As of April 6, 2020, just under 90% of Americans are under orders to stay at home to avoid the spread of COVID-19. For most people, home is safest place… 
Within the past two weeks I have switched to remote learning, evacuated my dorm room, adjusted to working at home, and quarantined myself to a tiny studio apartment. My future…
The Trump Administration is not the first administration that has shown their true feelings toward immigrant communities. Regardless of party allegiance, every president has enacted xenophobic policies – even the…
Human action has altered the environment in irreversible ways. In order to conserve and protect natural ecosystems, regulations were enacted with a focus on sustaining a healthy environment. However, the…
Over the last fifty years, New York City has experienced a dramatic shift in both politics and racial demographics. Yet despite its increasingly diverse population and liberal policies, New York…
On November 21, 2019, Congress temporarily extended the expiration date of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act, which allows the federal government to access domestic call records. This act…
There are few things more American than the prototypical American home—apple pie aside—and there are few things of more value to Americans than owning this home. In politics, presidents and…
In San Francisco, 64-year-old Kenneth Humphrey spent a year in jail, held on a $350,000 bond he could not pay, after being accused of entering a man’s home and stealing…
The City University of New York (CUNY) is at the cultural and intellectual center of working class life in New York City; a common resource taken for granted, but severely…
Worldwide, there have been improvements and innovations in healthcare around the world which have led to a decline in the number of women dying from childbirth over the last 30…
Food waste is a large problem in the United States. According to the USDA, 133 billion pounds of food were wasted in 2010; that food was worth approximately $161 billion. …
There is a lack of disaggregated data on Asian poverty in New York City. Asians in poverty are hidden behind the veil of the “model minority” stereotype, which masks the…
Voting rights in the United States have always been a problem since the nation’s founding in 18th century. Over the last 200 years, countless people have fought for their right…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo believes one of the pivotal social problems beseeching New York City is public transit fare evasion. With Mayor Bill de Blasio’s support, the city employed…
Prolonged use or misuse of opioids can result in addiction and withdrawal. Tolerance to the drug can prompt the user to start increasing the doses to experience the initial effect….
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