Climate change catastrophe is imminent, but time remains to reverse course
Climate change is the most important issue of our time. This is a fact that is becoming more and more difficult to ignore every year. California, in particular, has been plagued by droughts and...
Pluralism is the answer to political violence in the Trump era
Political violence in this country is on the rise and the U.S. is in a time of great political extremism. Average American voters on both sides of the political spectrum are taking to the...
Why America needs safe injection sites
The opioid epidemic, which many consider the worst public health crisis in decades, has ravaged the country and left behind the bodies of tens of thousands of Americans. In 2017 alone, more than 70,200...
The Democratic Party’s efforts to sway members of the GOP are likely to fail...
The House of Representatives’ decision to impeach President Donald Trump has caused an uproar in the United States. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, Donald Trump became the third president to be impeached after Andrew...
UCivil war: a message to the striking UCSC graduate students and the administration that...
Drawn by Justus Ross
The University of California (UC) system has been in a state of near-constant strife for the last month and a half. Last month saw...
Big cat controversy: Netflix’s responsibility is to entertain its audiences
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“Tiger King” is one of Netflix’s most entertaining yet controversial true crime documentaries to date. The documentary, which follows the life of former zoo operator,...
Revoking tax exemption status for religious organizations would do more harm than good
Under the United States tax laws, churches are considered public charities. Once filed as a Section 501 organization they are considered a nonprofit and are completely exempt from paying any federal, state, income and...
NBA voter turnout has shown to be effective and influential to a wide range...
Despite the criticism of the true intentions behind the NBA’s active efforts to increase voter turnout, it does not change the fact that they have indeed increased the number of citizens voting in this...
Burning the American flag is the most patriotic thing you can do
To desecrate the flag is the most American thing that any citizen of this nation can do. For in this seemingly heinous act of unpatriotic fervor is the symbolism of why America is an...
Ted Cruz is an embarrassment to the Senate and should resign
Ted Cruz is a disgrace to Texas and to the U.S. Senate. As the Texas power crisis shows how quickly poorly maintained infrastructure can crumble at the hands of intense weather and climate change,...