October 26th, 2020 | by Samina Salim
A normal weekday morning like today typically starts with a Darjeeling brew and NBC news. The pandemic has modified our …
July 17th, 2020 | by Samina Salim
I turned off the front porch lights and opened the television as Darjeeling tea slowly brewed to perfection permeating the …
June 2nd, 2020 | by Samina Salim
On this beautiful bright summer morning in Houston, I sit here in my patio with a laptop going through my …
September 19th, 2018 | by John Douglas
Whenever people ask me what I believe in, I usually sidestep the question or try to vet the person asking …
September 5th, 2018 | by Emily Burleson
This time last year, my family and I were the last men standing in Meadow Glen, a Cinco Ranch …
February 20th, 2018 | by Emma Lymn
Embed from Getty Images Americans are not getting enough sleep. Specifically, young Americans are losing too much sleep, and the …
November 10th, 2017 | by Serena Ahmed
Embed from Getty Images We must address the two elephants in the room: Climate change is worsening, and capitalism is …
November 7th, 2017 | by Shanquela Williams
There is ongoing attention toward issues in the United States such as racial injustice, immigration, health care reform and climate …
October 4th, 2017 | by Anthony Torres
Puerto Rico, an island of more than 3.4 million people, has been a United States territory since 1898. In 1917, …
August 16th, 2017 | by Emran El-Badawi
One year ago, I wrote how America was becoming increasingly polarized with each passing election. Our nation has a long …