Sophia Zhang

Cycle Managing Editor

Member since July 2024

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“It’s 1:42 AM on a Wednesday. My eyes are dry. I can’t even keep them open. The sweet seduction of sleep is pulling me in, yet I fight to stay awake. Not to do anything important, just to rot my brain...”

— The System is Winning

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Domestic Politics

Who Gets to Own a Gun?

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” — The Second Amendment, Constitution of the United S...

4 min read

Domestic Politics

Donald Trump’s Newest Voting Bill

Ever since his return to the oval office, Donald Trump has pushed a series of controversial bill proposals. This relentless approach has hardly changed even as the next round of midterm elections appr...

4 min read

Media Analysis

How Palantir is Stealing Your Data and What You Can Do About It

In the modern security state, information is power. Few companies embody that reality more completely than Palantir, the billion-dollar megacorporation doing it all. Their core belief is AI-powered au...

6 min read

Domestic Politics

Environmental Racism: Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” or “Industrial Corridor” is known as the 85-mile stretch of land along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The region’s nickname derives from the dead...

4 min read

Global Affairs

Bulgaria’s Never-ending Election Fatigue

For nearly two years, Bulgarians relished in what seemed to be political stability.In October 2024, they had braved their 7th parliamentary election in 4 years, and the people were confident they had ...

6 min read

Open Press

Open Press

Global Affairs

The Problem With Sanctions

When the U.S. Secretary of State under Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright, was asked in 1996 whether the death of half a million Iraqi children was worth it, she didn’t hesitate to answer. “I think this...

8 min read

Opinion

Liberal Capitulation

In this era of unfettered fascism, racism, misogyny, and economic turmoil, one might expect Democrats to be both combative and popular. These individuals are sorely undereducated in politics. Aft...

4 min read

Global Affairs

The Transition Away From Oil: Saudi Arabia’s Economic Diversification

In April of 2016, Saudi Arabia announced its aim to diversify its largely oil-dependent economic model through a project called Vision 2030. The goal involves “diversifying the economy, empowering cit...

5 min read

Opinion

The Company, Crops, and Chemicals Curated to Poison America

Though now controlling 33% of the global seed market, Monsanto did not start out as an agricultural giant, but as a chemical company producing plastics and synthetic fibers. Eventually, it became the...

6 min read

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Media Analysis

The System is Winning

It’s 1:42 AM on a Wednesday. My eyes are dry. I can’t even keep them open. The sweet seduction of sleep is pulling me in, yet I fight to stay awake. Not to do anything important, just to rot my brain...

Jul 12, 20254 min read

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Sophia Zhang

Edited by Sophia Zhang

Who Gets to Own a Gun?

Donald Trump’s Newest Voting Bill

How Palantir is Stealing Your Data and What You Can Do About It

Environmental Racism: Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

Bulgaria’s Never-ending Election Fatigue

The Problem With Sanctions

Liberal Capitulation

The Transition Away From Oil: Saudi Arabia’s Economic Diversification

The Company, Crops, and Chemicals Curated to Poison America

Articles by Sophia Zhang

The System is Winning