Dec 2, 20204 minWe Can’t Afford “Moderation"By Hani Jawabrah Joe Biden has become president after defeating the far-right Republicans in the 2020 election. But, after losing some gr...
Oct 17, 20202 minMy PeopleBy Seth Eislund It’s no secret to anyone living in the 21st century that the Israel-Palestine conflict is a contentious issue. And, as an...
Sep 13, 20202 min"The World Needs More Excitement": Our Interview with Friends Connect Foundation“One of our participants absolutely loves The Wiggles — he knows every line of every episode. When you talk to him, he might say things l...
Sep 2, 20202 minThe Art of Subtle SexismBy Jacqueline Risch Subtle Sexism in School (Photo from Feminism In India) If you were presented with an instance of subtle sexism in the...
Aug 28, 20203 minPropsBy Hani Jawabrah Muslim Americans protest Donald Trump's "Muslim Ban" (Photo from Al-Jazeera) While Muslims only constitute 1.1% of the U...
Aug 24, 20201 minThe Climate Crisis and ReproductionBy Maya Rogers Would you want to bring a child into a world like this? (Photo from NBC News) Many people today, especially young American...
Aug 21, 20202 minGuilt and Ethical ConsumptionBy Maya Rogers Fast fashion is a scary business. Ever since I watched Hasan Minhaj’s Patriot Act about the fast fashion industry, I have ...
Aug 17, 20203 minFast Fashion: What it is, and why you can no longer ignore itBy Isabel Anderson The True Cost of Fast Fashion (Photo from wehatepink.com) In the age of Instagram, Tik Tok, and Facebook, fashion has ...
Aug 12, 20202 minHow the Coronavirus Impacts People with DisabilitiesBy Seth Eislund In December of 2019, COVID-19, a novel and extremely infectious strain of coronavirus, originated in and began spreading ...
Aug 2, 20204 minBeing Filipinx in America: Food, Family, and FaithBy Isabel Anderson A Filipino family gathers around the dinner table, 2016 Last week, Synchesis focused on what it means to be Filipinx i...
Jul 29, 20202 minThe Jews, Coronavirus, and Antisemitic Conspiracy TheoriesBy Seth Eislund An anonymous antisemitic cartoon accusing the Jews of spreading COVID-19, 2020 On February 26, 2020, Iraqi political anal...
Jul 16, 20202 minWoes of the “Forgotten Foes”: Indigenous People and the Mexican-American WarBy Maya Rodgers An Apache scout on horseback, mid-to-late 19th century (Photo by Edward S. Curtis) Many people in the U.S. are well aware...
Jul 15, 20202 minDonald Trump and the Legacy of the Immigration Act of 1924By Seth Eislund A political cartoon satirizes America's new immigration quota system, 1920s Immigration has always been a hotly debated t...