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There’s More Than One Way to Write a College Essay

(03/01/22 1:10am)

“You’re smart, you’re Asian, you’re queer and nonbinary, and you were raised by a single mom. Colleges will love you.” That’s the message I heard from friends even years before applying to college. In high school, advisers chimed in, too; they made it seem like it was a cool thing to be from a marginalized background.


Abolish All Prisons, Not Just Private Ones!

(03/10/21 9:37pm)

On January 26, 2021, President Joe Biden ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons. In remarks before signing the orders, Biden said the U.S. government needs to change “its whole approach” on the issue of racial equity. “We must change now,” the president said. “I know it’s going to take time, but I know we can do it. And I firmly believe the nation is ready to change. But the government has to change as well.”