After more than a year in a global, life-changing pandemic, there is hope and optimism due to one breakthrough—the Covid-19 vaccine. Vaccines are arguably the…
Posts published in “Human Rights, Health and Social Justice”
Why You Should Compost
People all over the world have been debating about ways to clean up our planet. Whether that be cutting meat from our diet or using…
Deforestation
One of the climate emergency’s most pressing issues is the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The Amazon rainforest is considered the “Lungs of…
Climate Policy Partisanship
In 2021, the prospect of combating climate change through a bipartisan effort seems preposterous. Such an idea feels ridiculous. This is because climate policy in…
Endangered and Vulnerable Species
By Rebecca Flisser (‘27) Polar Bears. Giant Pandas. African Elephants. These are only a few of the many endangered and vulnerable species in our world.…
Earth Day
By Sophia Ahmed (‘27) Have you ever bitten into a juicy apple, and wondered how anything could taste so good? Climbed a tree with friends…
Microplastics
When plastic enters the ocean, it begins to break down and reduces into nearly invisible particles known as microplastic. Although large plastic debris causes severe…
2021 Coronavirus Update
As the first anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown in New York City is coming up, here’s a look at how other nations…
Myanmar Political Crisis is causing Mass Uncertainty
On February 1st, 2021, the military of Myanmar, the Tatmadaw, staged a government coup d’état. The takeover began when democratically elected members of Myanmar’s ruling…
The Worldwide Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines
Since December of 2020, around 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the world’s wealthiest nations, meanwhile, the vaccine distribution in poorer nations…