by Grayson Lewis (staff writer) On May 4th, 1989, two older boys convinced Joe Sullivan to rob a house with them in their town. The three boys robbed the house while the resident was not there and left, but later that day, someone broke into the house and sexually assaulted the woman who lived there….

by Inara Jain (staff writer) Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – in that order are the three most fundamental and unalienable rights one has, according to the United States Declaration of Independence. The crux of the American lifestyle and ideals is freedom. Historically, great progress has been made by activist groups in the…

by Blaise Stone (staff writer) There continues to be disparities in acquired wealth disproportionately hurting those who are a part of marginalized social groups. This continues to widen the gap between rich and poor– where exploitation and corruption fills our capitalized society. The top 10 percent of Americans own approximately 75% of the country’s wealth,…

by Joe Wright The pandemic has once again shown us that capitalism is a disease.  Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been once again shown that capitalism does not serve the wishes of those who hold it up, but rather the rich, who steal and leach off of those who labor. During…

by Akshat Sharma (staff writer) During the pandemic, hate crimes against people of Asian descent, especially those of East Asian descent, skyrocketed. Even the FBI had warned at the start of the pandemic that it expected hate crimes to increase. It didn’t help either that former President Trump called Covid-19 “Kung flu” and “China virus”,…

by Frankie DeFaria (staff writer) Roe v. Wade is probably one of the few US Supreme Court cases that most, if not all, Americans know by name. In 1973, the Court made a landmark decision which ruled that the Constitution protects a pregnant individual’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without government restriction. Since…

by Frankie DeFaria (staff writer) The right to vote is arguably the largest responsibility that we have as American citizens, yet, for millions that right is slowly being stripped away as state legislation passes voter suppression laws. This has led to a nationwide obstacle for eligible voters trying to exercise one of their greatest fundamental…

by Abby Walden (staff writer) American Independence: the thing that supposedly makes America so great. But great for who? 2021 has been the worst year in recent history for LGBTQ legislation with 17 anti-LGBTQ bills passed by May–more than the last three years combined. Many of these bills target transgender people despite the swearing in…

by Frankie DeFaria (staff writeer) Our independence is defined by our individuality– who we are and where we come from– and how we interact with others. In order to understand both, we have to look at every aspect of our identity in conjunction with society and the communities associated. When we do that, we realize…