ADHD, Adderall, and the Labor Shortage

The Adderall shortage currently overtaking the nation has upended the lives of many people with ADHD, and itss consequences could be catastrophic; but what exactly is ADHD, why is Adderall used to treat it, and how is the labor shortage related to any of this? In this article, we’ll answer all of these questions while providing a path forward for those who have been directly impacted by the Adderall shortage.

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AnalysisGuest User
Facebook vs. Instagram: Political Socialization

We've gotten to a place in time where social media heavily influences the way we make many decisions in our lives--extremely so when we touch base on topics surrounding politics. As we dig deep into social media's influence on the greater American population, we are able to distinguish one platform's influence from another.

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AnalysisGuest User
The White Feminist: Who Is She?

The white feminist is an enigma. The domineering voice in the call for equality - she's a constant evolutionary force, adapting to the values of each new wave of feminism. Beneath her unassuming surface, however, you're sure to find some untasteful secrets; a past (and a present) more sinister than she's willing to admit. Who is the white feminist and where did she come from?

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AnalysisGuest User
The Development of the Safe-T Act in the Media

For centuries now, we have seen how unfair the justice system is to marginalized communities. After many protests and demands for action to be taken, the Safe-T Act was passed in Illinois to take the first step into decriminalizing the justice system. So, why is there a significant pushback against the Safe-T Act?

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Current EventsGuest User
The Reproductive Healthcare Policy Democrats are Missing

Reproductive healthcare policy tends to fall into two categories: Don’t ban abortions, and codify Roe V Wade. However, there is so much more to the topic that Democrats all across the country, in every district—regardless of the electorate’s political leaning—can use. This article explores two of them, and they’re not the policies you might think.

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Op-EdGuest User
Why Aren't We Afraid?

Teenagers all across America live with the threat of gun violence hanging over their heads but have become so desensitized to the violence they see every day that fear is simply not an option anymore. How did America do this and why had this happened?

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Farewell Electoral College, Hello NPV

The Electoral College has far too long been praised as one of our most sacred and "democratic" rituals of electing the most powerful person on earth, The President of the United States, but beneath the mask is a system of racism and hate. Now we see a new system that can finally end the reign of the Electoral College, The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

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