capitalism

So instead of being bogged down by fear, let it fuel you. Know that you aren’t alone in fighting climate change, that your actions matter and that it’s only as a unified front that we will be able to move to a sustainable future.

I consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur of silly little crafts.

Maybe the lion is saying, “More.” Maybe he’s an embodiment of our shared culture at Berkeley, an insatiable beast with a ravenous appetite for more achievement.

What makes this legislative assault on abortion rights even more terrifying is that it is not just abortion rights that are under attack.

Tackling tough topics with a bubbly and bright demeanor seems to be CLAY’s tour de force; their spoken words echo the flowery, vibrant tone of their EP.

Prevailing lines of thought in the United States often dissuade critical thinking — after all, isn’t “charity” a good thing? But the dark underbelly of American consumerism operates in the dark, hiding beneath notions of charity or international aid. It’s a virtually invisible market, far out of sight and out of mind for the vast majority of American sports fans.

It’s easy to boil the work model down to plain economics: Certain capital, resources and investments have to be weeded out if they don’t prove economically viable.

For more than a century, coffee breaks have allowed companies to extract more value from their employees. But maybe our dependence on the beverage has allowed us to extract more value from ourselves, too.

All eyes were on me to make sure that my club recruited the most members, tallied the most volunteer hours and raised the most money. If we didn’t meet these sky-high expectations, the clout we raised through past years would be all for naught — as if our Key Club couldn’t just do community service for the sake of helping the community.

By failing to standardize basic necessities such as workplace child care and paid time off for caregiving, the structure of our society is setting working women up to struggle and fail.