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Impoverished Politics: The first 100 and going forward

May 10, 2017May 9, 2017 Virginia Johnson 0 Comments

In the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the world has become a very different place. Not just here

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Impoverished Politics: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

April 12, 2017April 11, 2017 Virginia Johnson 0 Comments

I was struggling this week to figure out what to write about, and then Assad dropped chemical weapons on Syrian

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Impoverished Politics: You gotta fight for your right (to be a human being)

March 29, 2017March 28, 2017 Virginia Johnson 0 Comments

There is one thing I know for sure: Our country does not care about poor people. In fact, it goes

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Senior Virginia Johnson reflects on work with refugees in Bangkok, Thailand

March 29, 2017March 28, 2017 Virginia Johnson 1 Comment

Before you go abroad, part of the anticipation is knowing that you’re about to embark on a journey that will

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Impoverished Politics: Fascist Europe wasn’t built in a day, either

February 22, 2017February 21, 2017 Virginia Johnson 0 Comments

We’re only a few weeks into the Trump presidency and everything is pretty much as bad as we thought it

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Impoverished Politics: How neoliberalism ruined America

December 7, 2016December 6, 2016 Virginia Johnson 1 Comment

America has been and probably always will be a plutocracy. But in the last few decades, that truth, and the

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Impoverished Politics: Living in Trump’s America

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 Virginia Johnson 1 Comment

It’s hard for me to find the words to complete this piece. My whole soul has been heavy for days

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Proposed policy change aims to combat hate speech on campus

November 16, 2016November 15, 2016 Virginia Johnson 0 Comments

In light of recent events both on the national scale and within the Maryville College community, MC is considering an

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Impoverished politics: In defense of safe spaces

October 12, 2016October 11, 2016 Virginia Johnson 0 Comments

I am unabashedly a social justice warrior, or SJW. That term, especially on the internet, is used derogatorily and is

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Impoverished politics: your favorite feminist icons are problematic, at best

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 Virginia Johnson 0 Comments

To the dismay of white men in fedoras everywhere, self-professed feminist celebrities are on the rise in Hollywood. From Amy

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