After the 2007–2008 financial crisis, it felt like something had to change. Not just in terms of fixing the economy, but in how we thought about the economy itself. The crash made clear that relying on the market to fix itself had failed—and not in a small way, but in a way that affected millionsContinue reading “At This Point, Are You Really Surprised There Was An Underlying Face Behind The Economic Recovery?”
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Which “Change” Really Matters?
We are often taught to believe that knowledge leads to action, that the more certain science becomes, the more inevitable political change will be. But after doing Howe’s reading, that assumption doesn’t hold up. Even as climate scientists became more unified in their warnings about CO₂ and global warming, U.S. political responses didn’t follow theContinue reading “Which “Change” Really Matters?”
America Must Look Within: Did You Know the First Act of Terrorism Was a Domestic Attack in Oklahoma?
Bacevich makes it clear that the actions of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, as threatening as they were, cannot fully explain why the United States finds itself locked in “seemingly never-ending conflict” (Bacevich 14). He alludes to the fact that the root cause isn’t terrorism, it’s Americans. America’s foreign policy is driven by anContinue reading “America Must Look Within: Did You Know the First Act of Terrorism Was a Domestic Attack in Oklahoma?”
Rebels, Profits, and Lies, Oh My!
There is this idea that environmentalism is neutral. That wanting to protect the land is separate from politics and preserving wilderness is about loving nature, not about controlling people. But reading about the Sagebrush Rebellion and the Wise Use movement makes it clear that land has always been political, and that the fights over whoContinue reading “Rebels, Profits, and Lies, Oh My!”
Join Our Megachurch Today! Now, For The Low, Low Price Of Your Morality
During the mid-1960s, Jerry Falwell became a rising religious idol for evangelical theology. During a time of uncertainty, the evangelicals felt drawn to the leadership Falwell provided, as he founded and led the organization called Moral Majority. However, under the fallacy of religious ideals, Falwell’s Moral Majority seemed more goal-oriented on policing family structures andContinue reading “Join Our Megachurch Today! Now, For The Low, Low Price Of Your Morality”
The Real Working-Class Crisis—How the Inclusion of Women and POC Shifts the Narrative
The collapse of the industrial era since the 1970s can be credited to the shift of uncertainty for future economic stability for many working-class citizens. Specifically, analyizing Pittsburgh’s transition from an industrial steel to a service-based economy. The transition did not erase the working class but instead restructured the functioning of this population in waysContinue reading “The Real Working-Class Crisis—How the Inclusion of Women and POC Shifts the Narrative”
The White Working-Class American–To Sympathize or Not to Sympathize With, That Is The Question
The anti-war protests held in the U.S. against the Vietnam War during the late 1960s and early 1970s had a more significant trajectory on American democracy than many realize. How people believed in this war, and how others opposed it, was used as a tool for political campaigning. During this time, diversity within the working-class,Continue reading “The White Working-Class American–To Sympathize or Not to Sympathize With, That Is The Question”
The Price for Glory: Was Their Sacrifice for Honor or Just Another Tale of Shame?
Why has military service been normalized as a one-way ticket for a lifetime supply of security and glory? Or, was this all a recruiting tactic? The Vietnam War is still a war in the U.S. that is glossed over and vaguely discussed in the capacity of its failures. More than that, the demographic of whoContinue reading “The Price for Glory: Was Their Sacrifice for Honor or Just Another Tale of Shame?”
The Northern Myth: How Racism Evolved Beyond the South and Shaped a New Jim Crow
There is this idea that the Northern region of the United States is a safe haven, where all people aspire to go. On this side of the country, all problems of racism and segregation are solved, and in these states exist communities that live and work together, regardless of race and background. At least, thatContinue reading “The Northern Myth: How Racism Evolved Beyond the South and Shaped a New Jim Crow”
The Buried Secrets of National Security Hidden in the Plains of South Dakota
Dwight Eisenhower’s warning about the “military-industrial complex” and the Cold War economy is demonstrated through the Minuteman Missiles in South Dakota. Besides political and ideological conflicts, the Cold War had an economic impact that shaped how the US government set spending priorities, distributed funds, and interacted with private-sector businesses. Millions of government funds were usedContinue reading “The Buried Secrets of National Security Hidden in the Plains of South Dakota”
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