By sarahmohrBiden recently reported on his talk with President Xi Jinping and he stated something which has social media and the mainstream media rightfully in an uproar. Basically, he said that in his fist major conversation with Xi, he discussed the persecution of the Uyghur and based on Xi’s remarks, shared that he thinks the current…
By Asiya BharadiaLast Wednesday afternoon — an otherwise quiet and uneventful afternoon — every news station, online media platform, and social media outlet in Australia was raving about one thing: the Presidential Election that would decide the next President of the United States of America. I also scrolled through Twitter, and refreshed the live updates page…
By Rokia HassaneinEarlier this week, MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid made some blatantly Islamophobic remarks when she compared white supremacists to Muslims who get radicalized in war-torn Muslim-majority countries. “When leaders, let’s say in the Muslim world, talk a lot of violent talk and encourage their supporters to be willing to commit violence including on their own bodies in…
By Well, it’s happened. After almost three tumultuous years that even the greatest minds in fiction couldn’t dream up, House Democrats have unveiled two articles of impeachment against President Trump. This makes him part of a unique little club — as of today, he becomes only the third President in the history of the United States…
By Nena BeechamRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) has occupied headlines after issuing an unwavering call for the impeachment of President Trump. Speaking to a crowd of enthusiastic supporters after her historic swearing-in, the freshman lawmaker relayed a conversation with her son in which she boldly claimed that “We’re going to impeach the motherf***er!” After her comments, the room…
By Rabea AliThis past week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided to uphold Donald Trump’s Travel Ban, which is better known as the Muslim Ban 3.0. With this 5-4 decision in favor, they have essentially given more power to the Trump Administration to mistreat and take away the rights of immigrants. However, this is…
By It’s always been tough to be a Kanye fan. I have fought for him more times than I can count, and have been quoted saying “If Kanye asked me to jump off of a cliff right now, I would.” But recently, fighting for Ye has been a lot tougher — in a different, more internalized way. A…
By leenalfataftaThe world held its breath in anticipation of the Singapore summit, which would bring the most unexpected of alliances to the table: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. This long awaited and historic meeting focused on reaching a nuclear disarmament deal between North Korea and the United States of America. The question of denuclearization has been…
By Rabea AliIt’s been a year since your inauguration and I’m afraid we haven’t got much to show for it except the anxiety of nearing a nuclear war with North Korea, the destruction of immigrant communities and the government shutdown. That’s just a handful of the countless errors made by the administration this year. Well Mr. President, I’ve…
By ShannonSome news is so ridiculous that we just can’t make it up. Or can we? In what I am now referring to as the Political Bitch Slap of the Century (PoBSoC), Jorge Ramos challenged Republican embarrassment Donald Trump at a press conference in Iowa. While Trump was taking questions from a room full of reporters,…
By ShannonAs the sun sets on the Jon Stewart era in the land of Comedy Central, the network’s president, Michele Ganeless, is looking forward to a new sunrise. That sunrise should have come in the form of young comedian Trevor Noah who was slated to take over The Daily Show this September. Unfortunately, after many attempts…
