School of Thought: It is time to restore respect to the public teaching profession
It’s no wonder that no one wants to be a teacher anymore.
You Do Uterus: For real change, vote women of color into office
Now more than ever, voters must recognize the critical nature of electing more women, and specifically more women of color, particularly in light of recent divides between white women voters and women of color.
Social Anxieties: Weak Kavanaugh investigation shows the failures of modern politics
The raw terror and misery of the protesters conveyed a fresh sense of how morally broken our government is two years into the Trump administration. I wonder how the hell things got this bad.
Mindful Mondays: Mental health awareness shouldn’t be confined to one day
But before we march on Washington, I can’t help but ask: Is the world’s mental health crisis truly anybody’s fault? What would a mental health “movement” even look like?
Healing the Divide: Polarization obscured the real issues in Kavanaugh hearings
“Unfortunately, the entire process [of Kavanaugh’s confirmation] was polarized,” communication professor Karen North told me.
Digitally Yours: Nation must address cyber security threats
Since most of the report’s details stem from information by top-level government officials and knowledgeable company sources, it’s a long shot for the public to ever get at the truth of the story.
The Bar-On Brief: Equality on company boards shouldn’t be a government mandate
Pressure for board diversity must come from the public and company shareholders, not from the government.
Pale Blue Dot: California needs to do more to address its constant smog problem
Smog — the hazy air pollution that clings to downtown skyscrapers most mornings, reduces visibility in the surrounding mountains and gives L.A. sunsets their vibrance — is a weirdly normalized part of city life.
School of Thought: School-to-prison pipeline starts early; so must its prevention
Keeping students out of school is blatantly ineffective.
You Do Uterus: It’s not assault survivors’ job to make the public believe them
I’ve drawn on my own experiences with sexual harassment and abuse through the years, and I see my younger self so starkly in the high school girl Ford described herself as at the time of her assault.