By: Abbie Ahn
In the tumultuous landscape of modern politics, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict stands as a key example to the power of the media in a political issue. As the conflict rages on in the Levant, media continues to play a crucial role in how people perceive the conflict as well as sending aid to those directly in the midst of the ongoing crisis.
Read MoreBy: Manthan Madan
Boko Haram, was established in 2002 in northeast Nigeria. Its founder was Mohommad Yusuf. However, when he died in 2009, the group had then started significant violence in the Nigerian area, and thus was able to cause the deaths of thousands and the displacement of over 2.5 million people.
Read MoreBy: Margaret Chen
Since May 2023, Canada has been engulfed by a record-breaking season of wildfires. Over 70,000 square miles of land has been burned by 4,300 fires. To put this into perspective, this is roughly the size of Washington state, and the last season that was this severe clocked in at 30,000 square miles in 1989. Furthermore, although Canada is no stranger to wildfires, it typically experiences peak wildfire season in June. Yet, these fires are still burning with scorching intensity even though historically, the frequency of these fires should be declining. So what does this mean?
Read MoreBy: Fatema Dinary
Plastic is an ongoing problem in our environment and has polluted countless ecosystems to date. The durable, reusable material has become popular over the years due to advancements in technology and mainstream platforms that advertise such materials.
Read MoreAround early January, South Africa took over the BRICS chairmanship from China and will play host to the group’s annual summit this year. If you don’t know what BRICS is, it's an acronym for the five leading emerging economies among countries:
Read MoreBy: Elham Abdel Jalil
On February 6th, one of the deadliest earthquakes in a long time hit Turkey and Syria. As of February 8th, the death toll has risen to over 15,000 and thousands more injured.
Read MoreBy: Khadija Coats
As the number of protests in Iran has grown over time, many Iranian immigrants have voiced their opinions on the ongoing events, including the deadly protests and the unjust arrests in Iran and the experiences they’ve encountered growing up in the country.
Read MoreBy: Elham Abdel Jalil
Most of us are probably somewhat aware of what’s been happening in Iran, but regardless if you are or not, this article will cover the basics of the events of the past weeks and months. Enjoy!
Read MoreBy: Maggie Reef
As you may or may not have heard, this past October two people threw tomato soup on Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting. The two people are members of a movement called “Just Stop Oil.” Their goal is to stop the development and production of fossil fuels, however, their acts of protest might be doing more harm to the cause.
Read MoreBy: Margaret Chen
Right from his initial announcement that he intended to do so, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter remains controversial. On October 28, 2022, Musk secured the $44 billion deal that allowed him ownership of the giant social media platform. He has since made a multitude publicly questioned decisions—including initiating mass layoffs and taking Twitter private.
Read MoreBy: Shiwani Tamaskar
On October 14, 2022, two climate activists threw soup on a Van Gogh painting at the National Gallery in London. Part of the environmental activist group Just Stop Oil in the UK, they shouted, “The cost of living crisis is part of the cost of oil crisis, fuel is unaffordable to millions of cold, hungry families.
Read MoreBy: Shu-Li Thakore
Just recently, a Brazilian presidential election took place, potentially determining the future of the Amazon Rainforest and raising questions around climate justice. It is important to understand the definition of climate justice to understand the significance of the Brazilian election.
Read MoreBy Khadija Coats
On September 13, 2022, Mahsa Amini was arrested in Tehran, Iran by Iran’s Morality Police for supposedly violating the Hijab Law, three days later, Mahsa passed away from an “underlying illness” according to Iranian authorities.
Read MoreBy Archer Gandhi
A few years after the Vietnam War, the United States entered Cambodia and supported the Khmer Rouge, an oppressive dictatorship, by bombing Cambodia, supplying arms, food, and clothing, and declining humanitarian aid
Read MoreBy: Julia Zhu
It was reported recently that rainwater has now become so polluted with forever chemicals that it is no longer safe to drink. Over the years many water sources have been polluted with forever chemicals, but not to such a severe degree. These forever chemicals are a term used for PFAS, a group of chemicals used to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease, and water.
Read MoreBy Liu Von
The world was shocked and devastated when Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022. Everyone’s attention now turns to who will be next in line. Her son, Charles III, acceded the throne and was sworn in on September 10. But what does this mean for the UK and how does the rest of the world feel about this?
Read MoreBy: Sarah Son
Monkeypox, a viral disease causing symptoms similar to those seen in smallpox, has been spreading throughout the United States. Although some are concerned about monkeypox being COVID-19 round 2, this is not the case.
Read MoreBy: Celina Yang
One thing I can say I definitely learned while working at a retail store besides pushing six carts at once is the amount of everyday products sold, especially batteries. Since batteries are usually locked up with security
Read MoreBy: Eva Kroh
Emerging from the fall of the USSR in the 1990s, the social theory of constructivism explores how states interact with each other in relation to each actor's own interest. At its core, constructivists examine the social interactions with other actors and how this forms an identity of the actor or state. Contrary to other dominant international theories, like realism, which heavily rely on the principle of dominance, constructivists fundamentally believe in the principle of identity to explain each actor's behavior.
Read MoreBy: Eva Kroh
Economic policy is the reasoning behind a government/state's actions to influence another state, city, or people. On Thursday, Feb 24, 2022 Russia invaded sovereign Ukrainian territory. Previous to this invasion USA intelligence had watched as hundreds of thousands Russian troops and blood banks lined the Ukraine-Russia border. It was clear that Russia was planning an invasion.
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