caitlinmfederici

If you have followed me in any capacity, it should be clear that I hold leftist ideals, though I no longer participate in politics. I believe that housing, food, communication, and the ability to move freely through the world (among many other things) are basic human rights that should be awarded to us all. I used to believe that such progress was possible under America’s democratic system. I went to law school to find my place in that story. I did not want to be a lawyer, but I wanted to...

We live in a society rooted in individualism which has relentlessly chipped away at the presence of true community and has likely contributed to the horrendous mental health outcomes we claim to care about. Individualism says that you and you only are solely responsible for your life’s outcome. It encourages us to place all the blame on the individual rather than social factors. This is convenient for government because they don’t need to change anything so long as you attribute all failings...

We are living through dark times. There are mass murders on a daily basis across this country. We don’t even have time to process one...