Tag / inequality
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College Endowments: A Colonial Empire
In 1793, General Cornwallis, one of the leading British generals in the American Revolutionary War and later, the Governor-General of India, introduced the Permanent Settlement Act to the Indian territory of Bengal, which instituted the zamindari land ownership system into Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Varanasi. Under the zamindari system, each region would have an appointed…
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A Costly, Not So Free Market
“Let’s Make This Economy Work for Everyone” was one of the most spoken phrases on the Democratic presidential debate stages on June 26 and 27. Elizabeth Warren kicked off the first debate asking America: “Who is this economy really working for?,” answering her own question: “for those with money.” What do these politicians even mean?…
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Getting Women In The Right House
A record 125 women were elected to serve in the 116th U.S. Congress during the 2018 midterm elections, 40 of whom are new members. However, despite the fact that women make up 50 percent of the U.S. population, 125 seats is still only 22 percent of Congress. These proportions aren’t unique to the federal level…
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MSD Project Clear: A Step In What Direction?
Underground sewage tunnels tend to get relegated to the back of our mind—lumped in with all those chase scenes in Marvel movies. But they are very real, and St. Louis is built over a wide swath of them, along with natural caves and artificially filled in caves just waiting to collapse. Owing to Missouri’s karstic…
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Just Do It: Nike’s Take On Activism
My laptop screen flickered as I watched footage of LeBron James announcing his I Promise School. The camera quickly cut away to the familiar afro I had seen plastered across the news. “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” [su_pullquote]Many called the choice a step forward in corporate activism, while others posted videos…
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One Person, One Vote(?)
Developing the Constitution of the United States was not easy. A testament to political engineering, the Constitution had to strike a balance of federal representation between its largest and smallest states. The compromise between these states meant that an upper chamber, the Senate, would consist of two senators per state while the lower chamber, the…
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Gentrification and the Changing Face of the American Population
BY RAHMI ELAHJJI In February 2013, a New York Times article proposed using “organic dry cleaners as a barometer for gentrification” in some of the city’s previously dilapidated neighborhoods. While the article was certainly facetious in its assessment, a changed local culture is a reality for many gentrified neighborhoods not only in New York, but…
