Amy Frieder

In about two weeks time, the man who is running to the end of the world will be passing through New York City. His name is Joseph Michael Kai-tsu Liu Roqueni and he is currently running across the North and South American continents, from Montreal,…

When discussing politics, Americans and the U.S. media seemingly always focus on Washington. After all, the nation's capital is home to the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that determine the executive orders, statutes, and…

Just a few weeks ago, the Supreme Court decided the Shelby County v. Holder case, and ruled in a 5-4 vote that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) is unconstitutional. Congress enacted the VRA in order to combat discriminatory voting…

This 4th of July we won't only be celebrating our independence. 1. Samoa In 1892, Western Samoa (now Samoa) changed the International Date Line (resulting in two July 4ths that year). The Pacific island shifted time zones again 119 years later, in…

The end of June, which is sometimes called the Supreme Court’s “flood season,” saw the decisions of very high-profile cases regarding same-sex marriage, affirmative action, and voting rights, all of which are important, current civil-rights issues.…

On Saturday, protesters in over 35 cities across the world demonstrated at Gap and Walmart stores as part of an International Day of Action to End Deathtraps to demand the companies abandon a fake, non-binding safety program and join the…

On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), which established a national minimum wage, restricted the hours that…

On Tuesday, the White House held a transgender policy briefing for advocates from TPOCC, the Trans People of Color Coalition, and NCTE, the National Center of Transgender Equality. The hearing covered how the U.S. government is currently addressing…

The Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment forbids states from denying anyone equal protection of the law or "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." This vision has been realized in the past half-century through Titles VI and VII of…

The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing focused on the various pieces of pending legislation regarding veterans' benefits. The legislation discussed in the hearing consisted of many different veterans' benefits issues, and the speakers…

Tensions between the United States and North Korea have recently escalated quite dramatically. On Wednesday, March 27, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency reported (as quoted by NBC News) that Kim Jong Un declared: "if enemies ... make even the…

Tensions between the United States and North Korea have recently escalated quite dramatically. On Wednesday, March 27, North Korea’s official KCNA news agency reported (as quoted by NBC News) that Kim Jong-un declared: "if enemies ... make even the…

Students for Justice in Palestine groups at universities across the country just wrapped up "Israeli Apartheid Week." Walking on campus, you probably noticed signs along the paths crisscrossing the quads. The signs as well as some media sources…

After extensive news coverage about "binders full of women," horrifying rapes in India, and incredulous outrage about 22 Republican senators voting "no" on the Violence Against Women Act this month, women's issues have been increasingly gestating in…

As the Syrian civil war's death toll steadily climbs towards 30,000 and 1.2 million Syrian refugees have been displaced from their homes, the issue mainly remains a discussion in the realm of U.S. politics. That's not to say that the Obama…

Just months before the election of the new Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, the IDF killed Hamas’ military leader Ahmed al-Jaabari in response to ongoing airstrikes on the areas surrounding Gaza. The conflict and Operation Pillar of Defense ensued,…

Israeli airstrikes killed Ahmed Jabari, the senior commander of the Ezzidine Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, and several others on Wednesday in response to the 150 rockets sent from Gaza to southern Israel this past week.  Michael Oren,…

On November 8, the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will convene in Beijing to present current Vice President Xi Jinping as their next president. When Jinping takes office in March, he will face many challenges both from within…