50 year Mortgages: Right Problem, Wrong Solution
Michael Audie Photo via NHabit Real Estate *** In early November, President Trump and FHFA Director Bill Pulte began publicly…
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The Future of NYC is Sexy—The Growth of NYC Drill Music and its Effects on the City’s Teens
Jamila Urena Photo via Rolling Stone/Sacha Lecca. Taken at Cash Cobain’s “Slizzyfest” *** Throughout music history, New York City has…
Why the Job Gains Look Good—But Feel Bad
Ellie Nam Photo via Bureau of Labor Statistics, LSEG. *** Following the 43-day government shutdown and 6-week delay in releasing…
Escalating Tensions Between Venezuela and the US
Camila Miranda Image via Jeff Frampton GZero Media *** The already fragile relationship between Venezuela and the U.S. has reached…
Converts and Conflict: Islam’s Increasing Influence
Catherine Topps Photo via NPR *** Following Zohran Mamdani’s historic win in early November, which made him New York City’s…
The Ritual of Voting: How Iraq’s Democracy Lost Its Meaning
Amelia Felice Photo via NBC *** “Many of my friends and relatives, even people with higher degrees, have just lost…
Talk English to Me…Please
Lara Ejzak Image via Getty Images *** After my Spanish oral exam, my professor and I discussed studying abroad in…
Twin Tragedies Keep South Asia on Edge
Michael Adcock Photo via Al-Jazeera *** On the 10th and 11th of November, two terrorist attacks in New Delhi and…
As Uncertainty About SNAP Benefits Continues to Linger After the U.S. Government Shutdown, Many Recipients Turn to Community Engagement
Nadia Garriga Photo via Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images *** On Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, the longest U.S. government shutdown in history…