Nation/World

Sense and Censors On Social Media

Sense and Censors On Social Media

January 22, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Former President Donald Trump P’00 is currently banned from Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms in light of his encouragement of the riots at Capitol Hill on January 6. In a further attempt to muffle Trump’s harmful, violence-inciting rhetoric, Google and Apple have removed Parler, a popular Twitter-alternative usedRead More

Trump’s Last Slap At Environment

Trump’s Last Slap At Environment

January 22, 2021 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

Throughout his four years in office, former President Donald Trump P’00 dismantled hundreds of environmental policies, exacerbating the world’s raging climate crisis. The weeks before President Joe Biden’s inauguration have been no different. The Trump administration finalized over 47 pieces of legislation known as “midnight regulations” — policies implemented immediatelyRead More

Should the U.S.Impose a Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate?

December 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The moment we’ve all been anticipating is finally here: the arrival of a coronavirus vaccine. With it, however, comes a plethora of questions: how does this vaccine work? What side effects should we expect? Will we be required to take it?  The possibility of a federal requirement for the coronavirusRead More

Republicans Disappoint in Georgia Debates

Republicans Disappoint in Georgia Debates

December 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The runoff election taking place in Georgia on January 5 will determine the legislative ability of the Democrats for the next two years: President-elect Joe Biden will either have the power to enact major policy changes supported by a unified government or be blocked due to a gridlock in Congress;Read More

Poland Abortion Law Rattles E.U. and Imperils Liberal Democracy

Poland Abortion Law Rattles E.U. and Imperils Liberal Democracy

December 18, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On October 22, Poland’s constitutional court ruled that aborting a fetus due to a fatal abnormality is not  sufficient justification for the termination of a pregnancy. Not only does this ruling directly attack a woman’s right to bodily autonomy, but it is also representative of the ever-growing threat to PolishRead More

Trump Lost. Republicans May Win.

Trump Lost. Republicans May Win.

November 13, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Saturday, November 7, major news outlets called the 2020 U.S. presidential election for former Vice President Joe Biden.  More than half the country breathed a sigh of relief; the national nightmare that is President Donald Trump’s P’00 presidency was finally coming to an end. When the news came, theRead More

ENDSars Movement Combats Police Brutality in Nigeria

ENDSars Movement Combats Police Brutality in Nigeria

November 13, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On October 8, after a video of a Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) officer ruthlessly murdering a young Nigerian man in the southern Delta State went viral, protests erupted across Nigeria. This is only the latest instance in SARS’s history of unlawful murder, abuse, and corruption. More broadly, the occurrences signifyRead More

Save the Celebrations. We Have Work to Do.

Save the Celebrations. We Have Work to Do.

November 13, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

On Saturday, November 7, the Associated Press called Pennsylvania in favor of the Democratic Party, pushing former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris past the 270 electoral votes threshold for a definitive win in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A democratic win would not haveRead More

I Don’t Like Biden, but I Abhor Trump

October 30, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled

The 2020 election is perhaps the most divisive election cycle in American history. Whether President Donald Trump P’00 or former Vice President Joe Biden is elected, a huge portion of Americans will be distraught, threatening a peaceful transfer of power and democracy itself.  Ultimately, this election is not about beingRead More