As COVID-19 continues its rampage across the United States, infecting over 17 million and killing over 300,000 Americans, according to The New York Times, more and more outbreaks are being linked to ICE detention centers. For reference, ICE, Immigration and Customs...
Following the election of Donald P. Wagner to the Orange County Board of Supervisors in 2019, Christina Shea assumed the role of Irvine Mayor on April 3, 2019. Shea has been involved in Irvine politics for almost three decades, being first elected to the Irvine City...
The last words of George Floyd’s as former Officer Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis Police Department murdered Floyd by putting his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes are bone chilling. “I can’t breathe.” The era of slavery and Jim Crow was defined by...
Unjustified is a podcast that examines the injustices embedded within each step of the criminal justice system and the stories of those whose lives have been irrevocably changed by it. In this first episode of Unjustified, we examine the story of Kenneth Young who was...
Shortly after the 2014 elections, Senator Bernie Sanders admonished the country, saying “Americans should be embarrassed,” according to the Guardian. In a 2014 Op-Ed for the Guardian, Sanders wrote that the low voter turnout “was an international disgrace.” Indeed, it...
Whether you are watching the TV, reading the newspaper, or just conversing with your family and friends, the word Wuhan seems to inevitably find its way in any of those situations. But, why? Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei Province, is speculated to be...
As Martin Luther King Jr. said, “returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper to a night already devoid of stars.” This exemplifies my position regarding the barbaric nature of capital punishment. The death penalty was used during the Reign of...
The American Flag is arguably the most recognized symbol of justice, freedom, and democracy around the world. However, many injustices often go unnoticed within America’s borders. Ironically, one of those injustices has to do directly with our system of criminal...
Andrew Yang, a name that has almost become synonymous with free money, is one of the most interesting candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Yang, an entrepreneur and founder of the non-profit organization Venture For America, has taken the internet...
The United States of America is considered to be the flag-bearer of democracy around the world and this belief is said to carry over into our justice system. One of the most sacred principles in our justice system is the presumption of innocence and that the...
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