Wikileaks’ struggle with the government highlights the balance between transparency and privacy in a...
It feels like people have forgotten the events of 2010-11 when an international outcry was sparked by the release of top secret American government documents through Wikileaks, a platform which hackers all over the...
Fact-checking is more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic
NBC News published a story earlier this month with a troubling headline: “African Americans may be dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate. Better data is essential, experts say.” From the first...
It’s time for California to assume a firm stance on climate change readiness
All too often, countless stories are published that highlight the extreme dangers of climate change. In California, residents have experienced the harmful side effects of global warming in the form of intense wildfires and...
Mexican journalists are being murdered while trying to uncover and end corruption in the...
Journalists play a pivotal role in upholding democracy and informing the public. In the United States, journalists are sometimes critiqued or threatened by those with opposing views but these threats rarely turn deadly. In...
Riverside’s city manager contract dispute is a wholly Californian problem
After the Riverside City Council fired former city manager John Russo among controversy over his high salary in April, they shot down a proposal to impose a cap on the city manager’s salary at...
The Supreme Court‘s efforts to dismantle Roe v. Wade are slow but the process...
Amongst the many liberties the U.S. constitution promises its citizens, personal autonomy is perhaps chiefest amongst them. It stands to reason, then, that nobody should have the power to decide what one does with...
The UC must adjust tuition and fee costs to match the quality of education
Yet again, the University of California (UC) has proven itself to be an all-for-profit business, neglecting the needs of their students during a pandemic. Even with a class action lawsuit against the UC, students’...
The key to helping students graduate lies in offering support, not making classes easier
COVID-19 dealt a blow to the California State University system that was felt by faculty and students alike. When students began to drop out or take a year off because of the pandemic for...
Misinformation and hate speech run rampant on Twitter after Musk’s acquisition of the platform
After months of negotiations, billionaire Elon Musk has finally purchased Twitter, appointing himself as the chief moderator of the social media site. Upon his acquisition of the company on Oct. 27, Musk has made...
After gambling with security and federal jobs, Trump has played himself into a corner
On Jan. 25, President Donald Trump surprised the nation in an unexpected decision to end the longest U.S. government shutdown in history for a period of three weeks while continuing to debate border security....