Two Parties, yet No Food for the People
George Washington was right. The father of our country predicted riots, gridlock and corruption stemming from loyalty to political parties over loyalty to
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AuthorSparky Mitra
We Reacted to the Scenes
But education failed to prevent the act. Bigotry took the reins. And quite literally…lashed out. With a crumbling government and devastating earthquakes first
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Enough to Oust Them, But Not Stall Their Jousts for Power
We must reconcile the multiple personas of public figures to make proper evaluations. Often political positions are enough for us to reject a
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Musings from the Museum: The Indian Government Has Failed its People
Our present is tomorrow’s history. As such, it deserves equal scrutiny. Leaders around the world have long relied on misinformation to hold onto
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Conditional Constitutionality
Cruel and unusual punishment prevailed as the Supreme Court addressed juvenile detention. On April 22, 2021, in a majority 6–3 vote, the Supreme
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Growing Complacent
To keep the powerful accountable, we must link individual issues to a systemic problem. Asian hate? Overlooked. Black lives? Overlooked. Workers’ rights? Overlooked.
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Twisted into a Burden
The ability to hijack power is not a strength. On March 13, women united in London to honor their fallen sister, Sarah Everard,
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Musings from the Museum: In Close Range
Looking back at events this past week and this week in recent history as we learn to address criminal justice Past mistakes are
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Musings from the Museum: Lost Connection
COVID-19 rendered school too unsafe. So I tuned in virtually. But this week even our screens went black as Texas battled a crisis.
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Musings from the Museum: Our Guiding Lights Are Flickering Out
Another week of ours, another week in history. This past week, we marveled at the resolve of school-shooting survivor David Hogg as he
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