Category: Social Issues
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Enough About Donald Trump, What About Burundi?
I get it: Donald Trump is the leading front-runner in the Republican primary who spouts off whatever comes to mind and is a former reality T.V. star. But amidst the American media’s love affair with Trump, other important world issues are being overlooked. Lately, I’ve been seeing articles pop up about potential genocide in Burundi. Doesn’t Burundi…
Shari Lopatin
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How Inflammatory Language Brought Us to the Age of Mass Shootings
First Planned Parenthood, then today: San Bernardino, Calif. Both are medical clinics. Both are supposed to be safe places … kinda like schools (anyone remember Sandy Hook)? According to CNN, president Barack Obama said, “We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world.” Regardless of…