Despite the fact that Latinx communities also suffer disproportionate levels of violence and arrests at the hands of the police, their silence and lack of staunch support for the Black Lives Matter movement is deafening. “And to all the racist Latinos: eso no se hace, eso no se hace, y yo no me voy a … Read more
When the Harvard Graduate Students Union went on strike last winter, I was on the picket line at dawn every day for two weeks. Early morning picket shifts, which usually started at 5:00 a.m., were meant to delay deliveries and disrupt university business. One morning, three of us, bundled in winter coats and marching in … Read more
You can’t be a student if you can’t get to school. Despite long-standing state commitments to provide transportation to and from school, regardless of income or ZIP code, children still have trouble getting to school. When one student cannot get to school as easily as another, their educations are not equal. As an inept federal … Read more
Harvard’s endowment, $40.9 billion as of fiscal year 2019, has become notorious for its size both on and off campus. It is common to hear sarcastic complaints about its excess and imbalance from students discussing funding allocation, and it often comes up in staff salary and benefits disputes. The endowment even catches occasional attention from … Read more
Andy Roo Forrest is the executive director of Feel Good Voting, an issues-based media initiative dedicated to the advancement of social justice and environmental action. Genessa Krasnow is the creative director and head of brand and content for Feeling Good Voting. She specializes in designing and implementing leading-edge campaigns in technology, entertainment, and activism. … Read more
In 1842, famed writer Charles Dickens visited a prison in Philadelphia, and he did not like what he saw. “The system here is rigid, strict, and hopeless solitary confinement,” he wrote. “I hold this slow and daily tampering with the mysteries of the brain, to be immeasurably worse than any torture of the body.” Unfortunately, … Read more
My older brother is autistic. Having been exposed to and interested in issues regarding this disorder since early childhood, I considered myself highly knowledgeable and passionate about the subject. I have celebrated the TV representation of prominent individuals on the spectrum, such as in Atypical or Rain Man. However, my expertise took a hit when … Read more
In February 2020, Russia launched a nuclear attack on U.S. forces in Europe, and the United States responded with tactical nuclear weapons of its own. Fortunately, this did not happen in real life; the events in question instead took place during a simulation, a military war game used to model a potential future interaction with … Read more
Slim’s, with its red banner and neon OPEN sign, is a retro self-serve burger joint in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. It is small. It is hot. And every day, Eduardo works in its kitchen. Eduardo is an undocumented immigrant who was born in Mexico City. He went to school outside the city, in a makeshift elementary … Read more