National

The trajectory of the country will be determined in larger and larger part by those who choose it, rather than those who are born into it.

Often referred to as the “policeman of the world,” the nation has struggled to handle our self-given mandate of fostering democracy and encouraging respect for the rule of law.

We can recognize a reckless dismissal of trans identity in many corners of our society. When we see it acted upon by those whose actions directly impact our health and well-being—health care professionals, lawmakers, law enforcement—we understand just how life threatening such attitudes can be.

As one meteoric trauma follows another, our continued capacity for pioneering keeps our heads above water—it keeps us breathing; it keeps us from suffocating under the weight of our crumbling reality.

While these legislators also mention issues of safety and efficiency and express the importance of making America the first country to send humans to Mars, it’s hard to separate their motives from the fact that the company whose design they’re favoring is also lining the coffers of their campaigns.

From Marilyn Monroe serenading a youthful, ebullient President Kennedy to George Lucas offering A New Hope in the midst of the Cold War, Hollywood has captured the political and cultural zeitgeist of each successive generation of Americans… The story of Hollywood is the story of America, and its decline forebodes a narrower, more sterile future for all of us.

Following 1954’s Brown v. Board of Education, many efforts were made to provide accelerated learning opportunities to students from historically underserved communities, but those programs have not properly developed as the solution to dismantling centuries of systemic discrimination.

Despite technology’s reputation as being objective, the very structure that modern tech relies upon lends itself to the propagation of racism through omission.