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The New Jane Crow: The Hidden Incarceration of Women in America
“The strongest pain reliever, if you’re getting anything while you’re incarcerated, is extra strength Tylenol. [The prison] had essentially been giving [my mom] Extra Strength Tylenol for years for what ended up being stage four metastatic colon cancer,” said Gabrielle…
Unfair Use: The Struggle for Ownership in the Age of AI
If not for several calls for interview requests from various news outlets, artist Erin Hanson might have never known that her career’s work was being trained and recreated on the AI platform Stable Diffusion. Hanson, a prominent modern artist known…
The Delivery Revolution: The Rise of Home Births in the U.S.
“I wish somebody would have explained to me that there were different options before this happened to me. Sometimes that can save somebody from experiencing that same trauma.” Samantha Jordan, a doula and birth photographer based in Northeastern Ohio, wishes…
OPINION: The Clock Is Ticking on the Supreme Court’s Credibility Crisis
Benjamin Franklin described the structure of the then-new American government as “a republic, if you can keep it.” That is to say, the very notion of American democratic governance is fragile and could collapse if imperiled. The current Supreme Court…
Udder Alternatives: A Milk Moo-vment
A handwritten chalkboard listing daily offerings and local favorites hangs next to the display counter at Scratch Baking, a small bakery in Milford, Connecticut. Lines often flow out the door as new faces and regulars stop by for their morning…
OPINION: Not Your Enemy- In Defense of Republicans Voting for Trump
The central argument against former President Donald Trump is that his populist appeal endangers the very foundation of our republic. In making this attack, Democrats have created a pendulum for democracy or dictatorship, framing Trump’s voters as the underbelly of…
Midwestern Roots, National Ambitions: Tim Walz’s Influence on the 2024 Election
“To be quite honest, he never would have crossed my mind,” said Greg Jones. Jones, who has taught English in the Duluth public school system for 27 years, was surprised by Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Governor Tim…
Power to the People: How Ohio’s Issue 1 Seeks to Reform the Redistricting Process
“This is a really profound challenge to democracy that we’re witnessing in Ohio. It’s a little bit like the end of a movie, a Star Wars moment here, where there’s either going to be a little ray of hope for…