No riches can obscure the ugliest manifestation of antisemitism and bigotry that Elon Musk displayed with his Nazi salute following Trump’s inauguration. Musk can send a spaceship to Mars with his fortune, but no money or social platform will erase the well-deserved shame and humiliation he will endure for the rest of his life Billionaire…
Climate change deniers, including President Trump, insist that there is no such thing as climate change and that measures taken to combat it only decrease economic productivity and stifle growth. In fact, the opposite is true; a plethora of scientific evidence suggests that such measures increase overall productivity and create millions of new jobs, which…
Content Warning: This story and its accompanying photos include detailed descriptions of war, violence, physical assault, and threats against children. ——— Twice in my life, the United States has been my salvation, offering refuge and a path to survival during moments of profound crisis and imminent death. The first time was in 1999, during the…
The right to abortion is a human rights issue that no government agency, courts, local and state legislators, or anyone else has the right to violate or impede in any shape or form. It is a fundamental right that every woman must be free to exercise with impunity, in consultation with her doctor only, who…
It is only fitting, against the backdrop of World Press Freedom Day, to recount the horror being inflicted on journalists and reporters around the world, which is increasing day by day. To tell the story of the mounting death of journalists in Gaza, it is essential to put into perspective the plight of journalists around…
In the debates we hear about the significance of universal healthcare, there is something frequently left out of the discussion. A universal healthcare system is about providing a just and accessible healthcare system, the resources of which can and should be made universally available. It is also about ending a system which systematically reproduces health…
Even when religious life in the country of origin stops because of exile and displacement, the influence of religion persists not only through family life, culture, and transnational forms of communication, but it is also changed by the cultural and political contexts of resettlement. These religious transformations are not sufficiently studied across different religions and…
The first contemporary occurrence of the term “Islamophobia” appeared in the 1997 Runnymede report Islamophobia: a challenge for us all to acknowledge discrimination against Islam and Muslim immigrants in the UK. Since 9/11, it has gained political traction over Europe and the US to decry all types of ethnic and religious prejudice against Muslims who…
The levels of wealth inequality we are currently witnessing in this country are unprecedented and alarming. The very richest among us have succeeded in grabbing ever more of the proverbial pie, and the trend is only worsening. Wealth inequality is proving disastrous for America. On both collective and individual levels, we are suffering because of…
