California has some of the most stringent gun-control laws in the country, and yet it can’t seem to get out from under the pandemic of gun violence. In the last week of September, six people were injured at a school shooting in Oakland and a fifteen year old girl was shot in San Bernardino during a confrontation with law...
The United States, among many other regions of the world, is currently witnessing the effects of late-stage capitalism, one of which is in the form of increasingly unstable labor relations. The Great Resignation and quiet quitting are some of the familiar integral progressions of this conflict as workers stand up against the exploitative nature of work culture. The system...
On September 27, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the “pink tax” — the practice of imposing different prices for similar consumer products, often toiletries and other necessities, based on gender. Drafted by assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, AB 1287 is the latest in a long list of legislative efforts going back to 1957 seeking to address ongoing gender-based...
Dating practices have gone through a series of changes over the last century. More traditional practices, such as recommendations from close friends or family, are losing traction, meanwhile the more modern practices of finding someone through dating apps like Hinge or Bumble are rampant as ever. Though the resurgence of matchmaking is prominent as the media comes out with...
The Supreme Court has been in the spotlight recently, and not for any good reasons. The recent actions of the Court have raised debate about its institutional integrity — whether or not the institution acts within an ethical code and holds positive values. This means the court should act on the basis of constitutionality.
Considering that the basis of their...
The use of affirmative action has long been debated over, especially whether it should be used when examining applicants for higher education. In 1996, this practice was banned in California making it so that colleges and universities could not use a student’s race when looking at their application. This ban was done to help reduce racial discrimination, but has...
Most, if not all, travel in the United States almost always requires a car, even for something as mundane as buying food or going to the convenience store. Anyone that has no access to a car will have to brave the pedestrian-unfriendly, untraversable urban landscape. It isn’t uncommon for many city-dwellers to face this problem daily. Cars aren’t for...
On September 13, 2022, Mahsa Zhina Amini was arrested by the “morality police” of Iran due to the fact that she was “improperly” wearing her hijab. The young 22 year old was on vacation with her family when she was taken away to a “re-education camp” where she later passed away three days after falling into an injury induced...
In August 1964, the United States publicly declared involvement in the Vietnam War. This was a historical period for television, as the number of Americans who owned a television skyrocketed, and soon everyone had easy access to one. This meant that television stations were suddenly desperate to have the most exciting stories. Unlike the news that was shown of...
With midterms around the corner, the United States must weigh in on a crucial impending decision that has the potential to alter the lives of many: the question of whether people under the age of 18, even as young as 16, should be allowed to vote in national elections.
Society not only expects young people to know how to make...