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Making The Fight Against School Closings The Catalyst and Not The Struggle.

Chicago Citizens Marching against school closings. As the city of Chicago continues to push for the closure of 54 schools and as the resistance from the community grows, it is imperative that the...

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Struggle and Faith: How Occupy Has Taught Me To Tolerate Religion

          So I came across a discussion today and the person who I was talking with insisted that religion was bad. I, too, once believed such that until I became involved with the Occupy Movement....

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A Missing Generation: Should 18-year olds Be Allowed to Run for Congress?

       Looking back in the history books, we see that from the 1950s until the 1970s, youth were rebellious and fought for progressive change.  Sadly this movement like all movements eventually fade...

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Has the 'Gay-Rights Movement' been Hijacked by The Fight For Marriage Equality?

           Recently, the state of Rhode Island became the 10th state to support same-sex marriage which has been seen as a huge win for the gay-rights movement. Now we must ask how many people will see...

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Why a Flat-Rate Tax is Unfair: A Quick Overview of America's Wealth...

During the presidential election, many candidates in the Republican Party promised to enact a fair and such a simple tax system that it would fit on the back of a post card. Republicans, like many...

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The Literal Fight For Your Life: Where Will You Be On May 25th?

      Right now as we speak, your life, my life, and the life of the entire planet is in jeopardy. Big agricultural companies are the ones to blame; and the worst of them is named Monsanto.     On May...

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The Beauty of Disruption and Law-Breaking.

    On Monday as I was marching in Chicago against the closures of 54 schools in the city which target Chicago’s black and poorest neighborhoods, I had a realization that really has allowed me to...

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A Letter To The Illinois General Assembly: All We Want is to Be Free

To the members of the Illinois General Assembly:     For the next 2 days, you are faced with the opportunity not only to make an important decision, but an imperative one. You have the power to grant...

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A Sad Day In Illinois: Marriage Equality Does Not Pass

As I type this, I cannot create a vivid picture of how much devastation, how much anger, how much sadness that I currently feel.A few moments ago, the Illinois House which was expected to vote on...

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Voting Rights Act of 1965 Struck Down: What The Supreme Court Does Not...

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the Voting Rights Act 0f 1965 in their latest decision of  Shelby County, AL v. Holder (12-96); and in their ruling, they claimed that Section 4...

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Fox News and Transphobia: How Fox News Contributes to Violence Against...

Fox News,which has been known for its right-wing polices and views, has and continues to make offensive remarks towards transgender people.The following offensive clips show various incidents where Fox...

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10 Tips For A Real Pro-lifer.

    Many conservatives like to call themselves “pro-life” and in the wake of the situation in Texas and North Carolina, it is important to help those who call themselves “pro-life” to be someone who...

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Why the Gay Rights Movement Will Never Go Away

    Although it’s hard to even understand why some people feel the need to take times out of their lives to try to hinder the rights of others when it does not affect them alone, there is one thing...

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Politics and Physics #1: Religious Debate

Hey everyone, I'm introducing a new webcomic called "Politics and Physics." The comic will focus on science jokes, politics and why the right-wing is crazy, and everything in between. As a college...

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Politics and Physics #2: Facebook and The NSA

Hey everyone, I'm introducing a new webcomic called "Politics and Physics." The comic will focus on science jokes, politics and why the right-wing is crazy, and everything in between. As a college...

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Politics and Physics #3: Schrödinger Goes to Washington

Hey everyone, I'm introducing a new webcomic called "Politics and Physics." The comic will focus on science jokes, politics and why the right-wing is crazy, and everything in between. As a college...

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Politics and Physics #4: States You Forgot Existed

Hey everyone, I'm introducing a new webcomic called "Politics and Physics." The comic will focus on science jokes, politics and why the right-wing is crazy, and everything in between. As a college...

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“Queer” Is Not Just A Synonym For “Gay.”

As LGBT and queer people continue to gain ground in acceptance, it is important to have another imperative conversation about sexuality if we are to expand and to push our movement further. There is...

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Why Cold Weather Does Not Disprove Global Warming

One of the things that I hate most about snow storms and ice-cold weather besides shoveling snow or scraping ice off my windshield is that conservatives use it as a talking-point to disprove climate...

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What Elizabeth Warren Failed To Learn From Occupy

Right now, Senators Dick Durbin, Elizabeth Warren, and Jack Reed are co-sponsoring three separate bills that they each wrote to help lift the burden of student debt on students. Senator Durbin, from...

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Is Homosexuality a Threat to Masculinity? Not at all.

David Ortiz, and Peter LaBarbera released an article and a video of the two of them discussing the threat of homosexuality to masculinity. LaBarbera founded Americans For Truth About Homosexuality...

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Why Humans Should Rebel Against God

    So I’ve been hearing a lot about religion lately, and decided to take this blog to a more personal viewpoint of mine that I haven’t really gotten around to writing about. With Fox News’“war on...

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Call Me A Socialist

When I tell people that I'm a socialist, and they tell me that socialism is evil. .....I tell them, that I think we should support public school and make education available to all. They agree.I tell...

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Young People Running For Office. Why Do People on The Daily Kos Think That's...

Awhile back, I posted an article about allowing young people to run for congress and other public offices. I was surprised to receive so much backlash especially from members of the Daily Kos.  I...

