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A Voting Rights Renaissance : The Fight for Fair Representation in the Heart of Dixie
“I’m six generations removed from enslavement on my mom’s side, my daughter and son are seven generations removed,” said Evan Milligan. “These things aren’t abstract concepts to me.” Milligan is a careful speaker with a deep, Southern accent, and an…
The Revolving Door
In December 2015, rising rap star Meek Mill opened for Nicki Minaj at the Atlanta stop on her The Pinkprint album tour. The rapper was a budding talent in the hip-hop industry—Meek Mill was preparing to release his highly anticipated…
The Tenuous Future of New York City Public Housing
No electricity. No heating or hot water. Mold. Asbestos. Broken piping. Holes in the walls. Plaster falling from leaky ceilings. These are just a handful of the conditions that residents in New York City’s public housing are currently facing. The…
A Clouded Horizon
John was a curious programmer who had been working on ChatGPT’s code for years. One day, while debugging the system, he noticed something strange – ChatGPT seemed to be responding to his questions in a way that was too human-like…
Pipe Dreams: The Battle Over Water in the Colorado River Basin
Bounded by the massive Mojave and Sonoran deserts, the Colorado River is known as the Lifeline of the Southwest. Winding from Colorado to Utah, through Arizona, and along the borders of Nevada and California, it encompasses 1,450 miles of flowing…
The Future of Policymaking: The Benefits and Drawbacks of AI in Governance
In January 2023, Massachusetts State Senator Barry Finegold proposed a bill to regulate generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. When writing this legislation, Finegold hoped to mitigate the dangers of using AI-generated information by broadly controlling its usage. But ironically, neither…
The Changing South: The Democratic Opportunity in Mississippi’s Gubernatorial Election
“Mississippi needs a barnstorming governor who can drink RC colas and eat Moon Pies,” Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the only Democrat in Mississippi’s congressional delegation, said. Brandon Presley––the presumptive Democratic nominee in the 2023 Mississippi Gubernatorial election––fits the bill. With…
Access Denied: The Fate of Contraceptives in Post-Dobbs America
The reversal of Roe v. Wade marked the beginning of a slew of ongoing attacks on reproductive health — and experts predict the next round of assaults will focus on contraceptive access. A dangerous combination of clinic closures, staffing shortages,…