As I begin writing, I have just learned that Louisville has again suffered another mass shooting at Chickasaw Park, leaving 4 injured and 2 dead. I would be remiss if I did not state how difficult it is to find new words. At times, we must feel like broken records with repeated calls over the years to institute this or that ameliorative policy, sparing no … Continue reading Gun Violence in America Reveals Something Deeper
Angela Davis is a prolific figure on the American Left. A scholar, activist, orator, and Marxist thinker, she has been both catapulted into fame by supporters and systematically denounced by bitter political enemies. Regardless of one’s feelings about her, Davis has achieved recognition as a household name: a feat few philosophers–especially of the Left–can boast. This article will seek to survey her life and her … Continue reading Angela Davis: A Life of Dissent
Kyrsten Sinema is one of the most unpopular senators in the country. At best, this is a sentiment shared across her constituency. Among numerous demographics (men, women, Whites, Hispanics, college graduates, high school graduates, Democrats, Independents, Republicans, etc.), Sinema is disapproved of by over 50% of respondents. As Slate reports, her entire brand has been about working “across the aisle” to bring both sides together, … Continue reading Why Sinema’s Departure is an Opportunity
Public defenders with the Louisville Metro Public Defender’s Office voted to unionize 32-5 earlier this year. Their story is a microcosm of a national phenomenon: the year 2022, the year of American labor. Public defenders represent indigent clients, those who cannot afford a lawyer and are constitutionally entitled to one when facing criminal proceedings. Public defenders nationwide face tremendous obstacles, and the Louisville office bears … Continue reading Louisville Public Defenders Have Unionized
Tax season has just ended. While nobody likes the hassle that filing taxes creates, the underlying philosophy behind them is simple and shared: we pay taxes so that the child down the street gets an education, or so the single mother of three gets the support she needs. Despite widespread support for public assistance programs themselves, polls conducted by Data for Progress and Vox report … Continue reading States are Hoarding Welfare from the Needy
The institution of slavery will forever plague American history. The slave economy was a core feature of the growth of the financial system, culture, and politics of the country for almost two and a half centuries until it ultimately became a catalyst for civil war. Though the institution was dismantled, it molded into something hardly less gruesome: the criminalization of black life. Present in America’s … Continue reading John Brown: A Biography
The United States, the so-called “Land of Opportunity,” has a knack for leaving people behind. Take an example aside from the titular issue: the healthcare system. Virtually every other developed country in the world has one form or another of a single-payer healthcare system. The United States does not. Government inaction exists most strikingly within American higher education. Tuition at public and private institutions has … Continue reading Kentucky’s Rising Student Debt Crisis
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