Transforming Lives: Roca Breaks Patterns of Crime and Incarceration for High-Risk Youth
At the June 13 opening of the Roca Center in Lynn, Massachusetts – amid a crowd of police and state officials – Chris Mullins, 24, addressed the impact of Roca on his life. Roca (Spanish for “rock”) is a non-profit organization
Pride, Minority Status, and Mass Shootings
Editor's Note: This post was previously published on The Many (Mis-) Adventures of Kittu Pannu Writing has been my coping method of choice in the past, and this ordeal has brought up so much. Bear with me. It’s Monday, June 13, 2016.
Bernie or Bust? The decisive embers of a progressive America
Editor's note: This post has previously appeared on The Social Humanist. As the Democratic primaries come to an end, a movement has been brewing among Bernie Sanders supporters: Bernie or Bust. Those who advocate this approach argue that if Hillary Clinton is
Mental Incarceration, the Silent Oppressor
EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. As an American, I am grateful to live in a land where laws attempt to preserve what we perceive as our rights
The Fantastical Moods of Chris Rivera
Since high school, internationally acclaimed photographer Chris Rivera has had a passion for photography that has lead him down a mystical path of fantasy and the unknown. His photographs are immensely evocative and force a psychological response from the viewer. His skill at
Questioning Our Perceptions of Modernity
Globalized, interconnected, technological – these are just a few examples of the terms used on a daily basis to describe the evolving progress of our world. The more economies are market-oriented, open and liberal, the more the entire country as
KLARISMO: 3D Visualizations of Your Body
Imagine a world where scanning your body and seeing what is inside is as normal as having a haircut. A world where having a 3D model of your body is just like having a photograph of yourself. There’s a lot of
Strengthening of China’s Capacity in Agricultural Market Monitoring and Agricultural Outlook
EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS PIECE IS PART OF A SERIES EXPLORING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES HERE. Improving China's Agricultural Market Information When international food prices began to soar several years ago amid declining global food stocks, the volatility
A Poem By Frank Alvarez
Pond I found my hurt at the center of the universe which is always in front of my face. The drug that hugs me to sleep can keep me from it; an inkling of the nothing happening around, and who can say we are not half as
Within the Confines of Nature with Vittoria Gerardi
Vittoria Gerardi, a twenty-year-old photographer from Padua, Italy has created a breathlessly neutral Instagram feed depicting a series of modern and contemporary natural landscapes for her viewers. A passion for art, and nature photography in particular, began at an early
Noble Denim: Sustainably-Sourced, American Denim
Nestled in the narrow streets of Cincinnati, Ohio’s Over-the-Rhine (one of the largest historic neighborhoods in the United States) a movement is taking place. Not so much a movement as a change – of jeans, one leg at a time.