Graphic by Nate BartonI was walking down Fifth Avenue in New York City toward the Gucci store when I was suddenly stopped in the street. "Where are you headed?" asked a policewoman. I looked up and was instantly enraged when I saw that Trump Tower was on the block just ahead of me. Since I was just walking down the street, she instructed me to cross the street and continue on … [Read more...] about Trump Tower Security Achieves the Opposite of Campaign Promises
Rachelle Holdridge
The Women’s March Accepted all but Political Diversity
Graphic by Nate BartonIf there is one lesson that Americans learned in 2016, it's that we have failed at building political bridges. Less than 25 percent of Americans talk to people with whom they politically disagree, according to Jill Lepore in “The State of the Presidential Debate,” published Sept. 16, 2016 by The New Yorker. That statistic is telling and, … [Read more...] about The Women’s March Accepted all but Political Diversity
Open Your Mind to the Other Side
Art/Graphic by Sybil ZhangActress Meryl Streep’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globes for the Cecil B. DeMille Award was a poignant defense of Hollywood and an articulate attack on President-Elect Donald Trump. Nearly everyone in the audience nodded in agreement, as did many of those who actually take the time to watch the Golden Globes. After, celebrities and viewers … [Read more...] about Open Your Mind to the Other Side
Congress, It’s On You
Graphic by Nate BartonElection night was shocking. As the media, political analysts and half of the American public waited expectantly for Democratic presidential nominee Clinton’s victory and, maybe if they were lucky, a Democratic Senate, the other half of the American public had a very different plan. By the end of the night, the GOP maintained its majority in both … [Read more...] about Congress, It’s On You
Sexism Still Thrives in America
Graphic by Nate BartonSexism doesn't exist anymore. At least that's what more than half of men and about a third of women in America think, according to a study written by Hannah Fingerhut titled "In Both Parties, Men and Women Differ over whether Women Still Face Obstacles to Progress," published Aug. 16 by Pew Research.However, in the 2016 Presidential Election, the nation … [Read more...] about Sexism Still Thrives in America
