On December 17, 2022, Julia (pseudonym) received an admission offer from Stanford University with full financial aid. “I was overwhelmed with joy,” she told me. “My parents don’t have to pay for my education!” Julia lives in Syria, a ...
Names are more than just labels—they are steeped in histories and tangled in identities. When a name changes, where does its history go? Does it disappear in the shadow of its past, buried in the grave of its former identity? Or does it stay, trail...
A few months ago, Asaad al-Shaibani was a jihadist. Now, he is Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and a fierce champion of the free market. “We need the help of the international community to support us in this new experiment,” al-Shaibani tol...
Rows of wind turbines line the mountain ridges atop remote villages in Alaska, where diesel-powered electricity is so expensive that local communities have been driven toward renewables out of financial necessity. In off-grid communities, however, sh...
Rows of wind turbines line the mountain ridges atop remote villages in Alaska, where diesel-powered electricity is so expensive that local communities have been driven toward renewables out of financial necessity. In off-grid communities, however, sh...
I met Ricardo in January 2020. He wore a black wool jacket, which seemed like overkill in the Tijuana sun. During Brown’s “US-Mexico Border and Borderlands: Experiential Learning On the Ground and In the Field” course in January 2020, I heard m...
I met Ricardo in January 2020. He wore a black wool jacket, which seemed like overkill in the Tijuana sun. During Brown’s “US-Mexico Border and Borderlands: Experiential Learning On the Ground and In the Field” course in January 2020, I heard m...
James Casey remembered the fireworks. The painted skies of his childhood filled him with wonder and joy. But everything changed when he was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan. As a US Army Medic, James saw the horrors of war: disfigured, Cronenbergian...
James Casey remembered the fireworks. The painted skies of his childhood filled him with wonder and joy. But everything changed when he was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan. As a US Army Medic, James saw the horrors of war: disfigured, Cronenbergian...
Across South America, 2019 was a year of unrest. Protests erupted in Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru as citizens became increasingly infuriated with their governments, and riot police confronted protesters with unnecessary brutality. While...
Across South America, 2019 was a year of unrest. Protests erupted in Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru as citizens became increasingly infuriated with their governments, and riot police confronted protesters with unnecessary brutality. While...
Taiwan is running on empty, and importing fuel won’t fix the root problem: The island is in desperate need of its own energy supply. In 2016, domestic energy production made up only two percent of Taiwan’s total energy consumption. 98 percent of ...
Taiwan is running on empty, and importing fuel won’t fix the root problem: The island is in desperate need of its own energy supply. In 2016, domestic energy production made up only two percent of Taiwan’s total energy consumption. 98 percent of ...
Before dawn on February 6, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in the western Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) raided the territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation and arrested at least six land defenders. The Wet’suwet’en had bee...
Before dawn on February 6, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in the western Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) raided the territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation and arrested at least six land defenders. The Wet’suwet’en had bee...
Since the landmark Citizens United decision of 2010, U.S. elections have become less about voters and their voices and more about the moneyed elite and their bottomless wallets. Corporations, unions, and wealthy donors funnel millions of dollars into...
Since the landmark Citizens United decision of 2010, U.S. elections have become less about voters and their voices and more about the moneyed elite and their bottomless wallets. Corporations, unions, and wealthy donors funnel millions of dollars into...
“Moon colonies” or “Moon bases” are dismissed by many as the stuff of science fiction, only possible in the distant future. These people are sorely mistaken: Humanity is tantalizingly close to establishing a permanent settlement on our belove...
“Moon colonies” or “Moon bases” are dismissed by many as the stuff of science fiction, only possible in the distant future. These people are sorely mistaken: Humanity is tantalizingly close to establishing a permanent settlement on our belove...
Sarah Shabbar grew up with an identity problem. As a child, she was constantly reminded by her community to be proud of her Jordanian heritage, but as she told the Los Angeles Times, “none of these forms are allowing me to feel proud of it, because...
Sarah Shabbar grew up with an identity problem. As a child, she was constantly reminded by her community to be proud of her Jordanian heritage, but as she told the Los Angeles Times, “none of these forms are allowing me to feel proud of it, because...
Approximately one-third of births in the US are C-sections, a strikingly high proportion compared to similarly developed countries. Yet despite their frequent occurrence and contrary to popular belief, C-sections are riskier than vaginal births: Bloo...
Approximately one-third of births in the US are C-sections, a strikingly high proportion compared to similarly developed countries. Yet despite their frequent occurrence and contrary to popular belief, C-sections are riskier than vaginal births: Bloo...
As the United States enters a new presidential campaign season, discussions about the Electoral College are bound to resurface. The Constitution mandates that the outcome of presidential elections be determined by the College, a body of specially cho...
As the United States enters a new presidential campaign season, discussions about the Electoral College are bound to resurface. The Constitution mandates that the outcome of presidential elections be determined by the College, a body of specially cho...
Even after eleven years in office and three indictments for corruption, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s political rivals can’t seem to defeat him at the polls. By mid-March, Israel will have had three elections in one year,...
Even after eleven years in office and three indictments for corruption, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu’s political rivals can’t seem to defeat him at the polls. By mid-March, Israel will have had three elections in one year,...