Protesters in Mexico are calling for the resignation of President Enrique Peña Nieto after evidence was found that indicates that the 43 missing college students were murdered; their …
Badass Ladies in History: Eva Duarte de Perón
Hello, Germ readers! Today I have the pleasure of writing about one of my all-time favorite Badass Ladies in History: Eva Duarte de Perón, first …
#WalkForFreedom
Good morning, Germs! Keep your eyes glued to social media today under the hashtag #WalkForFreedom to see a global social justice initiative taking place in …
Happy World Food Day!
Today is World Food Day! Did you know that around the world, over 805 million people live in starvation? Let’s do something about that. Head …
Badass Ladies in History: Mary Shelley
Happy October, Germ readers! I hope your month thus far has been filled with yummy pumpkin spice lattes, cold sweater weather (which has yet to …
Happy Indigenous Population Genocide Day!
“In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue.” We all knew this, yes? We were taught it in elementary school. Christopher Columbus: the brave, intrepid explorer …
Badass Ladies in History: Gertrude B. Elion
Gertrude B. Elion, or “Trudy” as she liked to be called, was a woman of incredible innovation in the field of science, specifically when it …
The Sexualization of Children: A Commentary on Visual Media
I just need to rant about this picture for a second. I don’t know the context, and I don’t know who took it, but staring …
September 11, 2014: Honoring America’s Fallen
Today marks the 13th anniversary of September 11th, and it also marks the first year that New York’s 9/11 Memorial Museum has been officially finished …