By Christ-Shamma Matalbert — For decades, laws, such as the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA), have created a social construction that labels immigrants to the United States as criminal aliens.
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The Relationship Between State-Level Gun Policies and Gun Deaths
By Christ-Shamma Matalbert — In the U.S., state governments are the primary regulators of firearms. On average, the gun death rates in states with strong gun laws are a fraction of those in states with weak gun regulations. It’s well beyond time that these demonstrated, lifesaving solutions are instituted across America.
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How Effective is Digital Activism?
By Christ-Shamma Matalbert — Digital activism often generates the most considerable success when it’s used as a complementary tool to offline activities or is used as the introductory method to encourage people to engage in offline activities.
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Beyond Gay Marriage: Why the LGBTQ Community Needs Urgent Action
By Gaspard Delaoustre — Their names were Lexi, Monika, Dustin, Nina, Tony, Summer – all were transgender women and men or nonbinary individuals, and all were killed in 2020. Last year, at least 45 trans and nonbinary people were murdered – a gut-wrenching increase from 2019.
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Did You Know That Your Tax Dollars Are Contributing to Police Brutality?
by Christ-Shamma Matalbert, resident editor & columnist Minorities, specifically African-Americans, have a long history of being disproportionately affected by the very “policing” structure that protects others. The United States Constitution states that “all men are created equal,” however, the American police system has continuously demeaned minorities and has not treated them equally due to the […]
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The Militarization of America’s Police Force
by Mikaela Calcagni, JLC ’22 Police officers dressed in armored military gear, spraying crowds of protesters with tear gas and riding in armored military vehicles, became a common image since the country-wide protests that began as a result of the police killing of George Floyd in late May. However, this behavior from police is not […]
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COVID-19 Exposes Inhumanity in the Social Justice System
Call to Action and Curving the Spread of COVID-19 by Christ-Shamma Matalbert, resident editor & columnist COVID-19 has and continues to impact each of us differently; however, the pandemic has further revealed how the United States has continuously failed to address the country’s disparities. COVID-19 has shown Americans that minority communities are the most vulnerable and […]
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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Must be Equitable and Cooperative
by Samuel Murray, columnist The COVID-19 pandemic may feel like it is never going to end. In the United States alone, we are seeing a surge larger than ever, with over the 150,000 new cases daily hitting most severely across middle America and growing in the Northeast and West. However, a recent development may completely […]
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We May Be on the Cusp of Substantive Drug Policy Reform
by Samuel Murray, columnist The 2020 election has brought high levels of anxiety, longer than normal vote counts, and a massive voter turnout. Both candidates have received more votes than any other presidential candidate in United States’ history, beating former President Obama’s record in 2008. One benefit that may come out of this election cycle, […]
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Reimagining American Policing
by Samuel Murray, columnist The United States may be undergoing the largest civil rights movement in American history. The Black Lives Matter protests, beginning on May 26 and surging in June, emerged in response to the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the murder of a jogger Ahmed Arbury, and the racial profiling […]
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