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Cutting the Flow: How DAPL is more than an Environmental Controversy

Summer Journalism Fellow Maryam Gamar analyzes the court ordering of the shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which took place in July 2020. She points out how instances of environmental racism, such as DAPL’s construction across the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, are subjecting Native American and other BIPOC communities to deadly health consequences. In particular, Gamar argues that environmental racism includes a power imbalance between corporations and communities of color that puts these communities at a disadvantage and keeps them there.

Renewing Navajo Nation after the Conclusion of Coal

In Arizona, coal mines remain in heavy operation, with the majority of their employees being members of the Navajo Nation.

Singapore: In the Making of “Unicorns”

In short, Singapore’s development is owed to the continual involvement of the government in directing investment within the country.

The Disuse of “Pursuit of Excellence”

There is no doubt that universities have expanded resources to better serve students from lower-income backgrounds, but the greater question at hand is how these students can thrive in the environments of elite institutions.