By Sophia Mathison (Opinion) Since March 2020, all we’ve thought about is developing a vaccine, administering the vaccine, and moving forward with our lives. However, the longer COVID-19 lasts, the more cracks appear in our way of life. It’s not very realistic that we will just go back to the way things were. Honestly, the world will never be the same. So the question arises: how do we move forward and resolve these cracks in our democracy, economy and social system? We all remember the fateful day of the death of George Floyd, and the immediate reaction it sparked. We are also all aware of the spike in brutal hate crimes committed against Asian-Americans. However, what most people don’t acknowledge is that these occurred before COVID as well. Minorities have always been in danger in this country: people of color, women, the LGBTQ+ community, etc. These people have been marginalized throughout American history. In a way, COVID-19 has brought these issues into the public eye more than ever before, but all it has done is exasperate preexisting disparities. Our economy has obviously crashed because of restrictions on business during the pandemic. We have seen a greater divide than ever before between the wealthy and the poor, as well as the destruction of the middle class. Rich people are getting richer, poor people are getting poorer, numbers of homeless people are rising rapidly, and there is no end in sight. With a new administration in the White House, everyone has different opinions on how these should be addressed by the government (or if that should be the body to address it at all). The bottom line is that the end of COVID is not the end of our problems. Our country and our world need to be examined and fixed, because we cannot keep living like this. In the meantime, continue to stay safe, and see you at school! If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our virtual meetings, which are every Wednesday at 3pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a link ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
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