Edgar Sydenstricker was born into a studious family. His sister Pearl S. Buck, author of the…
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The Bigoted ‘Trash Talk’ That’s Tolerated in Gaming
An anti-Semitic slur used during a Twitch livestream embodies the casual toxicity found in gaming culture. My…
Continue ReadingThe Pandemic Has Exposed How Broken Our Housing System Is
It’s a Thursday morning in July at the Jackson County Circuit Court in Kansas City, Missouri…
Continue ReadingWe’re Losing the War on Poverty
GEN: On a macro level, why has the international community failed to combat poverty? Philip Alston:…
Continue ReadingThe Navajo Nation Is Being Decimated by This Virus
The problems facing Native American communities during this pandemic were decades in the making. One of…
Continue ReadingOnce Again, the Rest of America Is Ignoring Detroit
Why do so few people seem to care that the Motor City is a Covid hotspot?…
Continue ReadingI’m Terrified That They’ll Have to Start Working Again
Not everyone can, or should, go back to work. The line at Trader Joe’s wrapped around the…
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