Politics

The Borders Between Us

Immigration is top of mind for Americans, as President Trump began cracking down on border…

I Got an X-Men Tattoo to Get Me Through Trump 2.0

Since Trump’s second inauguration, I’ve been in an anxious and depressive spiral. Trump’s executive orders, and many yet-to-be-enacted proposals outlined in Project 2025, personally affect me and my family. As the child of immigrants from China, I am not sure which I’m more afraid of: the ending of birthright citizenship, or the increase in Sinophobic rhetoric across the political landscape resulting in violence or death. 

Performing complicity

I was reading Navalny’s new memoir “Patriot” while flying to New York to see the…

Latino voters deserve respect

Latino voters, particularly Puerto Rican voters, can make all the difference in swing states like Pennsylvania. As the saying goes, “su voto es su voz” or “your vote is your voice.”

Access to science education and safe living environments for all are my goals. Ted Cruz came for me.

It was just before 10 p.m. as I fumbled for my car key in the…

“Enemies Within”: Trump’s Anti-Immigration and Authoritarian Rhetoric

It’s almost Halloween and, this year, I have already been given a real fright. Former…

Empowering Women in Leadership: How to Transform Our Culture to Accept Women Leaders

As a young girl living in the New Jersey suburbs in the 1990s, I ran…

Feminism Owes Us Intersectionality in this Year’s Presidential Election

A meaningful display of intersectionality took place during the women’s NCAA basketball finals and WNBA…

Why Anti-Racism Still Matters

With the country at the precipice of potentially electing the country’s first Black and South…

The Power of Imagination in the Hall of Presidents

The fall in North Texas, where I live, is State Fair season, which means the…

Stop saying DEI like its a bad thing

Since the announcement of President Joe Biden’s endorsement, Vice President Kamala Harris has gained incredible momentum…

Why cultivating mutual respect in elementary schools is so important to preserving democracy

Election year or not, the dissolution of respect in our society is as obvious as…

Political Performative Narcissists are so entertaining – let’s just not vote for them

Nov. 7 is voting day. It’s not the big show, it’s an off-off-Broadway run not…

The Three McCarthys – Who is Pulling the Strings?

I watch in horror as the spotlight highlights the unraveling of Kevin McCarthy, the Speaker…

Misogyny is Fatal: Abortion Bans & Maternal Mortality

Last weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs legislation that overturned Roe v. Wade, severely limiting access to…