This past year has seen more strikes and union action than the past two combined, creating a sort of contagion of worker protests that have impacted every corner of the American labor system. What sparked these strikes and why now?
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Johnny Depp is a name we grew up with. Appearing in Pirates of the Caribbean, the 2005 remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (amongst numerous other Tim Burton films), it is also a name that is caught in the midst of a civil suit that is feeding into the existing social culture surrounding domestic violence and abuse. Whether a Johnny fan or a mere spectator, understanding public perceptions in Depp v. Heard characterizes the nature of bias, influence, and resulting polarization through the media.
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To push beyond the boundaries of mere tokenization, we must pay attention to how art from marginalized voices reckons with dominant structures.
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La nueva reforma de inclusividad de la Academia suena como un gran cambio que promueve la credibilidad de la institución, pero cuando vemos con más detalle la situación, podemos sacar diferentes conclusiones y hacernos varias preguntas.
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Briteny Spears public legal battle questions whether conservatorships are constitutional for young disabled patients.
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Social media is a Foucaultian nightmare. Conformity within online groups is strictly enforced, not only by a nameless watchman, but by other members of the group as a whole. Participatory surveillance ensures that everyone acts as both the watcher and the watched, and has no room to deviate from the group’s established norms.
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The Met Gala is well known for its exclusive guest list, expensive tickets, and iconic outfits. But beneath this glamour lies widespread hypocrisy and controversy.
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The English Premier League is currently regarded as the best league of football in the world. Yet as a realm of sport and entertainment, it does not escape English traditions of colonialism and cultural dominance, which determine who gets to be a great player and who gets left behind.
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La incorporación del Museo Nacional del Latino Americano como un gran paso hacia la educación y representación de los casi 60 millones de personas que viven en los Estados Unidos.
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The marriage of the once-dissident country genre and the Republican Party, far from natural and long-standing, was manufactured as a part of Nixon’s Southern Strategy.
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Online chat boards are a breeding ground for extremist ideology. The newest movement is a resurgence of the 1960s Trotskyist UFO cult known as Posadism.
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Twenty-Twenty assured a range of experiences and emotions in times without a conventional “togetherness”-- art was this year's best substitute.
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Fanfiction has helped shape the internet as we know it. Here's how it might help legislators shape the future of online censorship laws.
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With this announcement, the Trump administration weaponizes American history in an exclusionary and nationalistic way. Reacting to historic protests, “patriotic education” is a move to erase the story and legacy of oppression in the United States.
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Americans have historically been averse to integrating politics and sports. How has political polarization changed the interaction between these two?
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A fetish is not just a depiction of an unusual sexual desire in entertainment, as its portrayal reveals its political context and perspective.
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Can television teach our politicians how to act?
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Americans widely recognize that a polarized media landscape is eroding our democracy, but few understand how the problem has developed over the last couple of decades.
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Celebrities may well have the most impactful political endorsements given their significant influence on their fans.
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What happens when you can't keep watching the news because it's terrifying, but you can't look away because you have to stay informed? Tune in to some angry punk-rock.
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