Bad Bunny may not be running for office, but the global pop star has been louder than most politicians about what Puerto Rico lacks: autonomy. He is extremely vocal with his advocacy, his fear of Puerto Rico beckoning “another Hawaii,” and the id...
They creep out of the shadows, changing their political colors to whatever is most popular as elections draw near. Once in power, the cycle repeats, as they modify priorities to prepare for a reelection. They can be loud in shameless denial of ...
Meet Nyankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, two men buried together in the same tomb during the 5th dynasty in Egypt. Despite both having wives and families, the painting shows them embracing and touching noses. In Egyptian art, this act represents a kiss. This...
In recent years, kimchi—a spicy, fermented cabbage dish ubiquitous in Korea—has found its way into home kitchens and chain restaurants around the world. Yet, even as South Korean kimchi exports reach an all-time high, the dish marks a low point i...
In recent years, kimchi—a spicy, fermented cabbage dish ubiquitous in Korea—has found its way into home kitchens and chain restaurants around the world. Yet, even as South Korean kimchi exports reach an all-time high, the dish marks a low point i...
The roofs over several docks at Port Fourchon were stripped away by early afternoon. Hurricane Ida had produced a 12-foot storm surge and sustained 150 mile-per-hour winds that battered buildings, scattered equipment, and submerged large swaths of la...
The roofs over several docks at Port Fourchon were stripped away by early afternoon. Hurricane Ida had produced a 12-foot storm surge and sustained 150 mile-per-hour winds that battered buildings, scattered equipment, and submerged large swaths of la...
Throughout the past decade, China’s public stance toward the climate crisis has shifted significantly as the consequences of climate change and benefits of decarbonization have become more clear. Before the 26th session of the Conference of Parties...
Throughout the past decade, China’s public stance toward the climate crisis has shifted significantly as the consequences of climate change and benefits of decarbonization have become more clear. Before the 26th session of the Conference of Parties...
On September 25, after 3 years of detention in Canada, Huawei’s chief financial officer and CEO’s daughter, Meng Wanzhou stepped off of her plane arriving at Shenzhen International airport, waving to an exhilarated crowd who waved back with dozen...
On September 25, after 3 years of detention in Canada, Huawei’s chief financial officer and CEO’s daughter, Meng Wanzhou stepped off of her plane arriving at Shenzhen International airport, waving to an exhilarated crowd who waved back with dozen...
On a trip to Guatemala last June, US Vice President Kamala Harris initiated a rhetorical and strategic shift in her administration’s approach to immigration from Central America with three simple words: Do not come. Directed towards would-be migran...
On a trip to Guatemala last June, US Vice President Kamala Harris initiated a rhetorical and strategic shift in her administration’s approach to immigration from Central America with three simple words: Do not come. Directed towards would-be migran...
Although Canada’s recent federal election was anticlimactic, it demonstrated the ways that Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system distorts the will of voters. By the end of election night on September 20, 2021, the Canadian House of Common...
Although Canada’s recent federal election was anticlimactic, it demonstrated the ways that Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system distorts the will of voters. By the end of election night on September 20, 2021, the Canadian House of Common...
For most of Angela Merkel’s 16 years as chancellor, the leading German philosophy on financial and budgetary matters was simple. So simple, in fact, that Merkel often invoked the example of a homely Swabian housewife (schwäbische Hausfrau) to clar...
For most of Angela Merkel’s 16 years as chancellor, the leading German philosophy on financial and budgetary matters was simple. So simple, in fact, that Merkel often invoked the example of a homely Swabian housewife (schwäbische Hausfrau) to clar...
The king must go. This is the sentiment sprayed onto shop walls, shared on WhatsApp statuses, and chanted across the Kingdom of Eswatini. Eswatini was known internationally as Swaziland until 2018, when King Mswati III changed its name. He is Africa...
The king must go. This is the sentiment sprayed onto shop walls, shared on WhatsApp statuses, and chanted across the Kingdom of Eswatini. Eswatini was known internationally as Swaziland until 2018, when King Mswati III changed its name. He is Africa...
Sarita Skagnes was born in a small village in Northern India as the third daughter in her family. Based on the perceived lack of honor and value that she brought to her family due to her gender, Skagnes’s parents exchanged her for a male cousin and...
Sarita Skagnes was born in a small village in Northern India as the third daughter in her family. Based on the perceived lack of honor and value that she brought to her family due to her gender, Skagnes’s parents exchanged her for a male cousin and...
As Britain’s Labour Party attempts to reassemble an electoral coalition following its devastating 2019 defeat to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, internal debate has arisen over new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s use of the British flag. With L...
As Britain’s Labour Party attempts to reassemble an electoral coalition following its devastating 2019 defeat to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives, internal debate has arisen over new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s use of the British flag. With L...
With 211 days of full school closure between March 2020 and February 2021, Panamanian schools have had a longer break from classroom learning in the Covid-19 pandemic than any other nation in the world. Even worse, a UNICEF survey conducted in Novemb...
With 211 days of full school closure between March 2020 and February 2021, Panamanian schools have had a longer break from classroom learning in the Covid-19 pandemic than any other nation in the world. Even worse, a UNICEF survey conducted in Novemb...
Angela Merkel’s Germany usually espouses ideals of acceptance, tolerance, and inclusion. However, for transgender individuals, the struggle to ensure that Germany’s laws recognize their gender identity has been ongoing and painful. As recently as...
Angela Merkel’s Germany usually espouses ideals of acceptance, tolerance, and inclusion. However, for transgender individuals, the struggle to ensure that Germany’s laws recognize their gender identity has been ongoing and painful. As recently as...