By: Shiwani Tamaskar
On October 14, 2022, two climate activists threw soup on a Van Gogh painting at the National Gallery in London. Part of the environmental activist group Just Stop Oil in the UK, they shouted, “The cost of living crisis is part of the cost of oil crisis, fuel is unaffordable to millions of cold, hungry families.
Read MoreBy: Shu-Li Thakore
Just recently, a Brazilian presidential election took place, potentially determining the future of the Amazon Rainforest and raising questions around climate justice. It is important to understand the definition of climate justice to understand the significance of the Brazilian election.
Read MoreBy Khadija Coats
On September 13, 2022, Mahsa Amini was arrested in Tehran, Iran by Iran’s Morality Police for supposedly violating the Hijab Law, three days later, Mahsa passed away from an “underlying illness” according to Iranian authorities.
Read MoreBy Archer Gandhi
A few years after the Vietnam War, the United States entered Cambodia and supported the Khmer Rouge, an oppressive dictatorship, by bombing Cambodia, supplying arms, food, and clothing, and declining humanitarian aid
Read MoreBy: Julia Zhu
It was reported recently that rainwater has now become so polluted with forever chemicals that it is no longer safe to drink. Over the years many water sources have been polluted with forever chemicals, but not to such a severe degree. These forever chemicals are a term used for PFAS, a group of chemicals used to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease, and water.
Read MoreBy Liu Von
The world was shocked and devastated when Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022. Everyone’s attention now turns to who will be next in line. Her son, Charles III, acceded the throne and was sworn in on September 10. But what does this mean for the UK and how does the rest of the world feel about this?
Read MoreBy: Sarah Son
Monkeypox, a viral disease causing symptoms similar to those seen in smallpox, has been spreading throughout the United States. Although some are concerned about monkeypox being COVID-19 round 2, this is not the case.
Read MoreBy: Celina Yang
One thing I can say I definitely learned while working at a retail store besides pushing six carts at once is the amount of everyday products sold, especially batteries. Since batteries are usually locked up with security
Read MoreBy: Eva Kroh
Emerging from the fall of the USSR in the 1990s, the social theory of constructivism explores how states interact with each other in relation to each actor's own interest. At its core, constructivists examine the social interactions with other actors and how this forms an identity of the actor or state. Contrary to other dominant international theories, like realism, which heavily rely on the principle of dominance, constructivists fundamentally believe in the principle of identity to explain each actor's behavior.
Read MoreBy: Eva Kroh
Economic policy is the reasoning behind a government/state's actions to influence another state, city, or people. On Thursday, Feb 24, 2022 Russia invaded sovereign Ukrainian territory. Previous to this invasion USA intelligence had watched as hundreds of thousands Russian troops and blood banks lined the Ukraine-Russia border. It was clear that Russia was planning an invasion.
Read MoreBy: Bobin Park
In 1910, the Japanese annexed the Korean Empire, reverting it to Joseon, also called Chosŏn (Blakemore 2020). Today, the Imperial Japanese occupation is still a haunting memory of the past for Korean senior citizens. Especially to the women.
Read MoreBy: Eva Kroh
In February 2014 tensions in and around Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv erupted in protest over President Viktor Yanukovych’s rejection of economic integration with the European Union (EU). Some had interpreted these protests as a signal of the Ukrainians desire to assimilate and embrace western European ideals, and separate Ukraine from their previous Soviet Union ties. This uproar caught the attention of many actors and states globally, specifically, Russia.
Read MoreBy: Elsa Plank
The 26th Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), hosted by the UN, ended on November 13. Held in Glasgow from October 31 to November 13, 2021, it was the first COP summit in almost two years due to COVID-19.
Read MoreBy: Katie Harbaugh
As a follow up to my past article about the current crisis in Afghanistan and how the US has been involved, I wanted to provide a list of links and resources for people to help refugees leaving Afghanistan.
Read MoreBy: Dakota Taufeeq
The collective goods problem can be described as the problem of how to provide something (goods, services, etc) that benefits every member of a group regardless of what and how much each member contributes to it.
Read MoreBy: Kaila Morris
In Singapore’s Supertree Grove, fifty-meter-high gardens tower above the sidewalks like trees–– but rather than having a woody composition, each trunk is fortified by surpluses of vibrant plants. This latticework of flowers and ferns awes visitors as it travels upwards, branching off into a scientific beauty: a canopy of metal branches, curved like an inverted umbrella, that converts sunlight into energy.
Read MoreBy: Shruthika Araselvan
Throughout the pandemic, numerous countries have suffered from surges in COVID-19 cases. Recently, due to the increased vaccination rates, many countries have been able to curb the spread of COVID. However, this is not true for India.
Read MoreBy: Jennifer Lee
The pandemic has been stressful for all of us, but in Colombia, violent protests against President Iván Duque’s tax overhauls, have many citizens living in fear.
Read MoreBy: Brady Condon
One of the biggest problems facing democracy today is rampant corruption. We can see it all over the world. However, no region faces more corruption than Latin America. Brazil, Latin America’s largest country, is no stranger to corruption.
Read MoreBy: Holly Ji
Want to get rich quick? Be sure to invest in cryptocurrencies that are not only the hottest new trend but the hottest nightmare for the environment. Capitalism has welcomed the sudden surge of NFT, or nonfungible token, production and trade. From a “CryptoCrisp” pringles flavor to Gorillaz, ironically a band notorious for its anti-capitalist themes, announcing their soon-to-be-released NFT collection, it’s safe to say NFTs are popular.
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