Photo by Natalie Tsur After what seems to be a month’s worth of underrepresentation in western media, the people of Myanmar have taken another step towards making their situation known through music. The military coup that overthrew Myanmar’s Parliament has been in power since Feb. 1 2021, and with their […]
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The USPS is in need of immediate federal support
Photo courtesy of Atomic Taco, Flickr The United States Postal Service has faced problem after problem thanks to the pandemic and a lack of funding. Former president Donald Trump called the USPS “a joke” and vetoed many bills that could have offered billions of dollars in relief to the […]
Trump alludes to future re-election in CPAC speech
Photo courtesy of Michael Vadon, Flickr On Feb. 28, former President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. Typically, the conference is held in National Harbor, Md., but Gov. Larry Hogan forbade the event from occurring in his state due to COVID-19 related concerns. […]
The body inclusivity movement needs to extend to cartoons
Photo courtesy of Luis Alveart, Flickr The idea of beauty is not the same for every person; everyone views it differently. Many young girls, however, are taught from a young age that in order to be seen as beautiful, they must be petite and thin. Today, people are challenging this […]
The silver screen returns to New York upon eased restrictions
Phtoto courtesy of Roey Ahram, Flickr Cinema fans in the city that never sleeps can return to movie theaters on March 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced recently. Movie theaters began to close in New York last March when rates of COVID-19 began to pick up deadly speed in the United […]
LAPD undercuts death of George Floyd with offensive images
Photo courtesy of Lorie Shaull, Flickr Reports indicate that City of Los Angeles Police Department personnel mocked the death of George Floyd with a Valentine-themed image featuring his face and a caption referencing the brutality he endured are disturbing, but not surprising. Floyd died this past summer after a Minneapolis police […]
Texas is unprepared in face of massive snowstorm
Photo courtesy of Matt Johnson, Flickr Last week, millions of Texans were left without power in their homes, leaving them freezing in horrifying conditions. This tragedy caused the deaths of multiple people, with causes ranging from hypothermia to lack of power. Included in Texas’s losses are large quantities of […]
We cannot afford to overlook the Jeep commercial’s message
Photo courtesy of Takahiro Kyono, Flickr Bruce Springsteen was the star of recent Jeep commercial “The Middle,” where he talks about a chapel in Kansas that sits in the middle of the continential 48 states. Springsteen states in this commercial, “There’s a chapel in Kansas standing on the exact center […]
CDC updates guidelines, recommending double masks
Photo courtesy of Chris Zúniga, Flickr New masking recommendations from the CDC have emerged 13 months after COVID-19 was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization. The importance of wearing a mask or cloth face covering was stressed early on, being cited as one of the most important […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene was rightfully removed from her position
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia, Public Domain On Feb. 4, the House of Representatives voted to remove Republican GOP Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments. She was removed because she publicly expressed her beliefs in unconfirmed conspiracy theories as well as her public endorsement of violence against Democrats. […]