Gill Platek - Liberal Currents

Extremely Online: A Definition

Becoming Extremely Online is a choice: one that fewer of us should make.

Katherine Alejandra Cross Aug 27, 2026

The Trump Trainwreck

The president’s choices at home and abroad are boosting Democrats’ chances in November.

Nicholas Grossman Aug 26, 2026

A Republic of Excuses

You will not like it here and it will get worse until we get better.

Justin Briley Aug 25, 2026

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Gill Platek (they/them) is currently a 5th grade English teacher on the south side of Chicago. Before that, they received their Master’s in Education from The Ohio

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America's Reflection

Thanks to the outcome of the 2020 election, the denial of a two-term Trump presidency has raised spirits among

Gill Platek Mar 15, 2021

Gender Confirmation Surgery and the "Cosmetic" Cost

When it comes to gender confirmation surgery, insurance coverage can be a difficult web of hypocrisy to weave through. Transgender

Gill Platek Feb 10, 2021