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May 31, 20226 min read
Breathing as a Human Right: Cancer Alley as a Case Study of Environmental Racism
What’s in a name? Cancer Alley is a term coined to describe a region in southern Louisiana with high rates of cancer and other serious...
May 31, 20228 min read
The State of Reproductive Rights in Latin America-Ripples and Rollbacks
Amidst the looming threat of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the United States, and state trigger laws in place, we look to Latin...
May 31, 20229 min read
Resettlement and the Road Ahead
Afghan evacuees face challenges securing visas, housing, and other necessities in New Haven. Refugee resettlement agencies are working to...
May 31, 20228 min read
Cobalt: The ‘Blood Diamond’ of Congo
Since 1996, over six million Congolese citizens have died as a result of genocidal wars and the exploitative conditions of Western...
May 31, 20227 min read
Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret Epidemic of Illiteracy in the United States
America has a literacy problem, and it’s worse than you think. Amelia Lake | amelia.lake@yale.edu The ability to read is an essential...
Dec 15, 20218 min read
Blood on Our Hands: The Price of Fast Fashion
Our constant demand for new, trendy clothing is fueling environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale and propping up an industry...
Sep 25, 20217 min read
A People On The Brink
The Rohingya have long been considered to be among the world’s most persecuted people. Now, in the midst of ongoing genocide, they face a...
Sep 25, 20218 min read
ICE Immune to Following Public Health Policy During the Pandemic
How the coronavirus pandemic has harmed immigrants in detention centers, violating the human rights to life and asylum, and what this...
Sep 25, 20218 min read
Coronavirus Was The Last Straw For Cubans And Their Calls Remain Unanswered
By Rashel Chipi | rashel.chipi@yale.edu July 11th marked a long-awaited day for the Cuban diaspora. Thousands of Cubans throughout the...
Sep 25, 20218 min read
Marching for Public Health, Not In Spite of It
By Isabella Marin | isabella.marinquintero@yale.edu A crowd of protesters facing the police in New York City. Image courtesy of Johannes...
Sep 25, 20217 min read
Equality and Fairness for Some: Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The challenges, changes, and unexpected benefits to elementary education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Maia Decker | ...
Sep 25, 20217 min read
Hidden in Plain Sight
The Impact of Coronavirus on Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) By Astri Doub | astri.doub@yale.edu At the...
Sep 25, 20216 min read
Kashmir: Land of Lockdowns
This August marks two years since the contentious abrogation of the Indian Constitution’s Article 370 which granted Jammu & Kashmir...
Sep 25, 20216 min read
Pwersang Balikbayan: The State of Overseas Filipino Workers amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Razel Suansing | razel.suansing@yale.edu HK Victoria Park Filipino Migrant Workers. July 4, 2007. Wikimedia Commons. As the pandemic...
Sep 25, 20217 min read
A Hidden Population: Navigating COVID-19 with Homeless Youth
By Faith Evanson ⎸ faith.evanson@yale.edu A “hidden population”— this is how many describe the community of homeless youth in...
Sep 25, 202110 min read
We Are Not All In This Together: COVID-19 and the Vaccine Apartheid
Existing policies and power structures have granted Western Nations control over global vaccine supplies while populations in the Global...
Aug 22, 20215 min read
Religion and Restriction During COVID-19
The challenges faced by religious minorities due to increased discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes during the global pandemic By...
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