My grandparents immigrated from India 55 years ago so that I could get a good education and be anything I wanted. Today I’m just a freshman at George Washington University skipping class to freeze my ass off on the steps of the Supreme Court. On May 19th, Governor...
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Op-Ed: Step up for Afghan refugees
On September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing them into the World Trade Center. None of the nineteen hijackers were Afghan nationals. Weeks after the attack, the United States announced that U.S. armed forces had launched...
What this year’s Olympics taught me about privilege
When I was eight I was obsessed with being an Olympian. In fact, I was so sure that I was going to make it that I bet my mom’s friend that if I made the Olympic team, she would get the Olympic rings tattooed on her forehead. My favorite Olympians were Missy...
The harsh truths I learned managing a race at 17
After last year’s general election, everyone in my life begged me to take a break. Partly because they were tired of me harassing them to volunteer and to vote and partly because campaign Bella is a little scary. In 2020, I worked on congressional races in TN-07...
What Kamala Harris means to biracial kids
In a world that is increasingly polarized by race, it’s easy to forget about us. The mixed kids. The people in that racial grey area where people stare at you a little longer because they can’t quite tell what you are. We are the racially ambiguous people in your TV...
Five of Ted Cruz’s worst moments
Ted Cruz, our favorite capricorn to harass online, just keeps giving his 2024 opponent more ammunition. In weeks leading up to the riot, he played a massive part in spreading misinformation about the election being fraudulent. Even after Mitch McConnell...
Georgia turned blue thanks in part to AAPI voters. How Texas could follow
After a tumultuous election cycle in Georgia, the Democratic Party is sending Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock to the U.S. Senate. This win can be attributed to many factors: record setting turnout, the sheer force of Black women, increase in college-educated...