by Dalia Faheid | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The first time Billy Beech voted was in 2008, when he was a junior at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and the nation was facing a severe economic downturn. This election, as the pandemic has pummeled the economy, Beech doesn’t trust politicians...
by Katie Livingstone | Dec 3, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued less-stringent guidelines, due to COVID-19, for conducting an annual survey of the U.S. homeless population — a move some experts say means a more inaccurate count and less help for...
by Julia Benbrook | Nov 24, 2020 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Oklahoman Harvey Pratt is seeing his art on the National Mall for the first time. Pratt is a member of the Cheyanne and Arapaho tribes. He also served in Vietnam as a member of the military. “He really brought his experience as a native person who has...
by Madison Muller | Nov 19, 2020 | Featured, Social Justice, Topics
On Wednesday afternoon the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department took to Twitter to oppose the Second Look Amendment Act. The legislation, which is scheduled for markup in D.C. Council on Monday, would offer some individuals who were given extreme sentences as youth a...
by Madison Muller | Nov 18, 2020 | Business & Tech, Featured, Social Justice
In the months since George Floyd’s death on May 25, activists have taken to social media to organize and mobilize the ensuing racial justice movement like never before. Accessibility and immediacy of apps like Instagram and Twitter have enabled people to connect...
