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Some themes of Calvin and Hobbes have stuck with me since my childhood, but only through a mature lens have I seen the philosophical depth that it possesses. (Photo Credit: Juan Rojas / Unsplash)

What We Missed as Children: Exploring the Philosophical Depth of ‘Calvin and Hobbes’

Sarita Satyanarayana, Staff Reporter
May 12, 2025
Here is the cover page of the seventh issue of the avant-garde magazine 'Dada: Literary and Artistic Review.' There were seven issues in total – this was the last. It was published in March of 1920. (Image Credit: Tristan Tzara, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Dadaism: The Avant-Garde Movement That Changed Art Forever

Alexandra Ghile, Staff Reporter
July 10, 2024
This is the photo portrait that Russian-American writer Ayn Rand used for the first-edition back cover of her novel 'Atlas Shrugged' (1957). (Photo Credit: English: Photo portrait by Phyllis Cerf. Published by Random House., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Philosophy For the Self-Centered: Leaving Ayn Rand in the 1950s

Aaqib Gondal, Staff Reporter
July 10, 2024
Here is the official flag of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The CIA was created in 1947 by President Harry S. Truman with the purpose of collecting and analyzing intelligence in order to protect national security. (Image Credit: Fry1989, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Exposed: The CIA’s Worst Secrets and Scandals

Alexandra Ghile, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2024
Pictured is a propaganda poster on the streets of Bucharest. The poster declares “65 years since the creation of the Romanian Communist Party!” There is a crowd depicted behind the text, with people holding banners that state “Ceausescu’s Epoch” and “PCR”, which stands for Romanian Communist Party. At the top is Romania’s communist-era flag, displaying Ceausescu’s face, the coat of arms and the flag. (Photo Credit: Scott Edelman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Hidden Side of Communism: Ceaușescu’s Grip on Romania

Alexandra Ghile, Staff Reporter
March 12, 2024
Nationally, political polarization is causing and will continue to cause gridlock in the U.S. to a point of a government shutdown, which has been threatened in the past. Internationally, polarization is affecting global affairs where a U.S. response cannot be internally agreed upon. (Photo Credit: Aaron Burden / Unsplash)

An Analysis of the Causes and Effects of Political Polarization in the United States

Sonali Campbell, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
Here, Slavoj Zizek is in the midst of an address at Liverpool John Moores University in England. Photo Credit: Andy Miah from Liverpool, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Slavoj Žižek: Marxism for the Masses

Aaqib Gondal, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
Whether it’s influencers starting off a TikTok by noting, “I’ve been seeing this product all over TikTok and had to try it,” or whether you’ve just seen the same ad everywhere, spending money for unjustifiable reasons is being normalized. (Jon Tyson / Unsplash)

Where’s Hyperconsumerism Taking Us, Anyway?

Marina Tiligadas, Staff Reporter
July 20, 2023
Depicted here is a sculpture of people falling out of a pill vial with a man in a suit sitting on top of pills, representing big pharma's effect on society.

America’s Insulin Pricing Crisis

Stephan Chirinian, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2023
Workers in a twentieth- century factory produce garments.

Women As the Force Behind Capitalism

Orli Strickman, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023

Spirited Away: An Allegory for Capitalism

Nicole Zhou, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2023
The film 'The Breakfast Club,' released in 1985, and written and directed by John Hughes, is one of the most iconic teen films of the 1980s.

Cheerleaders, Cliques, and Class Politics: A Look Into Teen Films of the 1980s

Nora Sissenich, Staff Reporter
July 25, 2022
Pictured is Eric Arthur Blair at forty years old, better known under his pseudonym, George Orwell.

Where 2+2 = 5: Orwell’s Oracular Opuses Are Not Outdated

Sela Emery, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2022
The introduction of advanced automation into the workforce could erode labor power, ultimately leading to stagnant wages and unemployment for the working class.

The Rise of Automation Within the Workforce and What to Do About It

Karishma Ramkarran, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2021
“Capital is an abstract parasite, an insatiable vampire and zombie maker; but the living flesh it converts into dead labor is ours, and the zombies it makes are us.” - Mark Fisher

The Slow Cancellation of Fashion

Rahib Taher, Staff Reporter
June 22, 2021
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries," said Winston Churchill, to the House of Commons, on October 22nd, 1945.

In Defense of Capitalism

Theodore Wai, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2021
Advertisers have latched on to the rising popularity of self-care in order to market products ranging from diet supplements to skincare.

Consumerism Is Not Self-Care

Nora Sissenich, Staff Reporter
April 23, 2021
The United States Capitol building, the site of the January 6th, 2021 storming of the building. “It’s pretty toxic - there has been a lot of violence particularly from the far right in the wake of Trump,” said Declan Hilfers ‘21 about the current state of American politics.

The Future of Politics in America

Theodore Wai, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2021
"Only when the last tree has died, and the last river been poisoned, and the last fish been caught, will we realize that we cannot eat money."

Capitalism Has Failed Us In Its Condemnation of Climate Change

Staff Reporter, Staff Reporter
January 11, 2021
Shuttered businesses and restaurants led to unemployment and poverty during the Coronavirus pandemic. “If we could provide Universal Basic Income alongside other policies that help the working class, it would be great,” said Declan Hilfers '21.

A Capitalist Case for Universal Basic Income

Theodore Wai, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2020
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