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Month: September 2017
Under an Apocalyptic Administration, Imagining Queer Futures
The current moment feels bleak. It’s hard to avoid the trauma that comes from even the daily headlines and media updates. ‘Civic’ decisions made by those in office and bombastic statements that are soaked in bloodlust, patriarchy, white supremacy, and general apathy. People relegated to the margins of society, femme’s, immigrants, working and non-working people […]
Why Politics Are Personal
Some of us believe that a divide exists between politics and daily life. Too often I’m told that I take Politics “too personally”, that the officials we elect into office are isolated and do not reflect the views of majority, and that I cannot judge someone based on who they vote for. Let me tell […]
Lift Every Voice: Diversity in YA Publishing
I play a game at work where I walk down the teen fiction aisle and count the books written by and for marginalized voices. I compulsively monitor their sales numbers and make space for them on displays on which they aren’t included. For over a year I have fought for a diverse fiction display in […]
Can Broadway Theatre Really Be Political?
“How the fuck did this happen?” Those are the striking opening lines spoken by Michael Moore in The Terms of My Surrender, his one-man show now playing at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway. Moore, a renowned documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, is one of the most visible and polarizing political commentators in America. However, based […]
2017: Year of the NYS Con-Con
This upcoming election day, New York State voters will be presented the option of convening a constitutional convention (affectionately, a “con-con”) with the end-goal of amending parts of the state’s constitution. Rooted in a 19th Century addition to the state’s highest law—whose implementation in 1777 predates the ratification of the United States Constitution by 12 […]
Unhelpful High School Teacher
Welcome and welcome back to the fall semester, fellow students! I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m really pumped for this semester. I’ve got some great classes lined up with interesting topics. Best of all, I have some really fantastic professors teaching my classes this semester. But I’ve also had my fair share of […]
NYC’s Fun and Fantastic Fall Activities
As September rolls around and the summer heat begins to dissipate, it’s time for us to start leaving those beach balls, sunglasses and spf 90+ sunscreens at home. Sweater weather is upon us, but don’t let that get you down! Just because there is a bit of chill in the air doesn’t mean we can’t […]
Why The Democrats Are On Track To Lose In 2018
Since the election of President Bill Clinton, the Democratic Party has traded in its legacy of the New Deal and civil rights legislation in favor of what is often called a “Better Deal”. This approach to governing, in which the candidates trumpet progressive rhetoric to get elected, then fail to make significant changes to the […]
