Political Artists – Are They Allowed To Have A Voice?
Nina Simone, Muhammad Ali, and Charlton Heston. Paul Robeson and Bob Dylan. And now, John Legend, Beyoncé, and Colin Kaepernick. What do they all have in common? They are people…
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2 Injured, 1 Dead at Arapahoe High School Shooting
On December 13th, one day from the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, another school shooting took place at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado. Arapahoe High School…
16 Days that Changed America
On October 1st, the U.S. government began a shutdown that ultimately lasted over two weeks. The new fiscal year was set to start on October 1st, which meant that the…
Explaining the Government Shutdown
On October 17, the government reopened after being shut down for sixteen days. The stem of the problem was Congress’s inability to reach an agreement on the US budget and…
Why I Would Vote for Obama
Full disclosure: I cannot vote in this upcoming election. My birth was mistimed by about 7 months and as a result I sit on the sidelines for what is probably…
Why I’m Voting for Mitt Romney
I have always classified myself as a Democrat. I, for the most part, have had a more left-wing, liberal stance on social views and mostly been in support of the…