By Christopher Tan (PZ ’21) Regardless of the results of November’s election, Donald Trump’s legacy will extend far beyond his first term. He has appointed hundreds of judges in America’s lower districts and circuit courts throughout his presidency. And most recently, for the third time in four years, he has nominated his pick to the Supreme Court. He ought to consider himself...
By Cade Novara (PO ’23) For the past eight months, the country has been ravaged by the coronavirus. The lack of a cohesive, coordinated response from the government has left the United States with nearly 8 million cases and 217,000 deaths from the virus. Despite claims that the virus does not discriminate among groups, it has become increasingly evident that this is not the case...
By Andy Xu (PO ’24) The Race for a Vaccine Imagine you’re asked to be among one of the first recipients of the FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine. You might consider refusing and, as of now, that decision wouldn’t be uncommon. In fact, over two-thirds of Americans say that they intend to forgo such a vaccine in its early stages of release. The findings suggest a growing mistrust of the Trump...
By Kenyamarie Mahone (PO ’23) Rap has always been protest music. Sprouted in the soil of the civil rights movement and War on Drugs, rap functions as a platform for African Americans to express frustration with institutional and interpersonal oppression. The caricature-like portrayal of black men in the music industry relies heavily on stereotypes of criminality and hyper-sexuality that...
By Jon Burkart (PO ’24) Before a crowd in Pittsburgh, Joe Biden promised voters: “I am not banning fracking. Let me say that again: I am not banning fracking.” It’s no wonder then, that running-mate Senator Kamala Harris was quick to reiterate Biden’s stance during the October 8th Vice-Presidential debate. The industry that employs nearly 32,000 people in Pennsylvania alone has...
By Ebere Amadi (PO ’22) On Wednesday, October 7th at 6 PM PST, The U.S. Vice Presidential Debate kicked off with Californian Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Pence clashing in Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah. Senator Harris spent the duration of the debate defending the Presidential nominee Joe Biden and hitting the Trump administration for their poor response to the...
By Jon Burkart (PO ’24) “A $1.5 trillion crisis” “…exceeds accumulated car loans and even credit card debt” “…43 million Americans held federal student loans” “…roughly seven million borrowers are in default” Year after year, these punchy phrases populate news headlines, underscoring the unending...
By Faven Brook (Occidental ’21) Guest ContributorThe police are killing Black women. However, while everyone seems to remember cases of Black men killed by the police, everyone seems to forget the names and stories of Black women, especially Black trans women, who face the same fate. Unfortunately, that is nothing new. Breonna Taylor’s unjust death is a poignant reminder of this reality...
By Edward Jung (PO ’22) Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become an increasingly dominant player in the field of marketability within business. A self-regulating business model first explored by business professor Archie B. Carroll in his article “The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility,” CSR aimed to assist executives in understanding their firms’ responsibilities to society, in...
Guest Contributors Anubhav Das and Winy Daigavane, National University of Advanced Legal Studies In January 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was reported. In the five months since, it has spread all over the world. Around the world, public health officials have enacted stringent measures to mitigate the impact of the virus. However, deaths continue to be on the rise, and countries face...
