Illustration credit: Peter Naktin New German SPD Leaders Could Spell Doom For Merkel by Hal Conte Members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party picked two obscure figures to lead the party in a blow to the ...
Korea’s Last Minute Decision to Continue Military Alliance with the U.S. and Japan By Yoona Lee On Friday, Korea decided last minute to continue the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with the U.S. ...
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Blocked to Trap Protestors by Yoona Lee Chinese Communist leaders declared they will enforce “national security” protocols against protesters in Hong Kong after months of street battles over the city’s government ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Marshall Islands Still Badly Scarred From U.S. Nuke Tests by Hal Conte 130 tons of irradiated soil dumped by the U.S. government within a concrete dome is at risk of being ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Johnson and Corbyn Face Off as UK Set For December General Election by Hal Conte The U.K. Parliament voted for a Dec. 12 general election last Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris ...
Illustration Credit: Peter Naktin Macri Expelled From Presidency in Argentina as Kirchner Rides Again by Hal Conte Cristina Fernandez and Alberto Fernandez became vice-president and president of Argentina in a long-expected victory, with the pair’s ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Body of Spanish Ex-Dictator Franco to be Reburied on Thursday by Hal Conte Notorious fascist Francisco Franco’s remains are scheduled to be removed from the giant, ornate mausoleum where they currently ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Anti-LGBTQ Law and Justice Party Wins Again in Poland, But Left is Back By Hal Conte Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party cruised to an overall majority in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Deportation of Haitians Intensifies Racism in the Dominican Republic. By Yoona Lee The Dominican Republic recently ended birthright citizenship for Haitians in the country as the latest step in a long ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Protests Hit Egypt Amid Simmers of Discontent With Autocrat By Hal Conte At least 74 people were arrested in Cairo as protesters demanded the fall of the Egyptian government in two ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Ukraine By Alice Hakvaag Volodymyr Zelensky, most well known for being a Ukrainian comedian who portrayed incumbent president Petro Poroshenko, has just won Ukraine’s presidential election. Zelensky won 73% of the ...
We are not born with culture, but we are born into it. As we grow from babies into children into teenagers and finally adults, we collect memories, languages, behaviors, and customs. In this Freely Free ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Italy By Hal Conte Julius Caesar Mussolini, great-grandson of the infamous Italian dictator and founder of fascism Benito Mussolini, is running for election to the European Parliament. He’s running as a ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Haiti By Alice Hakvaag This year marks the sixth year for the annual Haiti Fashion Week, something that has been making waves in fashion communities around the world. Michel Chataigne, a ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Mexico By Hal Conte Mexican President Andrés López Obrador slammed Spain and the Catholic Church for their role in colonizing the Latin American continent and committing genocide against the indigenous population. ...
PROMPT: Have you ever had to say no to something you wanted to do because of a cultural tradition/restriction? Religious? Moral? Health-related? Political? Have you ever had a friend say no to something for a ...
Illustration Credit: Peter Naktin Russia By Hal Conte Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlawed “fake news” within Russia with the signing of a bill that gives those who spread “blatant disrespect” for the government fines ...
Illustration credit: Peter Naktin Algeria By Hal Conte A longstanding nationwide protest campaign has succeeded in forcing 82-year-old President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to decline a fifth term after 20 years at the helm of the African ...
Thailand By Hal Conte Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Varnavadi, the older sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, was announced as a candidate for premier of Thailand two weeks ago. Prayuth Chan-ocha, a general and de facto ...
Hungary By Hal Conte New school textbooks sponsored by the nationalist government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have stirred controversy for promoting anti-immigrant themes. The textbooks include quotes by Orban stating that, “we consider ...
