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Anniversary of Martial Law Declaration in the Philippines

As Philippines starts gearing up for its next presidential election, Nadia Babar and Minahil Rafay look back on Ferdinand Marcos’ long dictatorial rule, 49 years after the declaration of martial law in the country.

Continue reading 21 September 2021

Good News Monday 20.02.2021

Long time no see! We’re back with another post to brighten your Monday!

Continue reading 20 September 2021

Suicide Prevention Week

“Every year, more people die as a result of suicide than HIV, malaria or breast cancer – or war and homicide” (WHO). This year, suicide prevention week falls on September 5 – September 11.

Continue reading 10 September 2021

Brazil Independence Day

Happy Brazilian Independence Day!

Continue reading 7 September 2021

Suicide Prevention Week

Mental illness can be hard, but you don’t have to go through it alone.

Continue reading 7 September 2021

What is happening in Afghanistan?

In the past few weeks, global news has been overwhelmed with the situation in Afghanistan and the Taliban. However, in case you missed the news on more than 20 years of US intervention in Afghanistan and the current crisis that it has brought about or just need a refresher, continue reading to find more about What is happening in Afghanistan?

Continue reading 1 September 2021

Trans Empowerment

We love when @transgender_empowerment lights up our newsfeed! Let’s not forget our queer and trans community in all conversations around equality and justice.

Continue reading 26 August 2021

Back to School Season

Schools are reopening (online / in person) & we all remember what it was like being a student…

Continue reading 25 August 2021

An Open Letter to The Grind

An Open Letter to The Grind from Anonymous

Continue reading 24 August 2021

Good News Monday 23.08.2021

Happy Monday everyone!

Continue reading 23 August 2021

Pakistan Independence Day

Best, Joint Narrative.

Continue reading 22 August 2021

Donations for Afghanistan

We’ve done the research for you and these sources are reliable! It breaks our hearts to do yet another one of these posts, but we will not stop till all are free.

Continue reading 21 August 2021

The Hypocrisy of Priti Patel

“Corruption and scandal from the UK government is nothing new. Those of us above the approximate age of 35 will remember it well from the pre-Tony Blair days as well. Despite Tony Blair being pretty conservative for a Labour party guy, he was hailed as a breath of fresh air after a period rife with smoke and mirrors, controversy, and acrid political corruption. 

“Now, post-Brexit, mid-pandemic, the ghosts of the old Tory values of the eighties are afoot once again. It’s merely the faces that have changed.”  

In “The Hypocrisy of Priti Patel” Nadia Babar discusses the UK Home Secretary’s background and recent political turmoil.

Continue reading 19 August 2021

Afghan Independence Day

The dark cloud of Taliban rule once-again shadows this Independence day for Afghans.

Continue reading 19 August 2021

Good News Monday 16.08.2021

Here’s your weekly reminder to take a breather once in a while and look at the brighter side of things in life.

Continue reading 16 August 2021

Climate Change

We know, you’ve seen it before, but it’s REALLY bad & we can’t stop ignoring it. Take it from our Twittersphere scientist

Continue reading 9 August 2021

Good News Monday 09.08.2021

With the release of the UN’s damning climate report today, we’ve brought you some positive environmental news and more from last week!

Continue reading 9 August 2021

Pakistani Olympic Athletes

This Olympic Season we take a look at some Pakistani athletes taking part in the 2021 Olympics.

Continue reading 8 August 2021

Turkey Wildfires

Our thoughts are with Turkey as the wildfire continues to spread. You will find a gofundme page in the last slide, please make sure to donate!

Continue reading 8 August 2021

Sidelined Genocide: The Fate of China’s Ughyer Muslims

Genocide is often seen as a “never again”. A horror written down in our history books, the atrocities of a society we’ve outgrown. We are wiser now. We know how wrong it is. We won’t ever stand by as whole peoples are erased.

And yet the atrocities of the past are repeated yet again, this time in Chinese internment camps. Read more about the Ughyer Muslims and the genocide being carried out by the Chinese government in this riveting article by Rania Hassan.

Continue reading 5 August 2021

The Evolution of Social Movements

Social movements are as commonplace as most things. At any given moment, any one of us may be a part of two or more. How did it come to be this way? Read more to find out in this article by Sereen Yusuf.

