Eugene Harold Krabs, owner of the Krusty Krab eatery establishment in Bikini Bottom, once said, “I like money.” Therein lies the American story. For decades of our history, people have inextricably linked the United States with capitalism — the triumphant economic system. However, Gallup, an analytics company based in WashingtonRead More

Graphic by Jewon Im ’23 /The Choate News In today’s interconnected world, the events in one country send a ripple effect impacting the rest of the globe. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is no exception. Not only has the Ukrainian war displaced over seven million people, but it has hadRead More

Graphic by Jewon Im ’23 /The Choate News El Salvador declared a state of emergency in response to the death of 62 civilians in a series of horrific gang-related murders following March 26, the most violent day in the last 20 years of its history.  Organized crime groups pose aRead More

As the Ukrainian war continues, Russia’s failure to achieve a quick victory and the horrors of their brutal campaign are becoming evident. The pullback of Russian troops from Kyiv and the heavy casualties that Russia has suffered have come as a surprise to Western analysts, many of whom predicted aRead More

Graphic by Paola Diaz Del Castillo Rosique ’23 /The Choate News   For the past decade, the inflation rate of the United States Dollar has stayed around 2%, a quantity that the Federal Reserve deems as healthy. However, the global pandemic has caused the inflation rate to reach its highestRead More

Just a few weeks ago in Atlanta, Georgia, the top college-aged swimmers were pitted against each other at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Swimming Championship. On the minds of many swimmers was the participation of transgender athlete Lia Thomas. Since the 2020-2021 season, when Thomas received the green lightRead More

Graphic by William Gao ’24/The Choate New In 1670, the British gained possession of Jamaica from Spain through the Treaty of Madrid after the Anglo-Spanish war. From that year forward, Britain colonized the island and enslaved thousands to produce sugar, indigo, and cacao until British emancipation in 1833. Despite that,Read More

Graphic by William Gao ’24/The Choate News If you’re anything like the average American, you’ve been watching mainstream Western media and seeing every political commentator set up the same rigid dichotomy on the subject of Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is said to be the virtuous, brave, and resilient little guyRead More

As the war between Ukraine and Russia rages on, the United States is at a crossroads on whether or not to intervene militarily. Though the United States has an extensive history of partaking in international conflicts, they have shown reservations in the amount of support they have supplied to Ukraine.Read More