Improving Socioeconomic Outcomes through Reproductive Justice
By Iris Wong No matter what men think, abortion is a fact of life. Women will have them; they always have and always will. Are […]
Social Justice
Political Battles Obscure the Importance of Reproductive Rights
By Chenchen Zhang Forty-five years after the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, women are still fighting for the full realization of the right at […]
Guns, Shootings, and Regulation: Ways to Stop the Cycle of Mass Violence
By Michael Degroff-Kirchgraber The first few days after a mass shooting in the United States are full of conversations about ways to prevent the next […]
Perspective: Gente De Boyle Heights: Rise and Stand for Your Community
This page is also available in: Spanish By Steven Almazan On the outside, non-native Angelenos see Boyle Heights as a cultural war zone where residents are […]
New Government Policies Attempt to Address Gender Wage Gap
By Courtney Colburn Equal pay day was Tuesday, April 4, symbolizing how far into 2017 women would have to work to earn what their male counterparts […]
Beyond Marriage Equality: The LGBTQ Movement in 2016
by Madelyn Gelpi 5/6/2016 In many ways, Obergefell v. Hodges symbolized the changing face of the United States. LGBTQ activists and straight allies alike celebrated […]
When Policy Analysis Isn’t Enough: Supporting #BlackLivesMatter without Hesitation
By Jeremy Levy 12/7/2015 Two weeks ago, when I came home to Chicago for Thanksgiving, I was deeply troubled of the news that the city […]
Leading with Race in the Pacific Northwest
By Nereida Heller Last summer, I interned with Home Forward, the Portland area housing authority. The project I was hired on to help with was […]
Recent Alabama DMV Closures Threaten Democracy, Reinforce Negative Image
By Rob Moore 10/9/2015 Last June, in the wake of the Charleston white supremacist massacre, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley brought down the four confederate flags that flew around […]
The Promise of Brown Not Yet Fulfilled
By Stevon Cook “We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.” -Chief Justice Earl Warren, […]