After a long, demoralizing, and deadly few months, the Biden administration has taken on a new strategy for propelling the country out of the clutches of COVID-19. President Biden did the right thing in acknowledging vaccine mandates as the only possible way forward; implementing them despite significant pushback is a feat of both public health competence and human empathy.
— Mia Young
Read MoreIt’s long past time to teach stories like my grandfather’s. Doing so can help today’s farmworkers who deserve better treatment and a pathway to citizenship for keeping America fed amidst a pandemic.
— Nick Gonzalez
Read MoreAs America marks the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, bearing witness to the lives lost that day must transcend personal opinions on the cultural and political aftermath of the attacks.
— Eric Bazail-Eimil
Read MoreWhile the accomplishments of the Biden Administration in the first 100 days have been promising, the administration faces an uphill battle on the road to recovery.
— Takuya Amagai
Read MoreAmerica prides itself on being one of the world’s oldest and strongest democracies, but the filibuster undermines the most central tenet of our government: majority rule.
— Lindsey Gradowski
Read MoreThe Biden Administration and Democrats in the U.S. Senate must move as quickly as possible to nominate and confirm as many judges as they can, pushing the Federal Judiciary in a more progressive direction.
— Takuya Amagai
Read MoreAlthough President Biden announced that he will increase the refugee cap again, the administration must take more direct action to ensure that refugees across the world can and will receive the help they need.
— Ritika Manathara
Read MoreAs countries turn increasing attention towards the Arctic, it is time for the United States to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea to add much needed legitimacy to its territorial claims in the region.
— Claire Cutler
Read MoreAs the Republican Party fails to define what it stands for in the post-Trump era, the GOP needs to stop crying wolf and begin building the party into a facts-based entity.
— Junior Mwemba
Read MoreWith China’s political, economic, and military rise in recent years, the U.S. appears to have found its new foe for justifying a bloated and unnecessary military budget that jeopardizes world peace.
— Nicolas Gardner
Read MoreThe growth of online and grassroots funding has helped both Democrats and Republicans tremendously, but this trend comes with new challenges.
— Andrew Morin
Read MoreAs more frequent and intense natural disasters drive migrants from their homes in unprecedented numbers, today’s crisis at the southwest border will pale in comparison to the potential disaster that awaits inaction.
— Carly Kabot
Read MoreAs the Biden administration tackles climate change, investing in cheap, scalable and environmentally sustainable energy storage will be key to America’s success.
— Zega Ras-Work
Read MoreThe Atlanta shooting has highlighted America’s reckoning with racism targeted toward Asians. Nonetheless, it is critical we do not haphazardly ignore the intersectional issue of violence against women, nor irresponsibly conflate individuals of Asian descent with policies of Asian states.
— Robin Huang
Read MoreIf America wants to honor its moral commitment to being a safe haven, the US government must recommit to refugee resettlement by raising the refugee cap to the 1980 level or higher.
— Nicolas Gardner
Read MoreSchools must go beyond the textbook to teach about Black history. Statewide curriculums on slavery, the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement don’t go far enough.
— Ritika Manathara
Read MoreTwo recent House votes demonstrate the conflicts between Republican party traditions and Trumpism for elected officials.
— Alex Seitel
Read MoreThe freakish weather Texas experienced last week offered the state a taste of how serious climate disaster really is. To make progress, we have to change the narrative of climate change being a future problem.
— Alannah Nathan
Read MoreFor the Democratic Party, a big tent is necessary to maintain a governing coalition. Unless Democrats can win red and purple states, the party will be stuck with bare majorities or worse.
— Andrew Morin
Read MoreAfter years of defending Trump, many Republicans are left questioning what their party stands for. Reforms are desperately needed to undo the damage of the Trump era, but equally as important is the call to challenge what our political parties mean today.
— Sophie Tafazzoli
Read More
