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Redefining Tomorrow: Youth-Driven Perspectives on Change
Explore a selection of insightful blog posts addressing some of the most critical challenges of our time: social justice, environmental sustainability, and economic equity, through compelling youth-led narratives that aim to create a brighter, more equitable tomorrow.
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Carbon Tax: Is It Key to Solve Climate Change?
Climate policy refers to government actions taken to combat climate change. One specific action has been the implementation of a carbon...
Amy Jia
Oct 31, 20242 min read


American Education Reform: Pushing Past Disparities
The talk about whether a reform on the American education system has been debated about for the past years. The question goes beyond just...
Amy Jia
Oct 7, 20242 min read


The Orientalism Mindset - How Does it Frame Our Foreign Policy?
For centuries, Western nations have viewed the East though an ideology called Orientalism, a lens that portrays the East as mysterious and ultimately different. This lens continues to influence modern foreign policy, impacting how the United States engage with countries in the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa. Orientalism: A Brief Overview Orientalism, a theory of power conceptualized by Edward Said, examines how the West has historically constructed and maintained pow
Amy Jia
Sep 22, 20243 min read


Criminal Justice Reform: A System in Need of Repair
Criminal justice reform isn’t just about changing the laws – it’s about addressing the systematic inequalities within a practice that disproportionately affect marginalized communities. Reform is centered around a rhetoric that justice should be fair, yet the current system only continues to perpetuate cycles of poverty, discrimination, and incarceration. The Evidence Behind Reform Reform efforts need to focus on reducing minimum sentences, ending cash bail, and implement
Amy Jia
Sep 8, 20242 min read


Universal Basic Income: Friend or Foe?
Universal Basic Income provides unconditional financial support to all citizens, but faces concerns about cost and work incentives.
Amy Jia
Aug 25, 20242 min read


Global Warming & Climate Policy
Climate policy addresses global warming through emission reductions, renewable energy promotion, and climate adaptation efforts.
Amy Jia
Aug 18, 20242 min read


The Case for the Right to Housing in Rural Areas
Housing is a basic human need that provides stability and security. The right to housing ensures that everyone, regardless of location, has access to shelter. However, absent housing, it destroys any possibilities of economic development, ruining business attractions and creating worker retention. Economic Sense Affordable housing in rural areas directly revitalizes local economics by attracting residents who support small businesses and stimulate consumer spending. The dev
Amy Jia
Aug 11, 20241 min read


The Case for Universal Healthcare
Universal healthcare ensures access for all, improving health and reducing inequality, though it may raise taxes and wait times.
Amy Jia
Aug 4, 20242 min read


Reparations: Confronting Historical Injustice
Reparations are compensation provided to communities for historical wrongs, typically in the form of direct payments, programs, or policy changes. In the United States, the conversation centers on reparations for slavery and its consequences, including centuries of exploitation followed by Jim Crow laws, redlining, and systemic discrimination. What Would Reparations Look Like? Proposals vary widely. Some advocate for direct cash payments to descendants of enslaved people, s
Amy Jia
Aug 4, 20242 min read
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