Muslims shouldn’t have to assimilate to be good Americans By: Sara Farheen – 2022 Summer Intern As the Pew Research Center reports, “Muslim Americans are a diverse and growing population, currently estimated at 3.45 million people of all ages ……
By: Chloe Meyer-Gehrke – 2022 Summer Intern In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, enslaved women in America chewed cotton root to induce abortions. It was a form of resistance; to give birth would be to deliver one more slave to…
It’s easy to get information online, but harder than ever to find the truth By: Ariya Bandy – 2022 Summer Intern Internet algorithms have come a long way, and they are incredibly effective in making our lives easier, but it…
American society will suffer unless we pay teachers more By: Maheen Hamza – 2022 Summer Intern In our country, teaching is a tough job, and teachers deserve to make more money. According to the National Education Association (NEA), the average…
August 3, 2022 The 2022 summer interns put together the annual International Young Leaders Conference. The four panels consisted of: Gun Violence & Its Effect on Youth and Education, Covid-19 & Education, Social Inequality, and The War in Ukraine &…
False claims of election fraud aren’t an anomaly By: Danica Gullick – 2022 Summer Intern In 2020, widespread claims of election fraud appeared more than in any election before. This was in part due to President Donald Trump telling America…
The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg is proud to bring you this year’s International Young Leaders Conference organized by our summer interns. It focuses on the topics and issues our interns were most concerned with and they have selected distinguished…
The 2021 International Young Leaders Conference consisted of three panels: The Future of Covid-19, Who’s Protesting What?, and a Global Update.
We must take action to stop gun violence before another tragedy happens By: Anthony Carver – 2021 Summer Intern Parkland, Columbine, Sandy Hook, Red Lake. Marysville, Umpqua, Oikos, Santa Monica, Santa Fe, Marjory Jones Douglas, Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois, West…
Abolish the police doesn’t mean allowing a lawless society By: Kennedy Holt – 2021 Summer Intern Abolish or “reform” the police is a controversial debate among Americans today. And it’s natural to ask, why would anyone want to abolish police…
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