The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not offer any national paid maternity or paternity leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 grants 60 percent of American employees only 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave. Eligibility only applies...
Nothing is better after a long, hard week at school than to watch a good movie. Since 1888, movies have been around to provide viewers with an outlet from reality. All genres of film — romance, comedy, drama, mystery, science fiction, action, horror and fantasy —...
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the globe have continued to take to the streets to protest injustices. Here are the ongoing protests of 2020. North America The George Floyd protests have been ongoing across the United States and in over 60 countries...
Dear future president, My name is Avery Wang, and I am an Asian American girl whose family originates from Taiwan. I was born in America, but being Asian and female in this country, I have experienced racial and gender inequalities. This comes with being treated...
We knew a pandemic was coming, and we could have been ready for it. "Exploring Lessons Learned from a Century of Outbreaks: Readiness for 2030" was published on May 8, 2019, just a few months before COVID-19 broke out in Wuhan, China. The report discussed the many...
Senator John McCain was a remarkable maverick, often crossing the floor in order to stand up for his beliefs. He helped pass innumerable pieces of bipartisan legislation throughout his career. He leaves behind a legacy of reconciliation, a stellar model for rising...
Waving the Stars and Stripes and singing the Star-Spangled Banner, the Hong Kong protesters beg President Trump to liberate Hong Kong. Is it possible that Hong Kong is the American Revolution of the 21st century? In fact, like the American Revolution, which was...
News sources report daily on President Trump ordering American companies to return, putting tariffs on all sorts of Chinese goods, trying in vain to lower United States currency, and so on. The trade war, however, didn’t just suddenly appear out of nowhere--it is...
Our country is fractured. The legislation is severed, and the differences between a liberal and conservative voter are strikingly polarizing. Some argue that our country cannot function if everyone defends their differing politics like sports teams, advocating for a...
I have spent many nights like these. Swaddled in my compulsory need to read and several layers of blankets, I scroll to the next article and ready to envelop myself in the comforting lilt of words. There is an innate and almost childlike joy in these stolen late-night...
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