<div><p>Racism is a term used more and more frequently in recent American public discourse. After a rise of concern following the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, usage and understanding of the term has never fully gone away.</p><p>With large-scale street protests provoked by the Black 

Why We Need Clear Distinctions Between Systemic and Individual Racism

<div><p>The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, along with additional studies have&nbsp;<a href="http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2015/oct/us-health-care-from-a-global-perspective" rel="noopener noreferrer">compared the health care coverage</a>&nbsp;option

Conversation on Health Care: How America Truly Stacks Up

<div><p>RAISE is an acronym for Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment, which reduces immigration intake and reforms the process for accepting immigration applications.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>The Basic Objectives of RAISE:</h2><p>1) Cuts in half the amount of green cards extended each yea

Everything You Need To Know About RAISE in 5 Minutes

<div><p>Current news and politics are filled with discussion on the <a href="/tag/minimum-wage" rel="noopener noreferrer">minimum wage</a>. Most of the talk concerns raising the minimum wage to a level where the average person making minimum wage is making a living wage.</p><p>When considering chang

Then vs. Now: Little Known Facts About the Minimum Wage

<div><p>Student loan debt is always the same, whether you make the choice to attend online college or reside at an educational institution. The U.S. has created a new generation of people that have more student loan debt than at any other time in our history. According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, w

5 Solutions We Desperately Need to Solve the Student Loan Crisis

<div><p>Since roughly the 1980s, certain norms on US college campuses have shifted dramatically. In <a href="https://www.dolmanlaw.com/legal-services/sexual-assault-attorneys/" rel="noopener noreferrer">cases of sexual harassment or sexual assault</a>, the administrative default has swung from preca

OPINION: The Sad and Twisted State of Justice on US College Campuses

<div><p>With the latest missile attack on Syria, it's hard to believe that the heart-wrenching conflict abroad has been going on for nearly six years and has taken the lives of more than a quarter of a million people. This article will succinctly explain what's going on, and how it happened.</p><h2>

Nearly 6 Years In, There's Still a Long Road to Peace in Syria

<div><p><strong>Trans-Pacific Partnership</strong> (TPP) is a trade agreement between mostly Asia-Pacific countries. The original countries included the United States, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Canada, Peru, Australia, Brunei, Chile Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and possibly Korea in the future.</

Protecting Human Rights vs. Increased Trade Influence: The Pros and Cons of Withdrawing from the TPP

<div><p>When political leaders discuss tax reform, they often refer to "progressive taxation." What does this term mean? What pros and cons does this type of tax structure offer today?</p><h2><strong>Toward a Concept of Income Fairness</strong></h2><p>When the United States government <a href="https

The Pros And Cons of Keeping a Progressive Tax System

Rachael Murphey

Articles by Rachael Murphey