The cost of tyranny
28,390. That’s the number of the nearly 30,000 children from the corrupt, east African countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Uganda, and South Sudan tha… Read More »
Nuclear apprehensions
As the United States is only just beginning to pull away from its military exploits, many politicians, particularly Republicans running in the primaries, are calling for military action in Iran… Read More »
Against the Chaos
Reclaim Wall Street. A movement is needed to end the movement that benefits no one, fails to establish definite requests… Read More »
For the Movement
Throughout the country thousands are raising their voices as they chant their complaints in unison: the voice of the middle class can be heard through the human microphones that are directly … Read More »
Student reactions to the attack on 9/11 and the death of Osama bin Laden
By Johanna Fleischman and Elvis Wong Rebecca Gehlen, 12 “I was late to school and I stayed at home. I didn’t understand why I wasn’t going to school, and I remember my mom saying, ‘Shut up, you are watching history.’ I was in third grade. I didn’t understand what was happening, except that I knew that ‘Later on this is going to come up again.’ 9/11 is the only thing I remember from third grade, even after the concussion that… Read More »
Death of Osama bin Laden
Despite the sharp memories my peers have from 9/11, I barely remember the attack. Whether out of protection or fright, I do not remember my parents telling their third-grade daughter about the collapse of the Twin Towers.… Read More »
Death of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden has been killed. … Read More »
Too many applications, too few acceptances
Twenty applications, several with multiple essays, and, ultimately, only one college.… Read More »
Our Taxes. Our Universities.
Citizens pay taxes in the belief that they will be returned through government services. What if they aren’t?… Read More »
Middle East Rebellion
Tunisia, Yemen, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Algeria, Bahrain, Libya. It’s a new year, a year for revolutions galvanizing a chain reaction of democratic uprisings…… Read More »