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Hillary and the Not So Fight For Gay Marriage

Today is an amazing day in the United States as the Supreme Court has ruled that banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. There has been both negative and positive reactions to this decision,...

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Bernie Sanders Ability To Mobilize is Why He Will Win.

If you turn on any mainstream news outlet talking about the 2016 presidential election, you’ll hear a common theme which claims that Bernie Sanders is a “long shot” and doesn’t have a chance at...

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The Black Lives Matter Protesters Who Interrupted Bernie Sanders Hurt Their...

Yesterday while speaking in Seattle, Senator Sanders was interrupted by “Black Lives Matter” protesters. The two women who protested, approached the podium and began screaming in Senator Sanders face....

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A Statement from College Students For Bernie After Iowa

Below is the official statement from College Students For Bernie, a grassroots organization of college students from across the country. After looking at the results in Iowa, it is clear that our...

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A Personal Account of What Happened At Trump's Rally in Chicago.

Last night (March 11th, 2016), I had the pleasure of attending the Trump 2016 rally, and taking part in a historic moment in the 2016 presidential election. I arrived at the rally to see 1000s of...

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Thank You Bernie: A Message From College Students For Bernie

It is a truly bittersweet moment to look back and to look moving forward. It is bitter to have lost the primary, but more that bitterness is nothing compared to the joy and the inspiration that the...

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Why Hillary Clinton Struggled to Get the Backing of Millennials

Before I begin this article, this is not to blame Hillary Clinton for the next 4 years of a Trump presidency; because she did not necessarily lose the election for the Democrats; after all she won the...

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Why Young People Backed Bernie and Not the Democratic Party

Yesterday, I wrote an article explaining why Hillary Clinton struggled to gain the support of millennials; and as expected, I received a couple hundred comments telling me that I was wrong. I decided...

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The Logical Side of Love and Death

This is more a personal entry than a political one, but the concept of death has suddenly bothered me without reason. Logically, I understand that death is a part of life, and yet I cannot seem to...

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Dear Liberals, Stop Worrying About Broken Windows, and Get Mad!

I've been seeing comments from Democrats about the Donald Trump protests that are misdirected. There were videos of protesters smashing windows in Washington D.C, and Democrats jumped in and said that...

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Orland Park Forces Residents to Show Support for Blues Lives Matter on...

The city of Orland Park, IL revealed their new 2017-2019 vehicle sticker design; the design depicts the black, white, and blue American flag which is a symbol for the Blues Lives Matter movement; a...

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Dear Trump: We Need Support for Refugees, not Airstrikes & War

Last night, President Trump ordered a military strike against an airbase in Syria; this military action was taken without the authorization of congress. Trump executed his order after seeing a video in...

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The Importance of Safe Spaces & Why Liberals Should Stop Criticizing Them

The term "safe space" has attained a negative connotation both due to the rhetoric of angry conservatives and liberals who echo this rhetoric as a way to express disdain for millennials. Before you...

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The Democratic Party Needs to Work With Grassroots Activists if They Want to...

The general trend over the last 4 to 6 years in terms of elections have not been favorable towards the Democratic party or anyone on the left. This issue lies deeper than just the electoral college or...

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What It Will Take for The Democrats to Unite The Left Among College Students...

 During the 2016 presidential election, there is no doubt that the vast majority college students represented the political far-left; I know this because not only did the majority of college students...

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Addressing Identity Politics and How We Discuss "Privilege" Among the Left

Identity politics seems to be a growing trend among the left, and is often criticized by right-wing critics as “liberal snowflakes”, but the conversation of privilege and identity politics is an...

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Visualizing The Paris Climate Agreement

I did a lot of research and read through a lot of data, and compiled it into a readable infographic. Please feel free to share and Follow me. 

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Can Ghost Exist? A Bit of Halloween Fun Examined by Physics

Halloween is an exciting holiday for many; with its ghost stories and free candy, it is a fun event for people of all ages. Halloween, for me, is my favorite holiday. This article is to take a look at...

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What Higher-ed and Academia Can Learn From High School Students About Activism

Looking at current events happening around the country, and particularly with the political pushback against the NRA and the cry for gun control among high school students after the February 14th...

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Chicago Police Swarm & Arrest CPS Students at Youth-Led ‘Revoke The Vote’...

“Defund the police” has become a demand across the nation including Chicago. The per capita police spending in Chicago has nearly tripled since 1964 with the city’s police expenditure averaging $4...

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CPS Retaliates Against Its Own Teachers By Locking Them Out & Denies...

On January 11th, despite the mayor’s extension of the stay at home order, Chicago Public Schools has ordered its first wave of teachers and students back into the classroom during the deadliest wave of...

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CPS Already Having to Quarantine Staff Members After Reopening Schools

Already one day into returning in person, five staff members at McCutcheon Elementary School in Uptown were forced to go into quarantine after a teacher tested positive for coronavirus. Despite this,...

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Video Shows Clearfield Courthouse Security Guard Harassing & Calling...

Clearfield, PA.On October 21st Danasha Middleton entered the Clearfield County Courthouse with the intent of speaking with the public defender's office about a hate crime that she was a victim in; as...

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