by Willem Frankfort I’ve never been what one would call an optimist. I recall the famous Rousseau quote: “When the people have nothing to eat, they shall eat the rich.” With rising income disparity, stagnant wages, high credit card interest rates, and an increase in automation, it’s getting harder and

By Kate Haverston We’ve all seen the heart wrenching footage of the Amazon Rainforest as it burns down. It’s especially stunning considering the sheer size of it — the Amazon spreads into eight different countries in South America and covers 40 percent of the entire continent. Of course, these trees

by Rachel Fogletto I’m only an expert of my own journey, but when I tell people I’ve gone bankrupt I get a lot of questions. Whether you’re thinking about bankruptcy, or you’ve already done it and don’t know how to start rebuilding your credit, the most important thing to do

by Ellisha Rader Woke up in the middle of the night covered in sweat, smelling of desperation and starving? As you do the walk of shame to your change jar, you suddenly remember you emptied it out earlier that night to pay for the cab to send home the stranger

By Murray Pint I was looking over an 8th of shrooms – their thin white stems, their booger tainted caps, bent twisted in a kind of chaotic contortionist pose – when my dad called.  He had bought tickets for something and he was very excited about it. This was nothing

by Kattoo King The internet is overcrowded with articles about the effects of fast fashion on both the fashion industry and the environment.  We’ve all heard the story: cheap clothes, which are made of plastic and designed to be disposable, are overcrowding closets and landfills across the world; and none

by Hannah Harkness I’ve learned a lot about the world by being friends with porn stars. At this point in history, we have more access to every single kind of porn than we could have imagined possible as recently as 15-20 years ago. This overexposure to porn makes major porn