Hate cannot drive out hate, but neither can empty words. — What kind of country do we want to live in? A country where politicians focus on the health and happiness of their constituents? Or a country where politicians threaten to kill other politicians, and get away with it? Violence has become increasingly prevalent in U.S. political discourse. We seem to…

And Christian Nationalism is a disguise for something deeper. — Conflicts of the future won’t look exactly like conflicts of the past. We don’t have to wait for states to secede to call our current conflict what it is: Civil War. This time, states aren’t going to secede. Liberals and Conservatives are fighting for control of the same flag. But…

Where were you when Roe was overturned? — There’s no legal or logical argument to ban abortion. There are only religious ones. The United States has been an unspoken theocracy since our founding. Subtle decisions by our government show that the wall separating church and state is more like the latticed opening of a confessional. We claim to…

Over 10,000 people hit the streets. One month later, we have an agreement — One of the largest strikes of Striketober is finally over. Late Wednesday night, the Union of Auto Workers (UAW) finally struck a deal with John Deere, ending a protest that saw more than 10,000 people walk off the job-site. “A strike that captured the mood of a nation in search…

Big Corporations — not the Fed, not the Treasury, and not the supply-chain bottleneck — seem to be responsible for recent inflation — Corporations are raising prices on everything from milk to gasoline. They claim this is a necessary adjustment to address supply chain issues and the increasing cost of materials. But a closer look at recent financial statements shows that we’re actually just witnessing another neoliberal cash grab — one that could…

Striketober is over, but Strikesgiving is just beginning — During the month of October 2021, we saw over a dozen union strikes throughout the United States — many of which are still in progress today. Virtually all of these protests focus on better wages, benefits, and working conditions for employees. Large corporations have…

Fourteen months ago, I was *not* a writer. If I did it, you definitely can too… — After a year of writing and several rule-changes from the Medium team, one of my articles was finally selected for “Further Distribution.” I’ve never considered myself a writer — I’m what we call a “math & science guy” through and through. I have no clue how the Jessica Wildfires and…

Its name is “profit” — We’re in the era of neoliberalism… and we might not make it out. In a neoliberal world, profits are considered to be the ultimate indicator of value. If something isn’t profitable, then it must not be valuable. Forget about your happiness, social relationships, leisure time, intellectual appetite, physical fitness, and…

Thanks to their brilliant founder, Sara Blakely — On October 20, 2021 the private-equity company, Blackstone (which is different than BlackRock), purchased a majority stake in the innovative clothing company, Spanx. Spanx, who famously reinvented women’s activewear, is worth $1.2 Billion after the deal. Perhaps the…