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Threat of a Global Famine
May 08, 2022 | Written by Reema Gupta '22 On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in order to gain...
May 8, 20222 min read
Ban on Tax Havens, Historic Global Tax Proposition
November 1, 2021 | Written By - Reema Gupta '22 Some of the United States’ biggest companies, like Apple, Nike, Microsoft, and even...
Nov 1, 20213 min read
Colorism in Asia and Its Effects
November 3, 2020 | Written By - Maggie Chen '23 Although the term “colorism” was first coined in 1982 by Alice Walker, discrimination...
Nov 3, 20204 min read
It's Time to Talk About Far-Right Extremism
November 3, 2020 | Written By - Sophia Casa '23 If you’ve looked on any news channel within the last six months, you’re bound to notice...
Nov 3, 20204 min read
China's Encroaching Political and Economic Power
November 3. 2020 | Written By - Madie Malbasa ‘23 In the 20th century, Americans generally thought that no communist regime, nor any...
Nov 3, 20203 min read
The Unheard History of Thailand
November 3, 2020 | Reema Gupta '22 On October 16th, BBC reported that tens of thousands of citizens had gathered in Bangkok for a protest...
Nov 3, 20203 min read


The Forgotten Genocide
October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Ria Raj '21 "Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" Amongst historians,...
Oct 2, 20203 min read


Uyghur Muslims and The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Barbara Yang '21 China’s Belt and Road Initiative is an infrastructure project that will pour 1 trillion...
Oct 2, 20203 min read
Facing Up to Our Histories: The United States and Poland
October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Katherine Cassesse '21 For the past few years, there has been renewed discussion in the news about...
Oct 2, 20203 min read


The Legality of Same-Sex Marriage In India
October 1st, 2020 | Written By - Reema Gupta '22 On September 14th, a petition was filed on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community in India to...
Oct 2, 20203 min read


Redefined Hindu Nationalism: One of The World’s Most Widely-Accepted Islamophobic Movements
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Ria Raj '21 Since India’s founding in 1947, the nation has identified and prided itself on being a...
Feb 26, 20203 min read
Opinion Piece - The Anti-Semitism Behind BDS
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Valerie Zborovsky '21 The Jewish people have been persecuted, murdered, and slandered: Anti-Semitism...
Feb 26, 20204 min read


Protests in Chile See No End
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Maeve Cassidy '22 In October, demonstrations erupted across Chile, more specifically in the capital...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Britain Finally Makes Like Tea and Leaves
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Jac Ullman '21 You’re likely aware that the UK has formally left the European Union (EU). Brexit was...
Feb 26, 20202 min read


Coronavirus and Xenophobia
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Maggie Chen '23 By now, few people have not heard about the coronavirus outbreak. As of February 19,...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
Obesity Epidemic
February 26th, 2020 | Written By - Lauren Izanec '22 According to information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...
Feb 26, 20202 min read


The Hypocrisy of American Foreign Policy
January 29th, 2020 | Written by - Ria Raj '21 In the heat of the upcoming 2020 elections, it’s time we confront an overarching issue...
Feb 3, 20203 min read
He Jiankui and Gene Edited Children
January 26th, 2020 | Written by - Sophia Casa '23 In late November of 2018, the world was captivated by the researcher and scientist, He...
Feb 3, 20202 min read


The Impending Mass Extinction
January 26th, 2020 | Written by - Bridget O'Shea '20 If current extinction rates continue to grow, the Earth will enter the 6th mass...
Feb 3, 20201 min read


Continent Update - Middle East and North Africa
November 20, 2019 | Written By - Ria Raj '21 The past few months have presented a massive surge in protests globally. The current...
Nov 22, 20194 min read
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