Impoverished Politics: The first 100 and going forward
In the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, the world has become a very different place. Not just here…
Articles by Virginia Johnson
Impoverished Politics: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
I was struggling this week to figure out what to write about, and then Assad dropped chemical weapons on Syrian…
Impoverished Politics: You gotta fight for your right (to be a human being)
There is one thing I know for sure: Our country does not care about poor people. In fact, it goes…
Senior Virginia Johnson reflects on work with refugees in Bangkok, Thailand
Before you go abroad, part of the anticipation is knowing that you’re about to embark on a journey that will…
Impoverished Politics: Fascist Europe wasn’t built in a day, either
We’re only a few weeks into the Trump presidency and everything is pretty much as bad as we thought it…
Impoverished Politics: How neoliberalism ruined America
America has been and probably always will be a plutocracy. But in the last few decades, that truth, and the…
Impoverished Politics: Living in Trump’s America
It’s hard for me to find the words to complete this piece. My whole soul has been heavy for days…
Proposed policy change aims to combat hate speech on campus
In light of recent events both on the national scale and within the Maryville College community, MC is considering an…
Impoverished politics: In defense of safe spaces
I am unabashedly a social justice warrior, or SJW. That term, especially on the internet, is used derogatorily and is…