Continue reading 28 July 2021

An Account of What’s Happening in Georgia (Part 2)

What should have been a celebration of love turned into a vicious bloodbath & has not received enough attention on social media. Here is what happened in Georgia earlier this month during Pride Week. Read our previous post here for Part 1.

Continue reading 26 July 2021

An Account of What’s Happening in Georgia (Part 1)

What should have been a celebration of love turned into a vicious bloodbath & has not received enough attention on social media. Here is what happened in Georgia earlier this month during Pride Week.

Continue reading 22 July 2021

Here is What’s Happening in Bahria Town

While Bahria Town is a fully functional development, we cannot forget how it started and what it truly is.

Here is a breakdown of what’s happening.

Continue reading 21 July 2021

Flood Donations for Pakistan

While we scroll through our Instagrams looking at the “Look it’s raining!” posts, please remember that as beautiful as it is, due to our weak urban infrastructure untouched by our corrupt government, colonies, neighbourhoods, and homes are at risk.

Continue reading 20 July 2021

The COVID-19 Vaccination Divide

As lives start returning to normal with high rates of vaccination in some high-income countries, most of the world continues to lag behind due to insufficient vaccine supply.

Continue reading 19 July 2021

Good News Monday 19.07.2021

Monday calls for some good news, and we’re here to deliver it!

Continue reading 19 July 2021

Good News Monday 04.07.2021

Start the week off right: good news from Joint Narrative, delivered fresh each Monday!

Continue reading 04 July 2021

Unknown Heroes of Gay Rights – Lani Ka’ahumanu

Lani Ka’ahumanu – writer and activist for bisexual and feminist rights – has been a leader for the bisexual rights movement in the US since 1980.

Continue reading 30 June 2021

Good News Monday 28.06.2021

Have you had your daily dose of good news today? Take a break with some positive news from last week, brought to you by Joint Narrative!

Continue reading 28 June 2021

Unknown Heroes of Gay Rights – Storme Delarverie

Known as “the Rosa Parks of the gay community”, Storme DeLarverie was a performer and activist until her passing in 2014.

Continue reading 22 June 2021

Good News Monday 21.06.2021

Happy Monday everyone! We’re back with some Good News to beat your Monday blues!

Continue reading 21 June 2021

Shrinking Species – The Extinction of the Northern White Rhino

The Northern white rhino was recently declared functionally extinct. But what does that actually mean?

Continue reading 14 June 2021

Unknown Heroes of Gay Rights – Alexya Salvador

Alexya Salvador is a Brazilian trans woman and a pioneer of trans rights in a country that regularly discriminates and harms such individuals.

Continue reading 9 June 2021

The Institution of Marriage in Pakistan: Reflections – A Discussion by Joint Narrative

Joint Narrative invites you to a discussion on marriages, its expectations and experiences in Pakistani culture. Join us this Friday on Clubhouse to be a part of the conversation!

Continue reading 8 June 2021

Good News Monday 07.06.2021

What’s the point of good news when the world seems so bleak? There’s quite a few actually.

A little bit of positive news regularly has been proven to boost one’s overall mental wellbeing and even immune system. It’s important to remember and remind oneself of good things!

Continue reading 7 June 2021

Unknown Heroes of Gay Rights – Arsham Parsi

Arsham Parsi is an Iranian LGBTQ rights activist who currently lives in exile in Canada.

Continue reading 4 June 2021

Safe As Houses

Privacy is a thing of the past. At least, that is what we’ve come to believe. With giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple dominating the technological world, knowledge, and therefore power, has been consolidated. Personal data is a public swimming pool, with far too many questionable sources diving in with leisure. A few years ago, we were amazed at what a quick Google Search could yield about a person. Now, that’s the least of our problems.

Continue reading 25 May 2021

Good News Monday 17.5.2021

Here is some Monday morning Good News to make your day a bit brighter amidst these desolate times.

Continue reading 17 May 2021

Birth Control & Other Things

I distinctly remember my first ever encounter with the concept of birth control. I was in fifth grade and we were learning about Population in my Social Studies class. One of the sections stated: population control is a massive problem in Pakistan due to the lack of birth control used in rural areas. Even at the age of eleven, I knew there must be a solution that’s easy to implement: birth control methods; and Pakistan would be rid of so many problems.

What I didn’t understand then was the looming cloud of taboo, shame, patriarchy and politics attached to birth control.

