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Month: January 2021

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Criminal Fines are Taxes on the Poor

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Editor 3356 Views

By: Katherine Donelly A traffic ticket should not land you in prison–or in a lifetime of debt. But our current system of punishment leaves many with fines that they cannot pay. Soon these fines compound, and the prospect of paying off this debt becomes less and less realistic. Suddenly, your

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To Diversify STEM Graduate Programs, Eliminate the GRE

January 19, 2021January 20, 2021 Editor 5337 Views

By: Aníbal Tornés Blanco, Biology PhD student at the University of Michigan  If you have ever applied to a graduate program, you very likely had to take the standardized Graduate Record Examination (GRE). While historically this exam has been a central part of the application package for most masters and

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Georgia’s Unique Runoff System, a Product of Institutional Racism

January 14, 2021May 5, 2023 Editor 2625 Views

By: Shaher Zakaria   Last Tuesday, all eyes were on the two Senate runoff elections in Georgia. Because the elections would decide control of the Senate, President Trump made two visits to the state to rally Republican voters for Republican Senators David Purdue and Kelly Loeffler. President-elect Joe Biden, who

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Vaccine Distribution Requires That Medical Establishment Reckon With Institutional Racism

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Editor 2365 Views

By: Trina Shanks, Phd, LMSW; Marquan Jackson, MSW; Alize Asberry Payne; and Patrick Meehan, PhD, MSW As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines begins, it may appear that the end of the pandemic is in sight. However, vaccines alone do not save lives, vaccinations do. That is, individuals must choose to

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