Not a month went by in 2018 in which the words “cancel culture” weren’t brought up in some capacity. The term refers to a widespread internet phenomenon involving the exposure and boycott of a person (or piece of media) that has perpetrated some sort of unsavory act, often by sharing a questionable opinion or behaving problematically.
The most recent example...
The ocean absorbs about 30% of airborne carbon dioxide which results in a reduction in airborne carbon. This sounds good in theory, but it has a drawback; the oceans are becoming more acidic at unprecedented rates. As such, ocean acidification (OA) deserves more attention than it currently receives. Continuous OA could potentially end in the large-scale collapse of coastal...
In the wake of six deaths and hundreds of hospitalizations related to consumption of vaping products, President Donald Trump announced a ban on all flavored e-cigarettes on Sept. 11. Trump has instructed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to have stores and distributors prepare to pull all flavored Juul pods and vape fluid from the shelves. The ban’s announcement...
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 streets with furled fists. Customary political functions have become a battlefield for the far-right and the far-left.
Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president...
The streets of Hong Kong swell with the rage of angry protestors, and that rage doesn’t seem any closer to pacification than it was back when the protests started this past June. Said protestors have a lengthy list of demands and one unified goal in mind: Hong Kong must not surrender its autonomy. Media coverage of the demonstrations has...
The way California funds public education leaves much to be desired. The state has created a system that perpetuates class divides by favoring the rich and neglecting the poor. In the wake of massive teacher strikes and shocking drop out rates we still see an inequitable system standing, unmoved by the human desperation before it. This system must be...
There have been three publicized instances of impeachment proceedings against sitting American presidents: those of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton. While the House of Representatives voted to impeach Johnson and Clinton, the Senate failed to convict them; Nixon resigned before the House could vote on impeachment. While many people may be comfortable leaving these proceedings to history,...
In 2016 the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union by a slim margin in a movement called “Brexit.” Three years have passed since the referendum and still no Brexit. Since the original vote to leave the EU, the British Parliament has voted against every transition plan brought before them. Parliament shut down the EU’s deal and a...
August saw social media lit up with discussion of the Amazon rainforest fires, and one month later those same fires are still burning bright. 80,000 rainforest fires have started in the region since the beginning of January, and Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro has done very little to put them out. The far-right wing former congressman was a vocal advocate...
Trade representatives from the U.S. and China faced off in Washington on Thursday, two months after the leaders of the two countries agreed to resume trade talks during the G20 summit. So far, President Trump has been bullish when asked about the trade war with China; in March, he claimed that “trade wars are good and easy to win.”...