School choice has become a highly polarizing topic in the US over the last decade. What was once a fringe policy debated in select circles was pushed into the national spotlight by the Trump administration and the COVID pandemic. Following campaign promises to expand...
In May 2021, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)— one of the largest humane societies in the world —found that 1 in 5 American households acquired a pet over the course of the pandemic. The rise in household pets–while wonderful for...
Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental human right. The United Nations Human Rights Office recognizes six key elements of water sanitation – availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability, quality, and safety – that governments are obliged by...
When the media highlights stories of domestic violence, they often tell a sensationalized story designed to simply capture the public’s attention. Their depictions of violence frequently fall into traps of victim-blaming and stereotypes surrounding what domestic abuse...
On Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser won the city’s Democratic primary, all but guaranteeing her re-election in November. If she is reelected, she would be the second mayor in city history to achieve three consecutive terms; tying with the...
With the announcement of a vaccine in the works, HIV could become a thing of the past. However, if HIV policies continue to ignore the current racial gaps in treatment and prevention, their outcomes will be nothing short of failure.
Preserving family bonds should be of the utmost importance to domestic lawmakers, organizers, parents, and the international community. Above all else, the termination of child custody during parental incarceration must not be permanent and irreversible.
The Expanded Child Tax Credit deserves to live well beyond the COVID crisis and serve as the foundation for our future efforts to combat childhood poverty.
Innocence on death row is perpetuated by racism, bias, and the presumption of guilt. Policymakers must confront these disparities and abolish the death penalty.