Share: With March Madness just around the corner, the debate on whether or not college athletes should be paid is heating up. And while collegiate sports bring in large sums of money every year, college athletes should in no way receive a salary. Follow:
Bail on boycotting Beyoncé
Share: (Bigotes de Gato CC photo credit link) During Super Bowl weekend, 20-time Grammy award winner Beyoncé dropped her new music video for “Formation.” In her video, Beyoncé used scenes from Hurricane Katrina, and a spray-painted message saying “Stop Killing Us.” At the Super Bowl halftime show, she performed her new single along with dancers dressed up as Black Panthers. Follow:
U.S. should join the rest of the West
Share: In 2008, Democrats nominated the then-Senator Barack Obama as their presidential candidate for the election on the campaign promise of universal healthcare. He would later go on to be elected president, carrying the message that the time for Medicare for all was now. Follow:
Conflicts of interest inhibit transparency in grand jury cases
Share: If a grand jury can “indict a ham sandwich,” why is it so rare in cases concerning police using deadly force that the grand jury believes there is “probable cause” to bring an officer to trial for a crime? The Washington Post reported that “only 11 of the 65 officers charged in fatal shootings over the past decade were convicted.” As reported by the New York Times and as surprise to many, a grand jury in Georgia indicted Officer Robert Olsen of the DeKalb County …
Obama’s gun control move backfires
Share: President Obama hit the ground running in 2016, renewing his initiative to implement what he calls “common sense gun laws.” Though the President’s recent executive actions mirror laws that California has been implementing for years, they will have an effect on gun violence in the Golden State. Past attempts by the President to push for gun reform have been met with strong opposition by Republicans in congress and members of the pro-gun lobby, and rightfully so. Since it’s not the responsibility of the executive …
Colleges must address mental health immediately
This past fall, as students prepared for their first semester or quarter of the academic year, college campuses across the U.S. were arranging mental health services to deal with the increase in students with suicidal ideations.
Sanders’ socialism will suffocate the U.S.
Share: Socialism, as it’s always been, is the candy coated poison sold to the tired, hungry, and oppressed masses of the world. There has never been a more widely accepted lie than the false promises of socialism in the history of the world. The theory of socialism came about during the first French Revolution when monarchs ruled with almost absolute power and the most of the wealth of the country was held by the church and rich aristocrats, who had been deemed tax exempt. Now …
It’s time for a heavy focus on obesity
Share: Obesity has taken a major focus in recent media and medical studies as it has become an epidemic plaguing 35 percent of Americans, according to the Journal of American Medicine. Southern states and regions that lack fresh produce and whole foods, typically known as food deserts, are the highest in obesity rates, with regions that are land-locked following behind, according to The State of Obesity. Follow:
National student debt is a travesty
Share: Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Unfortunately the U.S. government has not been able to realize a fact that Franklin already understood in the 1700s. Investing in students’ future by lowering interest rates is the first step necessary to making good education affordable for all, but it is not enough. Follow:
Decriminalizing sex work will make the world a better place
Share: After years of speculation and debate, the decriminalization of sex work may soon become a reality for over 40 million sex workers around the world. Follow: