The World is a Battlefield: Jeremy Scahill speaks in Philly
“Where you die matters.” We know the names of the children killed in Newtown, CT. We know the names of those killed in the Boston Bombing. The lives and deaths of those killed in these […]
Crash Culture
Prop 8 and DOMA: There is Only One Correct Decision
To the Supreme Court of the United States: There is only one correct decision today, and that is a landmark ruling stating that the right to marry is a constitutional and inalienable right for all […]
Drenched in Debt: A Hopeful Master’s Student’s Lament
I wasn’t sure what to write about today. I wrestled back and forth with different topics, knowing I needed to write something but lacking the focus to really tackle any of the topics I would […]
Crime and Capital Punishment: Maryland Assembly Abolishes Death Penalty
After a series of votes through the Maryland House and Senate, SB 276 was passed through the Maryland House of Delegates on March 15, 2013, to repeal the state’s death penalty and replace it with life without parole. It […]