Opinion

We are, unfortunately, in a time in which most Americans would not be able to answer basic questions about their government. According to Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, only about a quarter of Americans can name all three of the branches of government. The state of South Dakota is working to […]

In 2007, when Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone, he said, “Every once in a while, a product comes along that changes everything.” Twelves years later, the question is not whether or not he was right. Instead, the question is whether or not we like the way we’ve changed. When you wake up, what is […]

Here’s the thing: feminism affects everybody. Men. Women. Children. Non-binary individuals. It doesn’t matter. Feminism has an impact on us all. But something that often is not given attention is the concept of intersectional feminism. Intersectional feminism is the idea that feminism affects not just cis-gendered, middle class, white women–but people from many diverse backgrounds […]

In the United States, watching the Super Bowl is as important to some families as Christmas. Similarly, in most countries in the world, the World Cup takes precedence and elicits a sense of community, rivalry and ultimately excitement or disappointment, comparable to what is felt watching the final two national football teams go head-to-head in […]

It wasn’t long ago, and I remember being told, time and time again, that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) was the future. If a person wanted a job, they should first get a degree in STEM, then work in the technology field. That’s where the money was going to be. That’s where opportunity lay. […]

Black history in America is often reduced to a handful of memorable moments and events. In Black history, this includes the Underground Railroad, the famous “I Have A Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Selma to Montgomery March.  But these are only a few events to remember. Carter G. Woodson, a […]

Ellen Page didn’t rise to fame right away, and she deserves much more recognition than she gets. First appearing on Canadian television as a young child, and appearing the Lifetime movie Homeless to Harvard, her first main role was in a 2005 independent thriller, “Hard Candy.” Her first big-budget film was a year later when […]

“The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” are able to strum up nearly 8 million viewers per week to watch two people fall in love. “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, a show perhaps about family but on the surface certainly seems like a show about rich people living their richest lives, brings in 1.3 million people per week to E! Network. […]