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A Rose by Any Other Name: The “Socialist” Parties

"Socialist” parties are not only endangering themselves by losing the support of the working class, but they are endangering the entirety of left-wing politics by forcing the splinter of the left-of-center front.

Involuntary Servitude: How Prison Labor is Modern Day Slavery

While one may argue that incarcerated people should be satisfied to have any work or income at all, the conditions of their “employment” are not livable.

Mother or Money? The Exorbitant Cost of Phone Calls from Jail

Human connection is a human right. A child should always be able to talk to their parents; a partner should always be given the right to talk to their significant other.

Over Before It Begins: The Centralist Parties

Across the world, “democracies” are hiding powerful authoritarian structures that allow parties to write the rules of the game they play, producing an inherent bias that only further undermines the nature of their democracy.

It’s Not Easy Being Green: The Environmentalist Parties

It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to. This sentiment, outlined in Lesley Gore’s 1963 hit, has seemingly been the manifesto of politicians...

No Eye for an Eye: Excessive Punishment in America

One out of seven people are therefore being deprived of their chance for education, rehabilitation, and reintegration. These individuals deserve a second chance, because they are human.

Criminals Are Human, Too: An Argument for Reform

Over the course of this semester, this column will explore inhumane aspects of the criminal legal system, sometimes proposing alternatives and sometimes just bearing witness to these practices and spreading awareness of them. I hope you will join me.

Artificial Majorities: Why Joe Manchin Shouldn’t Matter

The media seems to have a fascination with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. Given the countless profile and opinion pieces attempting to provide the definitive take on the idiosyncrasies of the Democrats’ most conservative senator...

USA: The Case of White Ethnonationalism

It is not just that the nationalistic plans of these people are morally reprehensible. A White ethnostate in the 21st century would fail. And it would fail spectacularly.

Devaluation and Tragedy in the Global South | PRE x Culture

Time and again, the disparate attention paid to tragedies in the Global North and Global South reveal underlying inequities and injustices, ones which we must unlearn.