I am usually a strong proponent of using social media to enact social change and spread awareness to social justice issues. I think that it is important to any movement to have a strong social media presence,...

Americans have European Protestants to thank for our nativity scenes during the Christmas holiday period, according to Ilana E. Strauss in her article for The Atlantic, “The Millennial Housing Trend...

“The Birth of A Nation” depicts the important story of enslaved black people fighting for their freedom against oppressive white slave owners. The message couldn’t be more poignant: enslaved people...

“I’m not going to support Hillary just because she’s a woman,” young, intelligent women proudly declare on college campuses across the nation. They tout their Pro-Bernie placards, shirts and...

Presidential candidates have to find some way to appeal to the public. They need to look approachable and in touch — a person of the people. They wish to appear as someone who can laugh at themselves,...

This October, Wellesley’s Counterpoint magazine sent out a poll to the Wellesley student body, asking whether they had ever worn a culturally appropriative Halloween costume. Answers ranged from those...

Protests, on principle, are supposed to be loud, disruptive, and eye-catching. By nature, they’re not supposed to be make people feel comfortable. Their aim is to make people look and listen, and to...

The United States has always prided itself on being a free market economy. In our hyper capitalized society, everyone wants to outwork the other and become the best in their fields. From birth, we are...

After months of vilifying, demonizing and dehumanizing refugees, mainstream media has pivoted 180 degrees on its stance. After images of drowned children washed ashore on European beaches have gone...