Following the widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in America, there has been an increase in violent Anti-Asian hate crimes. Since the Atlanta spa shooting—one of many instances of an anti-Asian hate crime claiming the lives of multiple Asian people—the community is still trying to find ways to heal together. Organizations such as Stop Asian Hate still have a long way to go in achieving significant goals to reduce anti-Asian hate crimes, but activists are taking significant steps to spread awareness about America’s history of Sinophobia in its domestic policies, as well as its anti-Asian imperialist agenda.

What company has the gall to charge its employees for parking? Oh wait, it's our favorite shopping mall: Valley Fair. Infuriated by the $40 monthly parking fee, employees have been protesting the mall’s wage theft since February, but hope for free parking is now dwindling.

A lack of commercial warehouse space and truck drivers has led to backlogs in the global supply chains which deliver critical goods to the United States—stoking federal inflation and shutting down businesses. Congress is looking to implement a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that could relieve burdens on low-income consumers.

For thousands of years, the Apache natives have considered the Oak Flat area as a sacred place where they go to pray, seek personal cleansing, and hold religious ceremonies. Yet this holy land may soon be destroyed, replaced by a massive copper mine that would create more than a billion tons of toxic waste and countless health risks.

Though the Rice Bowl may seem as central to the spirit of Archbishop Mitty as Monarch Madness, it actually wasn’t until 2008 that the program first appeared at Mitty.

COVID-19 places disabled people in a disproportionately dangerous situation due to heightened risk of serious illness or death, a lack of vital supplies and medicine, and vast inequities in access to health care. The American public health response has done little to dissuade their fears.

You’ve probably seen the headlines. “Bay Area crime wave! Shoplifting at Walgreens!” “Theft at CVS!”—the list goes on and on. But not only are these headlines built off of manufactured narratives, they’re also weaponized by a lack of context.

Voter restrictions have historically had a significant impact on Black and Brown communities, and these discriminatory laws continue to plague our democracy today. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is proposed legislation that would restore sections of the historic Voting Rights Bill, prohibiting blatant discrimination in politics.

Drawing the boundary lines for congressional districts doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and legislators are powerfully motivated to manipulate these lines. By a practice called gerrymandering, these legislators are able to game the system so that their opponents' power is minimized, in turn maximizing their own.

The growing trend of cryptocurrency mining could push global warming past its mark, but there may be ways to remediate this impact.