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America’s Fast Furniture Epidemic Must Be Solved

As the United States continues to grow, both in population and wealth, so do its landfills. Landfills consist primarily of items used in Americans’ day-to-day lives, including furniture due to the...

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“Greenwashing” Impairs Understanding of True Environmental Activism

The commodification of sustainable products has become a rising issue as environmental concerns spread. With recent wide-scale climate change coverage, sustainable products are now viewed as a trend...

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The Equal Rights Amendment is Essential to Gender Equality

In the 21st century — the era that boasts of self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency — women are still fighting for protection against legal sex discrimination. According to a...

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Cal State Long Beach Is a Threat to Puvungna

Throughout the history of the United States, the disenfranchisement of marginalized groups has been an all too familiar occurrence. This oppression can never be considered a thing of the past; it...

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The U.S. Government’s Legislative Shortcomings Are To Blame for Murdered...

Indigenous women only make up 1.1% of the total U.S. population, yet their murder rate is ten times higher on reservations than the national average. In Wyoming, a report covering data from 2011 to...

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Florida’s Legalization of Medical Discrimination Dehumanizes the LGBTQ+...

In a country where lack of accessibility to health care has been a rampant topic of political discourse for decades, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made matters worse by signing a bill on May 11...

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Social Media Has Encouraged Misinformation and Performative Activism

Social media is notorious for being the impetus of many trends in beauty, lifestyle and fashion. However, people rarely consider the impact of social media on social justice movements. “Social media...

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True Crime Media Glorifies Killers and Exploits Victims

Growing up as a child in the digital age, I had minimal restraints on what I was allowed access to on the internet. Because of this, I was drawn into true crime content like “Criminal Minds” and...

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