Continue reading 15 May 2021

Mental Health Awareness Month

While it’s easy to say that we are aware of what mental health is and we will support anyone who comes to us for help, we overlook some toxic patriarchal “things” that keep us from being fully aware.

Let’s keep discussing stigmas we see in our homes. Let’s keep discussing what we see as problematic in our friend circles. The work starts at home.

Continue reading 15 May 2021

Let’s Talk About Palestine

What’s happening Palestine is devastating. This topic is one which many have chosen not to read up on as it is “decorated” in complexities. Now with so much coming to light and with the all the resources available – it is important to educate ourselves and not let traditional/mass media dictate a false narrative. Please feel free to use this post to discuss your thoughts and concerns about what is happening in Palestine right now. We created this platform as a place for people to rant, engage, and converse freely. Us at JN want to keep learning from our audience and we hope you feel the same. We cannot ignore the inhuman acts happening on our planet. We will not stay silent. Continue reading 14 May 2021

Two continents, two countries, two unnervingly similar stories. Belarus and Burma have found themselves in the clutches of dictatorial governments, but citizens of both have taken to the streets in protest, despite the danger.
In Belarus, it is Alexander Lukashenko, a man who has been in power since 1994, when the country separated from the Soviet Union. After Lukashenko claimed to have won the 9 August 2020 elections and was sworn in as president for his sixth term, citizens protested across the nation, believing the elections had been rigged. Many foreign powers, including the EU and the United States, appeared to believe Continue reading 11 Mar 2021

The momentum of the Aurat March has generated creativity like no other. Slogans are at the forefront of the March; they’re witty, they’re thought-provoking, and they perfectly encapsulate the spirit of the event. Every year, we see hundreds of new phrases painted on signs across the country, demanding justice for women in some form. But these aren’t just quips; slogans from the Aurat March manage to be incredibly powerful in so few words. “Mera Jism Meri Marzi” isn’t a complicated statement, but it rings so heavily and true that it is almost synonymous with the entire movement. Continue reading 09 Mar 2021

Aurat March 2021: Artwork

The time leading up to Aurat March produces some truly stunning artwork. We get to see so many beautiful artists put all their passion into these graphics; here are some of our favourites. Continue reading 09 Mar 2021

The Aurat March is undoubtedly a monumental event for Pakistanis. It has started conversations, opened doors, and created a space where women can finally express themselves. Women in Pakistan face a plethora of institutional discrimination and physical violence – this movement is the face of the pushback. What exactly is the Aurat March? Aurat is the Urdu word for ‘woman.’ The Aurat March is an annual social and political demonstration organized in various cities of Pakistan coinciding with International Women’s Day – March 8th….. Continue reading 07 Mar 2021

Let’s learn about women’s history! On this day in 1903, the Martha Washington Hotel opened in New York City, the first hotel in the city exclusively for women. It was almost fully occupied immediately! The hotel was a choice of residence for a number of notable women, and was typically frequented by “teachers, bookkeepers, musicians, artists, burses, and physicians.” It also served s the headquarters of the Interurban Women’s Suffrage Council from 1907. The hotel continued to cater solely to women until 1998…. Continue reading 02 Mar 2021

Pete Buttigieg is a former U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer and served as Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012-2020.

In 2019, he became the first openly gay person to launch a major presidential campaign, and then later became the first gay person to win a presidential caucus, which he did in Iowa in 2020. He also came a close second in the New Hampshire primary, just slightly behind Bernie Sanders. Buttigieg served two consecutive terms as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, winning both elections by a wide margin. During his tenure … Continue reading 24 Feb 2021

Disha Ravi was arrested last Saturday on charges of sedition against the Indian government for sharing a ‘toolkit’ document on how to support the farmers’ protests in India. The document contained guidelines on how to participate in and organise protests, mainly focused on creating international awareness of the farmers’ agitation. Her arrest has been criticised as a blatant crackdown on free speech and democracy. This is being seen as an intimidation tactic … Continue reading 17 Feb 2021

A copy of the toolkit can be found here.

