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Joan Krickellas articles

Joan KrickellasJoan Krickellas is a student at Vassar College majoring in environmental studies, with particular emphasis in biology and women’s studies. Social issues she finds to be of particular interest include those that pertain to human rights, migration/immigration, discrimination, and climate change. She firmly believes that everyone should have the right to voice their opinions. Democracy Chronicles is where she feels comfortable in voicing her own.

Recognizing African-American Women in the Labor System

by Joan Krickellas - February 3, 2018

Recognizing African-American Women

The struggles of black women in America must be heard. And, their resilience and determination through it all must be recognized. Once they, too, are educationally and economically empowered, society will benefit as a whole.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-Americans and Democracy, Martin Luther King Jr., Socialism and Labor, Women and Democracy

Review of Middlesex: Exploring 21st Century Masculinity

by Joan Krickellas - December 30, 2017

21st Century Masculinity

In today’s world of shifting gender roles and evolving gender self-realization, what does masculinity really mean?  What does it really mean to be a man?  Does masculinity hinge on power anymore? 

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Feminism, Women and Democracy

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Questioning Testing Guidelines

by Joan Krickellas - October 23, 2017

Who makes the decisions that establish the standards of medical care and the guidelines for a variety of medical testing is a fascinating question. And, it’s complicated because human lives and millions of dollars are at stake.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Women and Democracy

Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad

by Joan Krickellas - June 19, 2017

Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad

The novel was selected for the Oprah Winfrey Book Club in 2016, was the winner of the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Excellence, and, recently in April, won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: African-American Voting Rights, Election History, Political Artwork, Racism and Prejudice

Trump’s Proposals Won’t Fix the Affordable Care Act

by Joan Krickellas - January 27, 2017

Fix the Affordable Care Act

There are problems with the Affordable Care Act, but Trump’s proposed reform to make American healthcare great again won’t fix them. Trump should consider preserving some of its foundational components.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Republicans

The Torture Memos Are Not the Answer

by Joan Krickellas - July 7, 2016

The Torture Memos

No branch of government should be able to act alone, no matter how long and cumbersome the legislative process may be, because by giving the President, one man, too much unbridled power, future tyranny is more likely

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Civil Rights

The Responsibility to Protect: When is it Applicable?

by Joan Krickellas - June 17, 2016

Responsibility to Protect

The Responsibility to Protect emphasizes humanitarian intervention, with military force only as a last resort. I am not questioning whether or not the it is necessary, rather when it can be applied.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Balkan Nations, Rwanda, Syria, Worldwide

Why the International Criminal Court Needs to be Changed

by Joan Krickellas - March 15, 2016

International Criminal Court

The validity of concept of international law calls into question the ability of the ICC to effectively exist as it is currently structured. As such, the ICC’s inadequacies overshadow its well intentioned mission.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Election History, Syria, Worldwide

The Refugee Crisis in Greece Explained

by Joan Krickellas - February 3, 2016

The Refugee Crisis in Greece

We are in an age of unparalleled relocation of people, mostly fleeing their country because of intolerable internal political/religious conflicts. In the Middle East, refugees risk death escaping the constant threat of destruction

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Greece, Middle East, Syria

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