Craig Atkinson is a filmmaker and director whose debut documentary, Do Not Resist, explores the militarization of the police since 9/11. The documentary has received critical acclaim for its up-close portrait of law enforcement, and its accolades include the 2016 Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature from the Tribeca Film Festival and the American … Read more
In the past, Becky Makous spent her days in the lecture halls of the University of Vermont, amid the dense wilderness of New England, and on the well-trod roads of Europe. Now, Makous, 23, begins her mornings in a barn of communally-owned bovines. Between around 7:45 a.m. and noon, she milks and cares for a … Read more
From questioning President Obama’s American citizenship to disparaging his black employees; from discriminating against black tenants to refusing to condemn white supremacists, Donald Trump has made a career of engaging in and exploiting racism and bigotry. His recent attack on the mostly black NFL players who kneel during the national anthem is just the latest … Read more
When Pokémon GO swept the world in 2016, no one expected it to become a platform for Nazi youth recruitment. Nonetheless, an alt-right advocate created a targeted youth campaign, with characters bearing swastikas and distributing anti-Semitic fliers in the online universe. Alt-right blogger Andrew Anglin promoted the campaign, commenting, “I have long thought that we … Read more
“The 5 percent figure is one of the biggest hoaxes in modern politics” claimed then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump in August 2016, in reference to the unemployment rate, which at that point was 4.9 percent––down from the 2009 post-recession peak of 10 percent. While President Trump seems to have reversed his position on the veracity of … Read more
I still remember my very first HPR meeting. I had just settled into my new dorm in Hollis and finally picked out which classes I wanted to shop. All that was left was to choose a few campus organizations to join, and the HPR seemed to be the perfect outlet to explore my dual interest … Read more
Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy meets with staff in Durango, CO in 2015. In the 1980s, the AIDS epidemic became a public health crisis, with thousands dying from the little-understood disease. As scientists called for more funding to quell the HIV/AIDS outbreak, the Reagan administration remained silent, while the religious right cried that homosexuals were rightfully … Read more
In the months leading up to Britain’s historic referendum to leave the European Union, members of the Leave campaign made a number of promises to the British people, among them, a rejection of the principles of free movement demanded by the European Union, and the halting of membership fee payments that were viewed to offer … Read more
Imagine a coastal community slowly swallowed up by the water that provides its way of life. This is what Earl Armstrong, a resident of Venice, Louisiana, and many others throughout southern Louisiana have been experiencing for decades. Appropriately named, Venice is the southernmost community in Louisiana accessible by car: the tip of the boot. It … Read more
John Lewis is a U.S. Congressman representing Georgia’s 5th district. He was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and giving a keynote speech at the 1963 March on Washington. As a Congressman, Lewis continues to focus on bolstering voting rights and building progressive social movements in the … Read more