Why COVID-19 Should Change the US Response to Climate Change

The United States is disunited due to increasing partisan division on every topic from policies to ‘basic facts’. Among these ‘basic facts’ include how to respond to COVID-19 and the importance of combating climate change.

NationDylan Chicorel June 27, 2020COVID, US, Pandemic, UN, lockdown, CoronavirusComment

George Floyd: What to Know, and Why You Should Care

For far too long, this country has been categorically divided by countless elements, a polarization that has traumatized many Americans into choosing a blissful ignorance away from other communities’ issues.

NationAna Cristina GarridoJune 2, 2020george floyd, minneapolis, Minnesota, protests, racism, I cant breath, trum[, trump, USComment

Venezuela: A Year in the Crisis

In the year that has passed since Guaidó’s commencement , Venezuela has remained in the midst of political, economic, and humanitarian crises.

GlobeMora OgnianMay 24, 2020vene, venezuela, juan, gualdo, nicolas maduroComment

Failures of the South Korean Model

As the peninsula becomes more modernized and Confucian social contracts breakdown, the government needs to revise its approach in tackling social welfare in order to ensure a better future for South Korea

GlobeDennis LiangMay 24, 2020parasite, Korea, North, south, ConfucianismComment

Ireland's Shifting Politics

Sinn Fein’s success forces the Irish political elite to adapt to a changing landscape, one in which historical connections matter less than the emotive power of parties and their opposition to stagnation and the difficulties posed by modernity

GlobeMichael WheelerApril 15, 2020IRA, Irish, Sinn Fein, UC Davis, Christian DemocratsComment

A Divided Nation

For a land that historically has massive populations of Muslims, and currently contains more Muslims than its neighboring Muslim country Pakistan, embarking on this ideology will take it many steps back.

GlobePriyal ThakralApril 1, 2020India, Delhi, Muslim Ban, Terrorism, Kashmir, Global, South Asia, Modi, bill, citizenship, muslims, Islam, hindu nationalismComment

U.S. Presidential Impeachment: A Political Contest

The impeachment process for Presidents of the United States has become an ineffective and biased political endeavour that lacks meaning beyond which party controls the House of Representatives and/or the Senate.

NationDylan Chicorel April 1, 2020congress, US, government, Trump, partisanComment

A Nightmare Come to Life

The coronavirus outbreak has also led to a spread of xenophobia around the world. Chinese people along with mostly all other Asian people in many countries are facing discrimination as people fear they will contract the virus from any person of Asian heritage

GlobePriyal ThakralApril 1, 2020Coronavirus, china, wuhan, SARS, emergency, lockdown, Italy, economyComment

Li Wenliang's Warning

The reaction to the death of Li Wenliang represents one crack in the firewall of politburo sponsored censorship and the policing and surveillance of thought.

GlobeMark Godges 高勉正March 26, 2020li weniiang, Hong Kong, china, Coronavirus, CaliforniaComment

“Birth Tourism” Blocked by New Trump Policy

The issue and morality of “anchor babies” is already surrounded by a lot of controversy—by cracking down on “birth tourism”, it seems this amendment will simply trigger more protests and backlash for the administration to deal with

NationAna Cristina GarridoMarch 26, 2020California, birth tourism, nationality, America first, Trump, citizenship, children, maternity, hotels, ICEComment

California's Climate Constitution

The authority that the Trump administration is moving to dismantle is one set by the Clean Air Act, and every effort made by the administration has been dealt with defiantly by California officials.

StateAnkita BhatMarch 26, 2020emissions, California, trump, canada, obama, clean, environment, Environmental Protection AgencyComment

India: A Democracy in Peril

Government control over the dissemination of information will only lead a nation towards a dictatorial police state.

GlobeDennis LiangMarch 13, 2020BJP, Modi, India, Muslims, constitutionality, freedom, isolation, kashmir, democracy, pakistanComment

How to Create a “Rogue State”

Iran is a renegade regime simply because the United States has always labelled it one, it’s behavior is a reaction to the international isolation forced upon it.

GlobeDalton BarthauerFebruary 16, 2020Iran, Student, Analysis, Airstrike, Soleimani, US, Trump, CIA, Mossaadegh, sanctions, PahlaviComment

Struggle for Control in the West Bank

By deeming the West Bank settlements as legal, the United States has given its de facto support for their proliferation. The natural outcome is increased Israeli settlement, followed by even greater Palestinian opposition and retaliation.

GlobeMichael WheelerFebruary 6, 2020palestine, dpr, davis, californai, california, sixdaywar, israel, students, oped, op ed, articles, arab, war, middle east, united states, violenceComment

Government Inaction in Response to Fires

Fires have unfortunately become rather typical of the planet, and it is imperative for governments to have a prepared protocol so they do not further aggravate the problem.

GlobeLei OtsukaFebruary 6, 2020fires, ocasio, cortez, Australia, climate, Op-edComment

A Repeat of Atrocious History

The Chinese Communist Party believes that by brainwashing the Uighur population in the center, they are in turn preventing future terrorism

GlobePriyal ThakralJanuary 18, 2020uighur, china, ughyr, holocaust, concentration camps, communist, muslims, banComment

Oil Money for a Progressive Agenda: A Moral Dilemma in New Mexico

While the majority of Democratic presidential candidates are seeking an end to fossil fuels completely, New Mexico has been able to significantly enhance their economy and education from the oil industry.

NationClaire AdamsJanuary 9, 2020new mexico, oil, fracking, warren, production, democrats, republican, unemployment, green, new, deal, Green New DealComment

Ranked-Choice Voting: A Progressive Choice for California

Hopefully, with overwhelming support for ranked-choice voting from most of California's legislators and the rising support at large for the system, California will eventually join the rest of the country in adopting ranked-choice voting

StateMariah NibertJanuary 9, 2020California, voting, elections, university, warren, biden, sanders, yang, president, gavin, newsomComment

Green is the New Red: Russia’s Nascent Environmental Movement

While Russians were once famously dismissive of climate change, in part due to relentless propaganda designed to protect economic interests, the globalization of Russian society has brought a wave of counter-influence from abroad.

GlobeChloe CraigJanuary 9, 2020Russia, environment, Putin, TrumpComment

The Economic Contradiction and Hong Kong

It is quite natural for corporations to focus on their margins as, unlike governments, they are not accountable to the public.

GlobeAnonymous January 9, 2020Hong Kong, Political protest, china, NBA, NikeComment