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Unlikely presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks at Politics & Prose

The mayor of South Bend Ind., discusses his book "Shortest Way Home"

Grace Vitaglione, Podcast Director • February 23, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., spoke to a crowd in the Politics and Prose bookstore on Sunday night about his book “Shortest Way Home” and the possibility of his run for the presidency. While...

Helter-Shelter: Motel living for D.C.’s homeless population

Lana Green • December 5, 2018

D.C.'s homeless face tough conditions in government-provided housing.

Divesting from Disagreement

AU's Endowment Debacle

Ayla Gurbuz, Writer • June 1, 2018

Digging into AU's ties to fossil fuels

Safety for Sex Workers

Securing rights through decriminalization

Elyse Notarianni • January 2, 2018

Art by Nicolla Etzion One in five sex workers in the District have been asked for sex by a police officer, according to the Urban Justice Center. There is nothing stopping police from arresting them...

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State of the Union – AWOL Mini-Documentary (Spring 2017)

Benjamin S Weiss • September 8, 2017

With partisan tensions ratcheting up in the early months of Donald Trump's presidency, the division between left and right in America dominates the nation's political dialogue. Between the twenty-four-hour...

LOCAL ACTIVISTS Battle Sex Trafficking Stopping Slavery in the Nation's Capital

Rachel Lomot • April 16, 2016

It’s 1 a.m. She’s been standing on the corner for four hours.

She cannot go home. She cannot call the police. She cannot tell her friends.

Supporting Survivors: Clothesline Project Begins Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

Anna Moneymaker • October 12, 2014

Students wrote messages on t-shirts aimed at survivors of domestic abuse, in an event run by Peer Educators for the Elimination of Relationship and Sexual Violence (PEERS). Some were stories of abuse and others offered support.

The OAS In the Twenty-First Century: Rediscovering Dialogue, Descubriendo el Dialogo de Nuevo

Jose Mejía Sierra • April 30, 2014

h3. Rediscovering Dialogue As a resident of the United States, you have Inter-American rights, defined by the Charter of the Organization of American States and the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man.

Putting in Your 77 Cents to Gender Equality: Mind Wage Gap

Casey Chiappetta • April 30, 2014

Following President Obama's State of the Union Address, Twitter was cluttered with #madmen. It wasn’t about Don Draper or Madison Avenue, but rather about progress in regard to women’s rights and wages.
“You know, today, women make up about half our workforce, but they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns,” Obama said in his speech.

Satire: Shopping For Change: (Un)Wholesome Whole Foodies

Jessica Wombles • April 30, 2014

I enjoy walking around Whole Foods because it makes me progressive. I’m not talking about the neo-hippie, trash-bag-wearing wannabe crowd; I mean the real live stick-it-to-the-man type who doesn’t conform to middle class fashion trends.

Investigating Sexual Assault on Campuses: Standing with Survivors

Haley Hawkins • April 30, 2014

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s dignified image was tarnished in 2012 when they shamed a student during a judicial hearing.
Landin Gambill, who reported that her ex-boyfriend raped her, was met with degrading and accusatory questions during the ensuing honor court hearing.

Newswire: Justice: Part of This Complete Breakfast

Eleanor Greene • April 30, 2014

The power of positive thinking is well known, but who knew it could mean seeing Jesus’ face on a grilled cheese sandwich?