Self examination on the Redline I was waiting at a Redline stop on the north side of Chicago for a train to the Loop. The train arrives, I notice a car with seat openings at one end, I get on and quickly understand why. I see a “homeless person” sleeping across several seats, a common …
by Calvin Mouw 
On November 16, the US Senate invoked cloture opening the way for a vote on the Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA). On November 29, they voted 61-36 to pass the Bill with all Democrats supporting the legislation along with 12 Republicans. The House passed a version this summer and is a bit different, so there …
by Calvin Mouw 
A Fact-Finding Organization Operating in a Narrative World On August 4, 2022, Amnesty International published a report that claimed Ukraine “put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals….” It goes on to claim that “Such tactics violate international humanitarian law and endanger …
by Calvin Mouw 
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place online in digital spaces from social media to email to text messages and more. Cyberbullies write messages and trolling comments with the purpose to harm the recipient. Just to put some of these concepts in numbers, 36.5% of people in 2022 report to have been cyberbullied. Though most perpetrators …
by Cristina A. Bejan 
The UK deems asylum seekers as ‘dangerous criminals’ In June 2022, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) issued a last-minute injunction to prevent a handful of asylum seekers in Britain from being deported to Rwanda. Britain’s Supreme Court had approved the plan and was overruled by the ECHR. The very next day, British Deputy …
by Calvin Mouw 
The following poem by Cristina A. Bejan is part of her award-winning poetry volume “Green Horses on the Walls” (Finishing Line Press, 2020). If you haven’t had the chance to follow Cristina’s work, we highly recommend reading her other contributions to ARCHER blog, or her amazing poetry! America World Police, Inside Empty A US Military base …
by Cristina A. Bejan 
This article was originally published by the The Wiener Holocaust Library, London (link to original here) on July 26th, 2021. We had the permission of the author to share it on ARCHER’s blog. Eugenics is based on the erroneous claim that most human activity, whether physical or mental, is determined by heredity. To control heredity, eugenicists …
by Marius Turda 
This Pride month special opinion piece is published under a pseudonym at the request of the author. “Amor fati” is a Latin phrase roughly translating to “to love one’s fate.” When someone mentioned writing this article to me, I didn’t know how I felt about it – I hardly believed I had anything of worth …
by Amor Fati 
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was a groundbreaking win for disability rights. However, the ADA was just the first step. Progress in disability rights has since fallen by the wayside, and there continues to be a profound misunderstanding of disability identity and social justice issues. It is time to talk about the …
by Stephanie Chalk 
Oklahoma House Bill No. 1775, the controversial state legislation that bans the teaching of critical race theory in Oklahoma schools, has been signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt at the beginning of May 2021. This bill bans certain topics regarding race and gender from being taught in public colleges and universities in the state. …
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