Not gonna lie, it was hard to find a whole lot of good news from last week! But here we are, your recap of good news from Joint Narrative. Continue reading 15 Feb 2021

Good News Monday 8.2.21

Positive news is proven to lift one’s spirits, even if just slightly. Here’s a few good pieces of news from last week! … Continue reading 08 Feb 2021

Bayard Rustin was a civil rights activist in the 1960’s and 70’s. Criticised and even arrested on account of his sexuality, Rustin was often behind the scenes as an influencer and adviser. He travelled to India to learn techniques of nonviolent civil resistance directly from followers … Continue reading 07 Feb 2021

Kashmir Day, or Kashmir Solidarity Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan falling on the 5th of February each year. The holiday is meant to observe and mourn the many Kashmiris that have died over nearly a century of conflict between India and Pakistan, who both claim rights to the territory.

It’s time to move past the conversation of who Kashmir belongs to, and instead focus on acknowledging the lives that have been lost in this fruitless conflict. If nearly a century of conflict has not resulted in any meaningful claim to the region, perhaps it is time to allow Kashmiris to carve out their own…. Continue reading 05 Feb 2021

For months, the Indian farmers’ protests have been peaceful. Last month, they took a violent turn when protestors clashed with police in Delhi. However, the leaders of the protest have attributed this incident to a fringe group, and urges people not to discredit this otherwise peaceful movement.

The Indian government has since said they would postpone the bill in question for 18 months, but farmers want a full repeal. Negotiations have not been fruitful.

Protestors in India have been ongoing since August 2020, as the Indian government passed three bills of agricultural legislation which refuse to acknowledge or consider the demands of farmers and agricultural unions…. Continue reading 04 Feb 2021

The Biden Administration Series is a series of short articles doing profiles on the politicians Biden is appointing to his Cabinet. Each article will discuss the person’s political history and the potential implications their addition to the administration could have on the public.

Continuing Joe Biden’s streak of selecting Cabinet members that break barriers is Lloyd Austin. The retired four-star Army General has just been confirmed as Biden’s Secretary of Defense, making him the first black person to serve in the position. Austin has had a long and distinguished career in the military and was confirmed as Secretary of defense by the Senate on January 24th.  Continue reading by Nadia Babar 24 Jan 2021

In a world where Muslim lives are seen as dispensable, we remain silent on the largest civilian mass internment since the Holocaust. 

Over the past few years, headlines have come and gone: “Uyghur”, a word unbeknownst to many, now rolls off our tongues as their tragedy becomes the evening news. The ethnic genocide occuring in China has yet to spark universal outrage, even within the “Islamic World” – we can attribute this phenomenon to internalised Islamophobia, China’s status within the international field and the dehumanization of Muslim lives. Over the last few decades, an ideological crusade… Continue reading by Amaial Mullick 06 Jan 2021

The Biden Administration Series is a series of short articles doing profiles on the politicians Biden is appointing to his Cabinet. Each article will discuss the person’s political history and the potential implications their addition to the administration could have on the public.

Janet Yellen is no stranger to breaking glass ceilings. A world-renowned economist and professor, Yellen has been a part of political economics since the 1990s. She was the first female chair of the US federal reserve during the Obama administration, and now she is Joe Biden’s nominee for the esteemed position of United States Secretary of the Treasury. If confirmed, Yellen would be the first woman to serve in the position in its entire 231-year existence…Continue reading by Nadia Babar 22 Dec 2020

The Biden Administration Series is a series of short articles doing profiles on the politicians Biden is appointing to his Cabinet. Each article will discuss the person’s political history and the potential implications their addition to the administration could have on the public.

Neera Tanden is perhaps Biden’s most controversial administration nominee yet, this time for the position of director for the Office of Management and Budget. Tanden isn’t known to be the most diplomatic of politicians, demonstrating a history of divisiveness, animosity, abrasiveness and perhaps even violence. Tanden is known as someone that loves to pick fights within the Democratic party, and now is definitely not the time for someone like that to take a position of power in the incoming administration…Continue reading by Nadia Babar and Minahil Rafay 02 Dec 2020

The Biden Administration Series is a series of short articles doing profiles on the politicians Biden is appointing to his Cabinet. Each article will discuss the person’s political history and the potential implications their addition to the administration could have on the public.

