That’s what I was told recently by Guillermo Grenier, the co-director of the FIU Cuba Poll, a biennial poll that has researched Florida Cuban-Americans’ opinions on US policies toward Cuba… 
Contrary to popular belief, family separation has not ended at our southern border. The inhumane process still exists, under a new name, hurting the most vulnerable migrant populations fleeing violence,…
We have come a long way to addressing the issues of sex work and defining concepts when discussing the matter. However, the problems with sex work still exists. To mitigate…
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has put people in difficult situations. From people losing their jobs to students having to adjust to online learning many people have…
On January 26th, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order to eliminate the use of privately operated criminal detention centers. More specifically, the executive order keeps the Department of Justice…
On the 7th of February in 2019, freshman New York Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez introduced to the 116th Congress of the United States H. Res. 109, titled “Recognizing the duty of…
Years of bi-partisan frustration with Big Tech have culminated this past month with the House Judiciary Committee’s report on the threat of Big Tech’s Monopolization. While the Democrats call for…
At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, governors and local government officials issued executive orders instructing non-essential businesses to close and encouraged residents to shelter in place. In a matter…
Over the last few months, New York City’s schools shifted the way they educate their 1.2 million students in order to protect the health and safety students, faculty and staff…
Since the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, there have been over 7700 protests across America against incidents of police brutality and systemic racism against black people. These…
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