Jun 9, 2015 | Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (June 9, 2015) Note: This article discusses themes of suicide and police abuse. On Sunday, Kalief Browder took his own life. You may have first heard about Kalief Browder last April, after the New Yorker obtained exclusive footage of the then...
May 29, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, Marijuana Legalization and the War on Drugs, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (May 29, 2015) At a time when the Republican Party has developed a reputation for voting and thinking in lockstep, it is worth noting that Kentucky’s Sen. Rand Paul has a surprisingly bipartisan appeal, which is becoming an important part of his...
May 27, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Libertarianism, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (May 27, 2015) While Rand Paul’s name often appears on lists of leading Republican presidential nominees, his well-known libertarian streak is often cited as a prime reason why he most likely won’t be nominated. His National Security Agency...
Apr 30, 2015 | Class Issues, Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, General Advice, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (April 30, 2015) Language matters, and in light of how frequently the word “thug” is used as a substitute for outright racial slurs, it’s time for everyone to eliminate it from their vocabulary when discussing the Baltimore protests. It may not...
Apr 28, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Immigration, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Daily Dot (April 28, 2015) If the recent polls are to be believed, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is all but guaranteed to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2016. The Hill, a prominent Beltway blog, reports that Rubio is besting his Republican...
Apr 28, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, General Advice, Race and Racism
Published: Good Men Project (April 28, 2015) Matthew Rozsa argues that it’s time for Americans to pay their debt to non-whites suffering from racial discrimination. If Americans truly wish to eradicate the scourge of racial oppression from our nation, we must start by...
Apr 27, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Jewish Experiences, Race and Racism, Salon.com
Published: Salon (April 27, 2015) You know it's bad when you see how "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" is his most empathetic recent comedy. Adam Sandler is probably not a racist, but his movies definitely have a long history of racial insensitivity. If anything,...
Mar 30, 2015 | Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (March 30, 2015) Those with power must be held accountable for how they use it. This may seem like a self-evident proposition, but it is actually facing a considerable challenge in Texas right now. If passed, a new bill sponsored by Rep. Jason...
Mar 25, 2015 | Civil Liberties, General Advice, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (March 25, 2015) Whether it's Reddit trolls or real-life ones, freedom of speech in the Internet age can be very unpleasant. The Supreme Court is currently preparing to hear a controversial case about whether the government of Texas has the right...
Mar 16, 2015 | Civil Liberties, Education, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (March 16, 2015) co-author Tillie Adelson To understand why the University of Oklahoma was wrong to expel the students responsible for singing a racist chant (as well as disband the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter on their campus), it is first...