Published Works
A selection of produced segments for AM Joy on MSNBC as well as written works for The Scripps Voice in college
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Amazon rainforest burning at record rates
MSNBC, AM Joy, August 2019
Wildfires are raging in the Amazon rainforest at record rates, which environmental groups attribute to increased deforestation under Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro. The ongoing destruction of “the planet’s lungs” threatens our ability to mitigate the worst effects of global warming.
Trump on climate change, says ‘it changes both ways’
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MSNBC, AM Joy, June 2019
Climate change has grown as an issue among democratic candidates and voters headed into the 2020 presidential election. Jonathan Capehart and a panel discuss the approaching democratic debate in Miami, a city scientists predict will be under water by the end of the century if climate change is not addressed. Candidates begin to roll out climate proposals while the president calls global warming a mere “change in weather.”
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Harriet Tubman 20 dollar bill delayed 8 years Sec. Mnuchin says
MSNBC, AM Joy, May 2019
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced that the new 20 dollar bill featuring abolitionist Harriet Tubman would be delayed until 2028. The decision rolls back on an Obama administration plan to replace imagery of President Andrew Jackson with that of the underground railroad hero. Former senior advisor to Obama reacts to the legitimacy of Secretary Mnuchin delaying the redesign over “counterfeiting issues".
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Lawsuit battles Trump Admin. Citizenship ruling on LGBT Families
MSNBC, AM Joy, May 2019
A State Department policy enacted in the summer of 2018 is blocking LGBT parents from passing citizenship onto their children born abroad. Requiring DNA testing to prove a biological relationship to their children, the policy effectively de-recognizing their right as married couples. The Dvash-Banks family is fighting back against the policy in court that currently only allows citizenship for one of their twin boys.
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Hurricane Michael devastation highlights climate change
MSNBC, AM Joy, October 2018
Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle just days after a bombshell UN report gave the US 12-year deadline to change its sustainability practices. Governor Rick Scott attempts to pick up the pieces despite his record as climate change denier.
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The Russian Bot in Your Backyard, Explained
Scripps College, The Scripps Voice, March 2018
A breakdown of how the Russian government used internet bots in the 2016 election for college students to understand. Despite Twitter’s attempts to purge the platform of automated accounts, the threat of bots peddling disinformation and divisive propaganda pose a challenge for even the most savvy of social media users.
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Scripps Students’ Continued Resistance to Muslim Ban, One Year Later
Scripps College, The Scripps Voice, February 2018
The culture of resistance among Scripps College students remains strong in the year following Donald Trump’s proclaimed “Muslim Ban.” Student activists reflected on how the community can meaningfully combat islamophobia and xenophobia thrown into public rhetoric from a small town in southern California.