TikTok perfectly encapsulates the zeitgeist of 2020. The video-sharing social network from Beijing-based ByteDance is the perfected form of previous social media trends: Vine’s snappiness, Instagram’s infinite scroll, and Reddit’s niche subsets. Now that quarantine has locked us away with phones as our constant companions, we suddenly have extra free hours that TikTok, like a … Read more
On Monday, July 6, Harvard announced that it will be transitioning to an online-only educational format for the Fall 2020 semester, and, despite Harvard’s pledge to opt for a medium density plan, promising to bring up to 40% of undergraduates back on campus, students will learn remotely whether or not they live in Cambridge. While … Read more
As we continue to investigate the linkages between the anti-corruption and climate change movements, it would be naive to not consider illegal logging. The world’s greatest forests suffer at the hands of some of the world’s largest economies, all hungry for resources without care for their origins. Beyond providing refuge for enormous amounts of biodiversity and serving as the … Read more
“Avatar the Last Airbender” is my favorite show of all time, and I’m not alone. Water, Earth, Fire, Air: The Fire Nation wants to conquer the rest, and only the Avatar, a 12-year-old boy named Aang, can master all four elements and save the world. The show is so popular that it topped Netflix charts … Read more
Clare Rewcastle Brown is an investigative journalist and founder of the Sarawak Report. She was a whistleblower in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal, which saw billions of dollars siphoned from governments into private bank accounts and shell companies to fund extravagant parties, major Hollywood productions and forge relationships with some of the world’s most famous … Read more
To someone unfamiliar with activism, it can seem puzzling that one group would let a different one take over its own rallies. In one such case, the Harvard Graduate Students Union held recurring “teach-out” sessions during its strikes where other activist campus groups presented lectures connecting their struggles to labor issues. These kinds of tag-team … Read more
It’s almost impossible to escape the constant, gentle ding of our technology. Emails, texts, and notifications have worked alongside social media applications like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to keep the world connected. Now, your childhood best friend is only a tap away. The thought of being all connected is beautiful, until the realization that all … Read more
America’s built environment is dominated by pavement. Boasting over a billion parking spaces, not including any home parking, the country has four times as many spaces as cars. In New York City alone, the amount of curbside parking is equivalent to the area covered by 10 Central Parks, and nearly double that when including off-street … Read more
During the 2020 presidential primary, many voters were concerned above all with choosing a nominee who could defeat President Donald Trump in the general election. According to a HuffPost/YouGov poll, the majority of registered Democrats (51%) said they prioritized nominating a presidential candidate who seemed most likely to win against Donald Trump in November 2020, … Read more
Years after police departments across the United States came under public scrutiny following the killing of Eric Garner, they are once again at the center of controversy for the murder of George Floyd. Since the deaths of both Black men occurred in police custody, they each sparked national uproars over police brutality. Alarmingly, there is … Read more