by Jane Huber | Mar 30, 2018 | Skidmore College
For my “do something” event I attended a wealth inequality talk in downtown Saratoga Springs. The event was held at the famed Café Lena and called Conversations to Build an Inclusive Community: What Wealth Inequality Looks Like in our Community. I had no idea what to...
by William Weber | Mar 9, 2018 | Ohio State University
Last week, pro-life activists came to the Ohio State University to campaign, bringing graphic images, divisive rhetoric, and a potential case study of democratic erosion with them. After watching interactions between the group and its target audience, for the first...
by Mohamed Farah | Mar 9, 2018 | Ohio State University
The room seemed so empty yet was so full. I saw four bodies, yet I heard twelve voices. It was a cold February evening, when I walked to meet some of the bravest and hardworking people I know. Part support group and part political action group, these Deferred Action...
by Anne Pfeifenberger | Mar 2, 2018 | Skidmore College
Discussion on immigration over the past year has been largely dominated by two topics: DACA and the wall. On the campaign trail, Donald Trump took the hard line on immigration and enforced his points with derogatory descriptions of immigrants. In an effort to satiate...
by Jake Hempel | Mar 2, 2018 | Skidmore College
Gun control has been on the hot seat of political discussion in the United States over the past decade, and with good reason. With recent events in Parkland, Florida, to the Sandy Hook tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, and all the way back to the beginning of the...