This is what oligarchy looks like
“This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. The top one-hundredth of 1 percent makes more than 40 percent of…
Society
Clinton WikiLeaks Allude to Slippery Strategizing
Over the past week, WikiLeaks has been releasing fractions of the reportedly 50,000 emails the organization has hacked from John Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman. The Clinton campaign has postulated insidious motives behind this email…
Cultural Appropriation Needs a Facelift
In early September, author Lionel Shriver gave a polemic keynote speech at the Brisbane Writers Festival. Her controversial theme of choice, which prompted an abrupt walkout and scathing review by Australian activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied, was…
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Recapping the First Presidential Debate
On Monday night, the first presidential debate took place a stone’s throw away from Fordham at Hofstra University. The 90-minute debate gave only a glimpse into each candidate’s policies, but nevertheless revealed each of their…
Whitewashing in Hollywood: Why Diverse Media Representation Matters
For over a century, the entertainment industry has displayed more than its fair share of racism. Since the conception of full-length motion pictures, there has been egregious discrimination against minorities in film. The first film…
Tonight’s Fordham Debate Topics, Explained
As the spring semester comes to a close, Fordham’s College Democrats and College Republicans meet for a final debate at 7:00 p.m. in Flom Auditorium. Hosted by Fordham Political Review, the debate features a bipartisan…
Beyoncé: Getting in “Formation”
With record-breaking songs, catchy lyrics, impeccably-produced music videos and a fan bases that transcends color, gender, and locale, Beyoncé Knowles has become a modern-day icon for people of color not only in the United States…
What 2016 Could Mean for the Climate
In this historic presidential primary race that has so far been characterized by chaotic rallies, a disjointed GOP, and a real estate mogul turned Republican frontrunner, media outlets have enjoyed an abundance of issue-pertinent and…