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Gender, Sex, and Roe
Yikes. Just yikes. Between the mass shootings, rising Covid cases, and a Supreme Court that’s gone completely cuckoo-for-Cocoa-Puffs, I...
JT Thomas
Jul 24, 20224 min read


Heart: Stopped
By JT Thomas, edited and contributed to by Avery Heverly Hello readers of the PSU College Democrats blog! Welcome to the first post of...
JT Thomas
Jun 10, 20225 min read


The Realities of the Death Penalty
People often question whether or not the death penalty is a justified means of punishment. The answer to this question depends entirely...
Gabby Ciraolo
Apr 1, 20222 min read


To End the Pandemic, We Must Champion Vaccine Equality
With the lifting of the mask mandate at Penn State, it feels for us as though COVID is over. Unsurprisingly, this is far from true....
Deepa Kadidahl
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Filter Bubbles, and Why They're a Problem
In colloquial terms, filter bubbles are the algorithms that run our social media accounts, deciding which news to push, which accounts we...
Tim Klaum
Mar 15, 20222 min read


Planned Parenthood in State College
Planned Parenthood is an essential resource for some college students, but it and its resources have not been available to Penn State...
Sydney Smichnick
Feb 28, 20224 min read


Watergate, We Have a Problem
Watergate, we have a problem: Democrats are in serious trouble. With less than 7 months until the midterm elections, Democrats are...
Sam Ajah
Feb 14, 20226 min read


The Crisis
America in 2022 faces a crisis the likes of which it has not seen or felt within its borders since the Civil War. This fact is obvious to...
Baybars Charkas
Feb 7, 20226 min read


Is There Really No "Federal Solution?"
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, on many levels of government and from both sides of the aisle, we've head it said that there's no...
Tim Klaum
Jan 31, 20223 min read


Some Realities of Navigating Political Organizing as a Woman
The women in my life taught me from a young age that I needed tough skin to get through life. My great-grandmother, my grandmother, and...
Annmarie Sorensen
Jan 20, 20223 min read


The Car Metaphor
Okay, so lately I’ve been thinking about the military-industrial complex and the absolutely absurd amount of money the US gives to the...
JT Thomas
Jan 16, 20223 min read


The Politics of Architecture
Architecture is inherently political, it can not escape that fact. At its core, architecture has a purpose; a set of values it follows to...
Biz Lynch
Nov 30, 20213 min read


Performative Activism is Bull
Have you ever opened up Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or any other social media and see your feed flooded with posts in support of a...
Anonymous
Nov 16, 20213 min read
A Small Breather
Happy Halloweekend, College Dems! Hope you all have fun and stay safe! First and foremost, remember to get out and vote on Tuesday, and...
JT Thomas
Oct 30, 20212 min read


The Kenyatta Conundrum: Why "Electability" Really Grinds My Gears
(Just a disclaimer, this piece is my own personal opinion, not that of the PSU College Democrats) Earlier this month, we did a fun little...
JT Thomas
Sep 30, 20213 min read


Welcome Back!
Hey everyone! Welcome to the inaugural post of Being Blue at PSU’s 2021-2022 season! (Ew. I cannot believe I just typed out “2022.” That...
JT Thomas & Declan Caviston
Aug 27, 20216 min read
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