Access to public land is - or should be - a right, but two recent decisions made by the Trump administration threaten to make public land more inaccessible than ever. The Trump administration’s budget plans to cut $296.6 million from the National Park Service in 2018, and the National Park Service will “more than double … Continue reading National Parks Should Be Accessible to All
Author: Brigid Kennedy
Brigid Kennedy is a senior studying Comparative Cultures and Politics. She is co-chapter head for Roo@MSU.
Catalonia, currently an autonomous community within Spain, has its own culture, language, and history - including a long tradition of separatism. Its most recent attempt at independence came in the form of a referendum earlier this month. The Spanish government banned the referendum, arguing that it was unconstitutional. 📊 Resultats del Referèndum de #1OCT pic.twitter.com/2jGFL1xLz1 … Continue reading Catalonia and the EU’s Responsibility to Help
Brexit, the British exit from the European Union, has dominated its fair share of headlines in recent years. The process of leaving the EU - and its customs union - will force the United Kingdom to renegotiate policies relating to nearly every aspect of its existence. Included among the troubling consequences of Brexit is the … Continue reading Brexit’s Border Problem
The state of Michigan is home to Motown, a world-class baseball team, America’s largest ski jump - and thousands of extremely dangerous abandoned mine shafts. As the mining industry began leaving Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the mid-twentieth century, few steps were taken to ensure the safety of existing structures. Today, there are over 700 abandoned … Continue reading Shuttered for Years, Mines in the Upper Peninsula Remain Hazardous
The way we understand human trafficking is fundamentally flawed. It’s informed by the media we consume daily, from news broadcasts to blockbuster films. Our understanding of trafficking is a reflection of our culture: a culture that prioritizes women’s “purity” and white bodies. These narratives have led to the creation of bad policy. The people who … Continue reading Promoting T Visas: A New Approach for Helping Survivors of Human Trafficking
