“An economy previously built on dispersed manufacturing has transitioned to white-collar jobs in urban areas like California’s Silicon Valley, and the supply of new housing hasn’t been remotely close to keeping pace with the increasing demand.[2] Yet, it hasn’t always been this way — and it doesn’t have to be now.”

“When African people were savagely kidnapped and arrived in unknown territory, they were deprived of their traditional wardrobes, practices, and rituals. Natural hairstyles, particularly braided hairstyles, were seen as a form of communication. It communicated a story about a person’s marital status, age, religion, ethnic identity, wealth, and rank within the community. One of the first things slave traders did was shave slaves’ heads. Europeans erased the slaves’ identity and culture by dehumanizing them.”

“Three months out of the explosion, in the city laid waste, destitution and despair is palpable. Winter’s darkness is growing; electricity cuts have soared to 22 hours a day and impending thunderstorms threaten those who are still living in roofless and windowless homes, who jump at every loud sound, unable to sleep from their resurfacing PTSD.”

“It’s all too easy to take for granted all of the ways technology has improved our lives. But as in most things, some have benefitted from the technological revolution more than others. And the ones who’ve gained the most have done so largely in the shadows, packaging and selling their product to anyone who can pay the price. This ever-growing industry is Big Data. And all of us are the product.”

“A seasoned moderate Democrat who has long advocated for increased bipartisanship in Congress, Klobuchar has had an impactful and notable political career both within and outside the confines of her state. Despite this, her early presidential campaign efforts did not resonate with prospective voters.”

“The Supreme Court handed down a number of high stakes decisions in its summer term, deciding issues ranging from disclosing Trump’s tax returns to deciding the fate of DACA recipients. One particular, though less notable, case that reached the court involved the question of whether the 1st Amendment’s religion clauses bar civil courts from adjudicating employment-discrimination claims brought against a religious employer.”

Kamala Harris’s nomination feels much more impactful than any other vice presidential nomination in recent memory. But could it help Joe make it to the Oval Office?

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This article was written before President-Elect Joe Biden was projected to win the 2020 General Election.

“In that moment, my mind only considered the “what-ifs.” What if my mother was not so close by? What if there were fewer people around? What if I were to be arrested by him, alone in a police car?”

WARNING: This article contains discussions of sexual assault and sexual violence.

“Of all the hot topics in the news today, nothing burns hotter than California’s wildfire crisis… However, if you recall from middle school science classes, fire requires another ingredient to ignite; all fires require a spark, or ignition source, to start. That source has a name in California, the most detested company in the state, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).”

“During the last week of 2020, I traveled to Shanghai to visit a friend before New Year’s. While having lunch, I got a Wechat message from my mom forwarding an article titled “The Situation is Worse than we Think.” This must be about the “new virus” from Wuhan that I had heard bits about from here and there, I thought after reading the title, but soon put my phone away, thinking that it is just one thing among hundred others that mom worries too much about.”

“The question of overcoming the virus is hardly a scientific one anymore, but a political and ethical one.”

Pelosi’s heavy involvement in President Trump’s history-making impeachment, among several other more specific instances demonstrating the pair’s mutual animosity- namely their respective State of the Union behavior and the ensuing social media battle- have led to the House Speaker coming to represent different things to different people.

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“History has repeatedly demonstrated that it only takes one election, one coup, or a handful of new laws to transform a historically peaceful country into an unrecognizable nation seemingly overnight…. The Republican Party’s nomination and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court was the last straw. I can now confirm that I no longer believe in the narrative of America’s integrity and moral superiority.”

Watching the democratic candidates drop out of the presidential race at the end of February and the beginning of March was akin to watching a successful ending to a game of dominoes. And while many have come to terms with a Biden presidency, there are many reasons why we shouldn’t have been so quick to write off a Buttigieg ticket.