The Evolution of the Foxy Liberals

By: Nguyen

Recently, I was caught listening to Malcolm X’s speech about ‘Foxy White liberals’. Throughout history, politicians have used black communities as tools to garner votes. In the United States, literally one group of white politicians called the “Liberals/Democrats” have essentially used minorities to gain power or remain in power against another group of whites called the “Conservatives/Republicans”.

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Canada is not the best country

By: Nguyen

I have written a lot about our neighbour from the south, but now lets be real! Canada isn’t the best country in the world, we are just mediocre.  Yes, we are “better off” than the U.S, but why do we need to compare to them? Why don’t we compare ourselves to Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Austria? Read More

The Problem with Women’s March on Washington

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The objective of the Women’s March on Washington was to (1) support women’s rights and many other issues facing Americans’ today. Some examples: (2) immigration reform, (3) healthcare reform, (4) protection of the natural environment, (5) LGBTQ rights, (6) racial justice, (7) freedom of religion, and (8) workers’ rights. The objective and purpose of the march is a great idea that should be supported!hqdefault1

However, there was some hypocrisy we need to talk about. Read More

Meryl Streep Sending the Wrong Message?

Social media platforms were trending about Meryl Streep Golden Globes 2017 meryl-streep-a87516ef-2960-4dad-af6d-84f89694efe3acceptance speech. Meryl Streep was rewarded the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award for many years in the entertainment business, films and art (Not Mixed Martial “Arts” 😉 ). During her speech, she talked about her political views on Donald Trump (without saying his
name … kudos!). In my opinion, celebrities can use their popularity for the greater good. Unfortunately, most of the times using celebrities could be horrible if they give the wrong message or represent the “wrong” candidate (Looking at you Katy Perry and George Clooney). Read More