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Continue reading →: Prison NurseriesBedford Hills and many others advocates argue for pregnant women to bond with their babies while imprisoned. Some critics believe that the cost of maintaining a childcare facility and the burden placed onto prison staff makes the argument faulty. Additionally, the concerns for the safety of the baby are rising,…
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Continue reading →: 1968 and 2024: Two Pivotal Election YearsReflecting on the events of 1968 and their relevance to the Biden-Trump contest in 2024 reveals both parallels and distinctions between these two pivotal election years. The Democratic National Convention, which was held in Chicago in 1968, is set to return to the same city in 2024. Notably, both years…
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Continue reading →: Should Voting Day Be Federally Recognized?In the United States of America, voting day is not a federally protected holiday. Should it be? The Brookings Institution argues in favor of voting day being a national holiday. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has voted heavily in favor of this. His list of provisions he supports states that he…
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Continue reading →: The Ethics of Death RowDeath Row in America. Easily one of the most contentious topics of our lives. There are many ethical considerations to take into account regarding Death Row and capital punishment in America. The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University published a report, where it was stated that “about…
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Continue reading →: The Necessity of Public Election System in South Korea and the United StatesIn order for elections to be recognized for their legitimacy in a representative democracy, freedom of campaign and equal opportunities for election campaigns must be guaranteed. The election public service system is a system in which the government or local governments compensate for election campaign costs so that candidates can…
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Continue reading →: New York Governor Cuomo’s LegislationGovernor Cuomo signed legislation on May 4, 2021, restoring the right to vote in all elections for those on parole immediately and automatically. Prior to 2018, New Yorkers on parole following a felony conviction could only have their right to vote restored on an individual basis by a partial executive…
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Continue reading →: AP African-American Studies in FloridaLate January, Desantis and other Florida officials announced that Florida would be banning the new Advanced Placement African American Studies course, reasons being that the course included “queer theory” and movements that advocated for “abolishing prisons.” Being a high school student in Florida myself, the thin veneer of “protecting our children from…
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Continue reading →: How Your School Campus Affects You – More Than Just A Suburban v. Urban ConflictAs a student who has always lived in the Florida suburbs, all the schools I’ve been to have always been a campus with multiple buildings, coming with courtyards and sprawling outdoor pathways to take you to the next part of the day. It was to my surprise and curiosity when…
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Continue reading →: The Dangers of Super PACsEvery single issue that’s important to us as Americans gets corrupted by the way we fund campaigns. Now, the problem is the money is not coming from the average American. It’s not like all of us are giving money to these candidates. Instead, they’re raising this money from the tiniest…
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Continue reading →: When Authoritarianism Rears its Ugly HeadDoes authoritarianism have a place in American society? You almost certainly said no, but why? Authoritarianism is the blind support or submission to authority and the repression of individual freedom of thought and action. This sounds pretty terrible, right? I like freedom; that’s a fundamental American value. Conservatives know this;…
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