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Contreras makes history at NPHS
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Behind the mind of government economics and psychology teacher, Micheal Contreras, there is a complex world traveler and engaging storyteller who is constantly bridging the gap between the past and the now. Contreras was not always a social science teacher here at NPHS, but was inspired to come back to education after a near…
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Food banks assist families following delay in SNAP funds
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Built on a holiday surrounding food and quality time with family, many view the month of November as a time to celebrate gratitude for the past year. However, due to the government shutdown, 42 million people across the United States have been unable to afford food and basic necessities, as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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TikTok faces legal hurdles in the U.S.
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Recently, widespread discussion has been generated by the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, more commonly known as the “TikTok ban.” The argument given by the government is that TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese corporation ByteDance, presents a risk of data access by foreign entities, compromising critical information of its…
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Miller YnG inspires California’s future leaders
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When the sound of the gavel hits the podium, delegates find their seats and the initiation of the meeting is called to order. The YMCA’s Miller and Youth Government is an organization that has impacted the lives of high school students for 77 years. Miller teaches students the inner workings of government through leadership…
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House Speaker ousted in historic vote
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On Oct. 3, 2023, Kevin McCarthy became the first House Speaker in U.S. history to be ousted from his position. A group of eight hardline Republicans, led by Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, voted alongside all 213 House Democrats to remove McCarthy as House Speaker. Gaetz sought to remove McCarthy after he brokered a deal…
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Banning gender transitions is clearly regressive
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On March 22, the government of Iowa approved Senate File 538. Included in this file are the prohibition of hormone-based medications or hormone blockers for minors, the prohibition of surgeries that sterilize (including vasectomies and hysterectomies), and the prohibition of gender reconstruction surgeries for adults, as well as minors. The state of Iowa is…
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American culture contributes to COVID-19 spread
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It seems like the U.S. can hardly catch a break with its COVID-19 cases. We are still topping the COVID-19 World-o-meter and with little evidence of this slowing. This is especially upsetting considering that some nations, such as New Zealand, are COVID-19 free altogether, and many others, such as Singapore, have daily case numbers…
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The government needs to do more to help unemployed
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With the closure of nonessential businesses in over 30 states to prevent the spread of COVID-19, upwards of 6.6 million Americans have been forced to file for unemployment in just the last month alone. In an effort to compensate for this drastic increase in unemployment, the House of Representatives passed a coronavirus relief bill…
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Trump threatens the freedom of the press
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President Donald Trump has a dangerously close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and it has already had major consequences for journalism in the US. Before the 2016 election, most US politicians agreed that Putin was a destructive dictator, but that is not the case anymore. Members of the Trump White House have an…
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A Nation of Incarceration: Too many inmates in the land of the free
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For a country built on the principle of freedom, the United States keeps a disproportionately high number of its people behind bars. In fact, despite representing only five percent of the world’s population, the U.S. holds a quarter of the world’s total number of inmates and spends around $80 billion every year on the…