2022 Spring Issue

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...

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...

Resettlement and the Road Ahead

Afghan evacuees face challenges securing visas, housing, and other necessities in New Haven. Refugee resettlement agencies are working to...

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...

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...