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Peace and justice are not words written in letters and on blogospheres, dotted across newspaper articles and bandied about at conferences or over cups of coffee. These values do not manifest increasingly with each time the words are thrown about, as they are solid entities that are created through action and not words. Peace is [...]
Democracy does not come with a blast radius and peace is not labeled with a maximum effective range. Violence does not propagate security in any part of the world, and democratic states do not spontaneously rise from ashes or blood. These facts go directly against the grain that is commonly seen backed by governments, discussed [...]
Dear Members of the Student Alliance for Israel;
Massachusetts has long been a hotspot for political activism and societal change. Many bright minds offer fresh and inventive ideas, directions, and courses of action for the future of our country and the world we live in. This is essential, as this world and its human civilization confront [...]
Rain was tapping away at the roof when I tossed the hefty blankets aside and rolled out from under their warmth. After slipping into the old, worn sweatpants, I slowly made my way down the stairs with every effort to avoid letting the floorboards moan under my weight. In this old cottage where every noise can be heard from every room, I didn’t want to wake my two friends still sleeping soundly in the next room. I slid my feet into the cheap pair of sandals [...]