The position of White House Chief of Staff is a powerful one, known to be influential and powerful, making whoever fills its position an important choice. Joe Biden choosing Ron Klain for this position is an intuitive, sensible choice. Klain has served as Biden’s Chief of Staff before, when Biden was Vice President under Barack Obama, and even before that as Chief of Staff to then-VP Al Gore in the 90’s. With a long career in politics, Klain and Biden go way back. So what does this mean for the public?Continue reading by Nadia Babar and Minahil Rafay 01 Dec 2020

Recently social media has been buzzing with one of the most exciting television news stories to emerge from this otherwise rather difficult year. Fans all over the world are rejoicing as a teaser for the new season of Grey’s Anatomy has disclosed that an all-time favourite character, Derek Shepherd, will be returning on their screens. As expected, every pop-culture-media platform is enthusiastically spreading this news, each of them trying to find their own unique angle to ultimately the same story. On Thursday November 12th, Jimmy Kimmel took his own shot during his interview with Ellen Pompeo and ‘comically’ asked if she thinks they would have brought Derek back had he gained weight in his time away. Pompeo responded to the problematic question by laughing it off and saying, “Nope, probably not …Continue reading by Shehrbano Naqvi 28 Nov 2020

On the 23rd of June in 2016, late in the evening, I sat in front of the television in my London flat staring at the screen in disbelief, frantically texting friends and family members about what was transpiring throughout the country. By the next morning, myself and countless others throughout the country were raging with indignation at the outcome of the EU referendum – 51.9% had voted to leave. 

It’s been over four years since then, and believe me when I say that when anyone brings up Brexit, my sigh of indignation has only gotten bigger. Keeping track of all Brexit-related occurrences has been…Continue reading by Nadia Babar 21 Nov 2020

The Biden Administration Series is a series of short articles doing profiles on the politicians Biden is appointing to his Cabinet. Each article will discuss the person’s political history and the potential implications their addition to the administration could have on the public.

As of November 13th,  President-elect Joe Biden has added Cecilia Muñoz to his transition team. Muñoz was a part of Barack Obama’s administration for eight years, first as the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and then later as the Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. She was the first Latina to serve in that position. Since the end of the Obama administration, Muñoz has been working for New America, a think tank based in Washington D.C. Continue reading by Nadia Babar and Minahil Rafay

After years of violence at the hands of Golden Dawn, the Neo-Nazi organisation was finally labelled a criminal enterprise by the Athens Appeals Court. In “the most important trial since Nuremberg”, guilty verdicts on charges of murder and violent attacks on left-wing politicians and immigrants were announced, sending the party’s founder and six other high-ranking members to prison…. Continue reading 18 Nov 2020

For the last two years, Meesha Shafi’s case has been headlining the news. Shafi has fought character assassination, accusations, and fervently held her ground despite numerous attempts to silence her and her supporters.

What compelled us to create this post in collaboration with @auratcollective was the abundance of misinformation surrounding the ongoing cases and the lack of awareness surrounding the facts. Meesha Shafi came out publicly on social media in April 2018 to speak of her experience with Ali Zafar and being a target of sexual harassment. Alongside Shafi, multiple women took to social media speaking of their experiences of harassment … Continue reading 14 Nov 2020

Instagram has recently rolled out a new feature that labels media outlets as ‘state-controlled media’. Profiles that fall under this category will be labelled so at the top of the page; clicking on the link will redirect users to the policy. While these pages seem to primarily post content that attracts a more progressive audience, these media outlets are supposedly under the influence of the Kremlin. Continue reading 03 Nov 2020

People and organisations all over England have banded together to provide free meals for poor children, following the government’s heavily criticised decision not to extend a scheme that would provide schools meals for vulnerable children.Continue reading 27 Oct 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic has swept the global community, vulnerable populations find themselves particularly exposed and disparities between demographics have been brought to the forefront of dialogue. Across the world, COVID-19 has unveiled and exacerbated inequality, placing the current socio-economic structures under a lens. The virus poses a substantial threat to Indigenous communities both in the Global North and South. As a result of colonisation and systemic discrimination, these communities face chronic illness, lack of access to healthcare, and fewer government resources during this volatile time. Indigenous populations have historically been marginalised by states, resulting in constructed inequalities and gross negligence… Continue reading by Amaial Mullick and Parul Wadhawan 29 Sept 2020

In 1873, Canada established the first iteration of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): the North West Mounted Police. The invention of law enforcement in this massive, resource-rich country existed to quell opposition and revolution against its vision of a colonial state. The police’s main targets at this time in Canada’s history were First Nations People, fugitive slaves, sex workers, and miscellaneous minorities involved with labor movements. First Nations children were separated from their biological families and re-assimilated into the colonial  state via the residential school system, while adults were… Continue reading by Myisha Siddique 29 Sept 2020

Before sending any more applications, I would like to attach this candid letter to my Resume.
For most fresh graduates, applying for jobs is like being on a rollercoaster which keeps on going. You have to hold on tight, till someone else stops it. In the words of Tank and the Bangas, “ It’s the feeling of your nerves sitting on the front edge of their seats, front row, eyes open, tears coming… laughing for no reason”.

