Category Archives: Articles
The Fight for Funding
With a wide smile, Megan Kuehner rests on the large black couch filling the living room, thankful that as a woman she has options to protect her reproductive rights, at least for the moment. Kuehner, a junior at University of … Continue reading
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Profile of Meghan Welsh
Meghan Welsh walked into the Starbucks around pentagon city. She had her blonde hair tied back, wearing a navy cap with a ‘B’ on it and shiny earrings. She was also wearing a gray T-shirt and a sky blue North … Continue reading
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Rebecca Cross; a Life Drawn in Color
Sitting at the back of a tiny, white room just big enough for her large, white desk that faces a single, white chair, Rebecca Cross stands out against her austere backdrop much like the pieces of brightly-colored art that adorn … Continue reading
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Framed: Large Capacity Magazines Misrepresented
In the wake of the January 8th shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the United States stood still as the different aspects of the story unfolded. Although the shooter was identified as Jared Loughner, his motivations of committing the crime remain … Continue reading
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The American Paradox
“The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapons systems — and in most years greatly exceeds the toll of the atomic bombs that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In terms of the carnage they cause, small arms, … Continue reading
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A Post-Qaddafi Libya
Almost two months after the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony took place and revolts began in Libya, photojournalist Tim Hetherington -best remembered for codirecting the Oscar-nominated documentary “Restrepo”- was killed in an explosion on April 20 in the city of Misrata. … Continue reading
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Rights for Gays – oh yeah!
A few nights ago, I sat in the Federal Hall reading room of Tenley Campus, American University in Washington D.C., when another student, a girl of maybe 19 or 20 years, decided to have an hour long and loud skype-conversation … Continue reading
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The Limits of Freedom
In the overall reactions to the Arizona shooting in the United States, only one thread remains constant: In the aftermath of the tragedy nobody seems to be willing to let it pass without divining some sort of meaningful lesson. As … Continue reading
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Marshall Brown: Washington, D.C. Historian
Marshall Brown sits on a stool at a raised high table at Ben’s Next Door, on U Street NW in Washington, D.C. Brown has dark brown skin, dark brown eyes and his glasses are perched high on his nose. He … Continue reading
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A Woman Who Has Never Taken Up Space
Vija Udenans props her right knee up against her white wooden desk. Her hands clasp and form a net around her kneecap and her voice is often interrupted by a high pitched ding of an incoming email on her blackberry. … Continue reading
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