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Jan 7
4 min

The Need to Recontexualize "Fairness" in the United States

By Kwaku Aurelien Given what transpired in Washington D.C. today, with the United States Capitol Building having been stormed by malconte...

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The Model Minority Myth: The Construction of a Racial Order

Alyssa Boyle

Jan 6
11 min

The Model Minority Myth: The Construction of a Racial Order

How the "model minority myth" is an insidious obstruction of racial equality.

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Revisiting Malcolm X’s Address at the 1964 Oxford Union Debate

Kwaku Aurelien

Dec 4, 2020
11 min

Revisiting Malcolm X’s Address at the 1964 Oxford Union Debate

By Kwaku Aurelien “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” The above phrase w...

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Immigrants in Agriculture: Exploitation as the Foundation of Success

Alyssa Boyle

Nov 24, 2020
8 min

Immigrants in Agriculture: Exploitation as the Foundation of Success

Why the powerhouse economy of the U.S. has its tenacious immigrant populations to thank.

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Chinatown Small Business and the Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on Asian America

Alyssa Boyle

Nov 9, 2020
6 min

Chinatown Small Business and the Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on Asian America

Why COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on our Asian American communities.

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The Green New Deal and the Failings of Western Environmentalism

Kwaku Aurelien

Nov 7, 2020
10 min

The Green New Deal and the Failings of Western Environmentalism

By Kwaku Aurelien The Green New Deal — is it sincerely designed to eliminate from American society the environmental evils that confront ...

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Are We Truly Colorblind? The Racialization of “Race-Neutral” American Policy

Alyssa Boyle

Oct 28, 2020
7 min

Are We Truly Colorblind? The Racialization of “Race-Neutral” American Policy

All policy "administered with an unequal hand" directly violates American fundamentalism.

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The International Labor Defense: What it Was and Why the Environmental Movement Needs its Own

start:empowerment

Oct 17, 2020
11 min

The International Labor Defense: What it Was and Why the Environmental Movement Needs its Own

Aurelien covers the history of the International Labor Defense (ILD) and why the environmental movement needs something similar.

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start:empowerment

May 30, 2020
3 min

Black Lives Matter: A Guide by Start: Empowerment

Black Lives Matter Action Guide

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Op-Eds

The Need to Recontexualize "Fairness" in the United States

The Model Minority Myth: The Construction of a Racial Order

Revisiting Malcolm X’s Address at the 1964 Oxford Union Debate

Immigrants in Agriculture: Exploitation as the Foundation of Success

Chinatown Small Business and the Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on Asian America

The Green New Deal and the Failings of Western Environmentalism

Are We Truly Colorblind? The Racialization of “Race-Neutral” American Policy

The International Labor Defense: What it Was and Why the Environmental Movement Needs its Own

Black Lives Matter: A Guide by Start: Empowerment

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