It’s exciting to have a front row seat to your potential career … Continue reading by Manizeh Karim 16 Sept 2020

“Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often, it’s the place where we find the deepest heartache”. This is what one survivor of domestic violence had to say about her trauma to the team of Healthy Place.

Being confined in a space with your abuser is both terrifying and frustrating, as it fosters chances of attack. An abuser’s outlet for aggression is under their very roof and their victims are confined with them through most of the day, seven days a week. In lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic …. Continue reading by Sarah Aslam 13 Sept 2020

You’re a high school senior. It’s May. You’re done! You’re excited to go to university – a real nice one in Beijing. Until you receive a phone call from your university. They have rescinded your offer. Why? You ask them, completely bewildered. Your father is untrustworthy, they say. 

This is exactly what happened to a Chinese student in 2018. The student in question – identified by the surname …. Continue reading by Nadia Babar 4 Sept 2020

 

Braidy Industries’ new CEO, Don Foster, believes that the company’s $1.7 billion project for an aluminum mill in Ashland, KY, may get the momentum it needs with a growing demand for rolled aluminum products in the wake of COVID- 19. Braidy Industries makes aluminum alloy sheets, used to manufacture cars, cans, trains, planes, and anything in between. Despite Foster’s optimism about the plant’s future, lawmakers continue to voice concerns over the project’s $200 million investment from a Kremlin-linked aluminum company, … Continue reading by Gabrielle Fitzpatrick 15 Aug 2020

Fairness products have once again demonstrated that they will continue to exploit the internalized colonialism of the masses as long as consumption prevails. The re-branding of “Fair and Lovely” has sparked a particularly multi-faceted debate regarding the cultural connotations of … Continue reading by Amaial Mullick 20 Aug 2020

Today’s black movements against state violence and mass incarceration call for an end to “racial capitalism” and deem their work as part of a “black radical tradition”- terms associated with the works of African American political theorists Cedric J. Robinson. Cedric J. Robinson …Continue reading by Zachary Bynum 29 July 2020

On July 8, the Supreme Court upheld a Trump Administration regulation that allows private employers with moral or religious objections to deny their employees coverage for birth control in their health insurance plans. The 7-2 decision that threatens access to contraception comes in a time when our nation is consumed by COVID-19 and grappling with the intricacies of untethering long-enduring systems of oppression of BIPOC from our systems of social and political governance. Within the context of these generation-defining events, the decision is more consequential and illuminating of the deeper challenges our country faces …. Continue reading by Madeline Buschang 6 Aug 2020

To those interested in learning about Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean surrounded with beautiful beaches, the perfect tropical climate, and alluring and hospitable people. It is a paradise on earth for the thousands of American tourists … Continue reading by Rolando Cruz 13 Aug 2020

Oluwatoyin Salau. Janet Wilson. Sandra Bland. Tanisha Anderson. Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells. Riah Milton. Dominique Clayton. Michelle Cusseaux. Mya Hall. Rekia Boyd. Yvette Smith. Pamela Turner. Atatiana Jefferson. Miriam Carey. These are the names of Black women whose murders did not garner nearly enough attention from the news … Continue reading by Zachary Bynum 29 July 2020

 

On July 8, the Supreme Court upheld a Trump Administration regulation that allows private employers with moral or religious objections to deny their employees coverage for birth control in their health insurance plans. The 7-2 decision that threatens access to contraception comes in a time when our nation is consumed by COVID-19 and grappling with the intricacies of untethering long-enduring systems of oppression of BIPOC from our systems of social and political governance. Within the context of these generation-defining events, the decision is more consequential … Continue reading by Madeline Buschang  16 July 2020

“I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” – Will Rogers

If you follow politics, you may have heard this one hundred-year old joke before. Jokes always contain a bit of truth, and the truth Rogers is pointing out is that Democrats struggle to communicate with voters. The once-in-a-lifetime … Continue reading by Emily Arndt 2 July 2020


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