France By Alice Hakvaag Protests have broken out across France, with 280,000 people criticizing President Emmanuel Macron and rising fuel prices. Macron’s government raised the prices of fuel in an effort to encourage cleaner cars, on top ...
With the passing of the 2016 Brexit referendum, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. This decision to reject internationalism and free trade was not an isolated incident, but in ...
India By Hal Conte Rural Indians are organizing a massive mobilization of around 1 million people to highlight the dire state of affairs for small farmers in the country, who represent more than one out of every ...
With winter coming, how do we warm up during chilly time? Hot drink, of course! Have you heard about any hot drink that you didn’t know before? Below are some hot drinks around the world ...
A controversial music video has taken a nation by storm. Rap Against Dictatorship, a rap group from Thailand, has voiced the outrage of their people against the current military government through a song titled “Prathet ...
Described variously as “the most successful democratically elected leader of the 21st century,” “the real leader of the free world,” and the woman who gave a “breakthrough” to the far right and crushed Greece, Angela ...
Para leer este artículo en español, haz click aquí. We are no strangers to immigration and to the issues that arise from it. In today’s globalized society it is common to hear about people moving from ...
There was a hiccup, a cough, and the jumbled clip-clop of high heels and work boots. I was surrounded by a seething mass of humanity closing in at me from every angle, jolting me and ...
Note: This piece deals with themes and descriptions of violence against members of the LGBT+ community. When the news that Jair Bolsonaro would likely become the next president of Brazil hit, actress Ellen Page took ...
If you ask me what festival I recommend to go during fall season, I will say the beer festival. Even though beer festivals are common in most parts of the world, the tradition comes from ...
Often times I get – perhaps rather delusionally – excited by a recipe. I go out and splurge on every single ingredient and then, as I start to prepare the meal, the sadness of eating ...
Ethiopia By Alice Hakvaag Last Thursday Ethiopia elected the country’s first female head of the federal supreme court. Meaza Ashenafi has worked as a human rights lawyer, served on the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and founded ...
The morning of October 8, 2018 the inhabitants of South Philadelphia woke up to discover that someone had vandalized the entrance to the city’s Italian Immigration Museum. On the institution’s doorsteps, graffitied words denounced anti-Columbus ...
Applying to graduate schools takes time but most of that time, quite ironically, is devoted to acing the many standardized tests designed to weed you out. It’s an uphill battle and to win, you need ...
“Shut up and go for it” is Jenna Song’s motto. No matter what it is, be it living in four states in 10 years, transferring between three high schools, or co-running a talk show, she’s ...
What do you think about when fall arrives? What do you associate it with? Fallen leaves? Cold? Wind? Or autumn? Pumpkin Spice? Halloween? Oranges and Reds? Warmth? Whether you like it or not, fall enters like ...
Central America’s widespread criminal activity and violence drives thousands of families out of their countries in search of refuge. The “Violent Northern Triangle” is home to organized criminal groups such as MS-13 and drug cartels ...
French football star Kylian Mbappé has set the world alight this year. After leading the French National Team (Les Blues) to a World Cup victory this past summer, the Paris Saint-Germain forward has continued to ...
I came home from a long day of school at Temple Japan Campus in Tokyo and was reflecting on how the week went when my thoughts were interrupted by the incessant snoring from my neighbor ...
On October 5, 2018, the Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to human rights activist Nadia Murad and gynecological surgeon Dr. Denis Mukwege for their distinguished work to end the use of sexual violence as ...
