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I need a break, you need a break, we all need a break.

"Politics" and "politicization" are two very different things, and right now we've reached peak "politicization." Let's just all take a second, and step back from the edge.

A Look Back at the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

Maya Angelou’s poem, “Still I Rise” written in 1978 has served as a call for women to find strength within themselves to overcome oppression, violence, and intolerance. We will rise.

Vera Brittain’s 1933 memoir speaks true today

"It is not perhaps, so very surprising that the War at first seemed to me an infuriating personal interruption rather than a world-wide catastrophe." V.B.

Ten Documentaries on Netflix That’ll Get You Through the Holidays

History, Gorillas, Revolution, Weed, Politics, Artists and Cyberwar - it's all here.

At first, I thought I was in shock. But, as the reality of Trump’s election set in, I realized I was emotionless. This election had finally proven to me what I had suspected for some time – that I didn’t... Continue Reading →

As I stuffed my mouth with buttered popcorn, he hit me with that question. “Who are you voting for?” My normal knee-jerk reaction is to laugh awkwardly and change the subject while screaming internally, “It’s none of your damn business!”... Continue Reading →

Why ‘Expatriate’ is a Loaded Term

This term encompasses racial and class issues depending on the country. But there are technical reasons expats aren't considered immigrants, and vice-versa.

Icelandic mom, German father, American daughter. Where's home?

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