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Unions and Jazz in Philadelphia: A Problematic, Informative, and Instructive History

Last semester, more than 90% of the Swarthmore Resident Assistants (RAs) voted to unionize, capping the first successful union campaign in the college’s history. The vote happened amidst a wave of visible unionization and labor organizing across the country in the past

March 7, 2024

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Highways and the Politics of Our Surroundings

During the summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, my family moved across the country from a small town in upstate New York to Saint Paul, the capital of Minnesota. With my school, Central High, completely remote for most of

September 28, 2023

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Swarthmore’s Connection to Environmental (In)Justice in Chester

Located in the fourth richest county in Pennsylvania, Swarthmore is a utopian suburb for wealthy, liberal whites, where people regularly live into their eighties. Swarthmore, the town and college, can easily feel like a bubble – physically and psychologically isolated from the

September 21, 2023

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Athletes for Diversity and Inclusion Statement in Solidarity

In the wake of the powerful outpouring of pain, anger, and resilience demonstrated by protesters internationally in response to the inexcusable murders of innocent Black people at the hands of police, it is evident that this is a crucial moment. The murders

June 5, 2020

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Unions and Jazz in Philadelphia: A Problematic, Informative, and Instructive History

Highways and the Politics of Our Surroundings

Swarthmore’s Connection to Environmental (In)Justice in Chester

Athletes for Diversity and Inclusion Statement in Solidarity

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