Managing Friendships In A Global Pandemic
There are four key ingredients to building and maintaining successful friendships: investment, emotional closeness, trust, and support. By Dr. Marcus C. Shepard After a year-and-a-half of battling Zoom fatigue, isolation, and a host of mental strains, it should come as no surprise
Andrew Cuomo’s Sexual Assault Allegations Follow a Long List of Abuses
Long-applauded by establishment democrats and liberals, Andrew Cuomo’s actions were consistently protested by local organizers. As Andrew Cuomo exits his post as New York governor in shame due to multiple sexual harassment allegations, I can’t think of a more perfect time
Worker Exploitation, Capitalism, and The “Normal” We Can’t Return To
In a capitalist system, "normal" means worker mistreatment and exploitation, and this disproportionately impacts already marginalized groups. By Princess Avianne Charles “Normal” was considered many things but it certainly was not good enough. For many, what was considered normal was mentally and
With Both COVID and Abortion Access, The Government Abandons Young People
The dignity, citizenship and humanity of young people have always been treated as unimportant or collateral in culture wars and both national and geopolitical conflicts. CW: r*pe, sexual assault By Kylie Cheung With the new school year around the corner, the Delta variant
India’s Massive Vaccination Drive is Leaving Women Behind
This essay is published as part of WYV Young Voices, a column highlighting upcoming writers under the age of 21. The vaccination disparity between men and women is due to the government's inefficacious vaccination policy and India’s patriarchal social norms. CW: COVID-19