Southwest Shadow

We should just send people $5,000 checks

Ahmed Ahmed
September 20, 2020

The clock is ticking for many working families. Can we help them in time?

America has a Pokémon problem

Ahmed Ahmed
September 10, 2020

Many millennials think they’re exempt from the irregularities of boomers. You only have to look to the Pokémon franchise to see that’s nonsense.

Senator Harris’ All-American story

Ahmed Ahmed
August 27, 2020

I’m the son of immigrants and so are most of my friends. Kamala Harris’ ascent is reinstating our American-ness.

The questions the school board’s decision don’t answer

Ahmed Ahmed
July 29, 2020

The school made the correct decision in closing down schools for the new year. What now?

In defense of selfishness

Ahmed Ahmed
May 9, 2020

Moral preening may make some people feel nice, but it does nothing to mitigate the damage caused by the virus.

Confronting my internalized hatred

Eriyale Williams
May 4, 2020

For so long, I believed that I would only be happy if I were someone else. It took years of self-reflection to realize how wrong I was.

Carolyn Goodman rolls the dice with Las Vegans’ lives

Ahmed Ahmed
April 23, 2020

The Las Vegas mayor defies public health experts by advocating for the city to reopen.

I was wrong … sort of

Ahmed Ahmed
April 3, 2020

The administration has mishandled the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in a genuinely astounding manner.

Rumor has it

Eriyale Williams
March 14, 2020

Although spreading rumors and judging others is the basis of high school culture, it is not a tradition we have to keep.

You can trust us

Ahmed Ahmed
March 13, 2020

Not trusting teenagers based on bad evidence isn’t just stupid, it’s harmful.

We used to rule the world

Ahmed Ahmed
February 28, 2020

A new subreddit allows deeper sight into a larger problem.

America’s infamous history has encouraged the silence and alienation of Black citizens—especially when it comes to voting. The systematic racism rooted in our culture has made it unreasonably difficult for Black citizens to understand their voice can be heard.