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Mar 28, 20244 min read
Proud to Murder: Duterte's War on Drugs in the Philippines
After being elected President in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte began a bloody campaign to restrain drug use in the Philippines, ultimately...
Mar 28, 20246 min read
Manipur in Pieces: An Ethno-Political Crisis
The episode between two ethnic groups in Manipur, the Meitei and the Kuki people, has since June 2023 sparked public outrage in regard to...
Mar 28, 20246 min read
Climate Change Policy: The urgency, benefits, and practical barriers to involving youth in decision-making
As the threats of climate change continue to exacerbate, so too do the lives of many children worldwide. Despite the detrimental impact...
Feb 20, 20249 min read
So We Can't Say Gay?
The emergence of “Don’t Say Gay'' bills in conservative-leaning states in the U.S. initially restricted the teaching of LGBTQ topics to...
Feb 20, 20245 min read
Slavery Today: The Legacy & Wording of the Thirteenth Amendment
A deeper look into the wording of the Thirteenth Amendment and the effects it has today. Do elements of slavery persist today? At the...
Nov 17, 20239 min read
Voices from Abroad: Life Under Abortion Bans
As Americans face the loss of abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, women who have lived...
Nov 1, 20238 min read
History Repeats Itself as Caribbeans Risk Their Lives at Sea to Reach the U.S.
Night time has arrived and you are standing on a beach miles from the city — whether it is Havana, Cuba or Port-Haitien, Haiti. You look...
Nov 1, 20238 min read
Road Work Ahead: Human Costs of China's Belt and Road Initiative
Beyond the Silk Road From world leaders to high school debaters, many have lauded China’s Belt and Road Initiative as an unparalleled...
May 31, 20226 min read
Breathing as a Human Right: Cancer Alley as a Case Study of Environmental Racism
What’s in a name? Cancer Alley is a term coined to describe a region in southern Louisiana with high rates of cancer and other serious...
May 31, 20228 min read
The State of Reproductive Rights in Latin America-Ripples and Rollbacks
Amidst the looming threat of the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the United States, and state trigger laws in place, we look to Latin...
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