The War on Labor

The War on Labor

Drew Pagaduan
Business Current Events

In recent months, organized labor has scored a major victory against one of the largest corporations in the world by unionizing the Amazon workplace, resulting in the first Amazon Labor Union. At the same time, employees at Starbucks locations across the United States have begun organizing to secure better hours, better pay, and better working conditions. However, these movements and others like them have historically encountered heavy opposition from state and corporate interests. This article will examine the history of anti-labor corporate practices in the U.S. and how these attitudes, policies, and histories affect the relationship between labor and corporations today.

Why America’s Economy Won’t Get Well Soon

Why America’s Economy Won’t Get Well Soon

Ariel Siton
Economics

If you watch the news about the current and future state of the American economy, you have likely heard nothing but depressing news. You have most likely heard that the American economy is heading towards a deep recession. You have also heard television news anchors and other commentators on social media platforms draw comparisons between the current state of the economy and its state in the 1970s and 1980s. These claims, while not entirely true, serve as a useful comparison to measure current developments in the U.S. economy. While this crisis is different from similar crises in the past, many of the same factors will extend the length of the current pitfall we as a nation are in. Nothing better illustrates the slowdown of America’s economy, among all sectors, than the recent hits to the the rental and for-sale housing markets.

Making Sense of Theories of Language Origins

Making Sense of Theories of Language Origins

Savannah Hinson Rivas
Science & Nature

From sonnets to speeches to heart-quivering soliloquies, language is endowed with the ability to inspire, infuriate, assimilate, separate, or define the elusive human condition. Language is so much a part of our existence that its presence can slip under the beams of our attention, but its structure, its acquisition, and its origins have been the subject of intense debate among linguists for innumerable generations. Here, we will excavate this final question of language – its origins. This is because the machine that is language, and how it made itself indispensable to humanity has spanned various scientific disciplines, from linguistics to genetics.

The Challenges of Giving Up Fossil Fuels

The Challenges of Giving Up Fossil Fuels

Samuel Jaffe
Environmental Policy

Even if fossil fuels were not affecting our climate, fossil fuels are a finite resource and will eventually run out. If there is no alternative energy infrastructure in place, there will be a severe global struggle when they do run out. Fortunately, through renewable energy sources, we could avert such a global catastrophe while also ensuring a healthy future. However, given our current energy infrastructure is primarily fossil-fuel-based, and such a transition away from fossil fuels will take time, it is important to consider now what kind of new infrastructure we would need to convert to a renewable energy base.

My Views on Machiavelli’s Theory on Political Leadership

My Views on Machiavelli’s Theory on Political Leadership

Joshua Ondiegi
Political Theory

Nicholas Machiavelli wrote The Prince in 1513. It is ostensibly a manual for rulers to help them maintain their power. Still, many contradictions within the text make it unclear whether Machiavelli was ironic or serious. Understanding Machiavelli’s perspective requires one to analyze the time he lived. Machiavelli was born during the reign of the Borgias and the Medicis and studied the power struggles of the warring principalities of the Italian Renaissance (Shumer, 1979). During this period, dynastic families emerged. The period was also characterized by chaos; princes made and lost fortunes overnight. The understanding forms the basis for my support of Machiavelli's theory on political leadership.

What Are Depressive Disorders?

What Are Depressive Disorders?

Chioma Azubuike
Science & Nature

Depressive disorders are also referred to as depression, and depression is a feeling of discouragement and hopelessness, oftentimes characterized by feelings of extreme sadness, dejection, with an awfully extreme urge to not perform any physical activities and feelings of unreasoning anxiety.

The Consequences of Roe v. Wade

The Consequences of Roe v. Wade

Drew Pagaduan
Current Events

The topic of abortion has long been a divisive topic in the political landscape of the United States, sparking fiery debates at all levels of governance. Protests and counter-protests have broken out across America, oftentimes with abortion clinics as the battlefield. For decades, the right of pregnant women to an abortion was protected by the landmark Roe v. Wade. However, with the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, it is time to analyze the political, social, and economic consequences of reversing a policy decision that has stood as a pillar of women’s bodily autonomy for decades.

The Emergence of Monkeypox in The U.S.

The Emergence of Monkeypox in The U.S.

Mia Christina Cancio
Current Events

The monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a rare infectious disease that has emerged in the past two decades. Originating in animals, MPXV was then transmitted to humans, thus classifying it as a viral zoonosis. The virus is now primarily spread through close contact between humans. MPXV primarily affects the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic (1). However, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are public health concerns regarding its recent emergence in the United States.

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