An Introduction to Human Rights and Armed Conflict
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Environmental Justice Research Paper
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Disenfranchisement of Convicted Felons and Incarcerated People
Disenfranchisement, or the deprivation of the right to vote, of criminals is a practice adopted from English law which many states integrated into their constitutions after the Civil War. Every state except Maine, Vermont, and Washington, D.C., enforces some restriction on voting for incarcerated persons. The Tenth Amendment gives states jurisdiction over their election and […]
Intro to the Racial Wealth Gap
In the United States, there is a significant gap in wealth between white households and households of color. In 2019, a typical white household held eight times the wealth of a Black household and five times that of a Hispanic household. This gap has existed for the entirety of American history, and has continued to […]