watching a banal "what's in my bag" video that made me pause. The unknown bag owner had labeled a small pouch as "women's products." Either the video creator had used this… -
Why are Some Americans STILL not Vaccinated?
By Tyler Quigley art by Jinny Park Given that, as of September 16th, 2021, 64.1% of Americans have received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine and that 54.7% are fully vaccinated, many people, including myself, are pondering one specific question: why is that number not higher? There are some obvious answers to… -
SCOTUS Taking Another Look at Abortion
By Justin Rockaway image provided by Flickr under the Creative Commons License The recent signing of TX SB8, or the "Texas Heartbeat Act", has garnered national media attention after the split-decision denial of the Supreme Court to grant an injunction that would block the enforcement of the controversial abortion bill. In essence, the act… -
Qatar: More Involved Than You Think
By Jordan Simmons image provided by Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons License August 16th, 2021. Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Masses of people flood the airport's only runway and Western officials scramble to get more planes to the airport of the fallen capital. In total, about 116,700 will end up being… -
Why Democrats Must Act on Infrastructure
By Josh DeLuca image provided by Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons License In the never-ending chess match that is our current political environment, political actors have two modes: the pursuit of power and the exercise of power. While being in power is the ultimate goal, in many senses, the pursuit of power is…
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