The Smart Ass

Grace rapaski

It was nearly 50 years ago in 1973 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that access to safe medical abortions was a constitutional right in Roe v. Wade. However, the case for women’s reproductive autonomy was far from settled in that courtroom–there has been consistent and relentless backlash to the ruling by state legislators and other motivated interest groups across the country.

Meher mann

The surge in anti-Asian violence seen over the last year is a terrifying, but unsurprising development in what has been a long and untold history of Asian Americans. While Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric during the pandemic certainly stoked the flames of racism, there is a far deeper and more structural pattern of racism that has afflicted Asian American communities since as early as the 19th century.

Aryan deorah

When the 2021 gubernatorial election rolled around, no one expected Republican Glenn Youngkin, a Trump-endorsed upstart businessman, to stand a chance against the once popular former Governor McCauliffe. But Youngkin would, very much like his opponent did 8 years ago, take a surprising victory on election night in my home state, once again shifting Virginia’s political future.

Ryan abbasi

Why should politicians and elected officials put in effort and time to enact popular legislation in support of our safety and climate, when they could just do nothing? It is not their job to represent our interests.

omar kayal

I know many democrats want to forget about him, but the Republican party is still very much the Trump party, and Trump is probably running again in 2024. The notion that there is a significant voting block of moderate Republicans that won’t vote for Trump and can sway the election is more or less a fantasy. So, it is important to understand what the Trump Administration did and what it means for this country.

david steiger

Yes, it seems the nefarious moderate is here to stay. So, with complicity in touting moderates (and discernible rancor over Manchin and Sinema’s untimely weaponization of this very concept), will young progressives and leftists ever receive anything in return for their investment in the Democratic party?