Politics (Page 34)
November 20, 2020
City Council Candidate Amoy Barnes Hosts Staten Island Community Bike Tour
Amoy Barnes, a candidate for Staten Island city council, hosted a bike tour during which locals had the opportunity to ride alongside her while discussing community issues.
November 19, 2020
Why L.A. Activists are Trying to Ban the 2028 Olympics
In 2017, NOlympics co-chair Jonny Coleman realized no one had taken a critical look at Los Angeles’ 2024 Olympics bid. So he did it himself.
November 18, 2020
The Human Rights Activist Known As Afghanistan’s ‘Mother’
In conversation with Laila Haidari, an Afghan human rights activist, social entrepreneur, and founder of Camp-e Mather, or Mother Camp, the only private drug rehabilitation center in Kabul.
November 11, 2020
Video Commentary: When Journalists Becoming Unwitting Tools of Russian Interference
The Internet Research Agency (IRA) has infiltrated American social media in order to sow mistrust, widen divisions, and interfere in the 2016 presidential elections. Lilian Manansala discusses the ethical dilemma of journalists not checking sources only to find out later they utilized posts tweeted by Russian bots.
November 10, 2020
Commentary: In the Fight for Menstrual Equity, the ACLU Refuses to Bow to Objectivity
Last year, when the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) published an in-depth report headlined, “The Unequal Price of Periods: Menstrual Equity in the United States,” social media users lost their minds.