“Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where w...
Greenland is an island mired in inconsistencies and ironies. It is named after a color, yet its tundra is a bleak white. It is the largest island in the world, a landmass three times the size of Texas, yet only 60,000 people call it home. While gigan...
When Americans are presented with the word “coca,” their mind likely jumps to cocaine. In fact, the two are often conflated as one and the same: a dangerous drug banned by law and whose production and sale are subject to intense criminal regulati...
In the summer of 2015, a marine biologist posted a graphic video on YouTube of a sea turtle having a plastic straw extracted from its nostril, hoping to convince people to stop consuming single-use plastic straws. The graphic images catalyzed a drama...
In the summer of 2015, a marine biologist posted a graphic video on YouTube of a sea turtle having a plastic straw extracted from its nostril, hoping to convince people to stop consuming single-use plastic straws. The graphic images catalyzed a drama...
This summer, tourists flocking to the coastal Croatian city of Dubrovnik were greeted by a group very much out of place amidst the ancient fortified walls and orange-roofed buildings that have become synonymous with HBO’s Game of Thrones. Between t...
This summer, tourists flocking to the coastal Croatian city of Dubrovnik were greeted by a group very much out of place amidst the ancient fortified walls and orange-roofed buildings that have become synonymous with HBO’s Game of Thrones. Between t...
With weekly notifications about how Facebook has failed to protect consumers due to its pursuit of profits, the focus on regulating Facebook has centered around debates of privacy, election security, democracy, and data collection in the West. But un...
With weekly notifications about how Facebook has failed to protect consumers due to its pursuit of profits, the focus on regulating Facebook has centered around debates of privacy, election security, democracy, and data collection in the West. But un...
In October 2018, Saudi Arabian operatives killed a Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, at the country’s consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi was a prominent critic of the Saudi regime, but his murder still shocked the greater international community. Th...
In October 2018, Saudi Arabian operatives killed a Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, at the country’s consulate in Istanbul. Khashoggi was a prominent critic of the Saudi regime, but his murder still shocked the greater international community. Th...
After the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, loyal supporters of Ruhollah Khomeini believed that he would advance the nation, uphold the “true” religious standards of Islam, and successfully transform the country into a democracy. While the publ...
After the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979, loyal supporters of Ruhollah Khomeini believed that he would advance the nation, uphold the “true” religious standards of Islam, and successfully transform the country into a democracy. While the publ...
On September 28th, 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the coast of Sulawesi, an Indonesian island. A severe natural disaster in itself, the damage it caused was exponentially magnified by the fact that the earthquake triggered a devastating tsun...
On September 28th, 2018, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the coast of Sulawesi, an Indonesian island. A severe natural disaster in itself, the damage it caused was exponentially magnified by the fact that the earthquake triggered a devastating tsun...
In the beautiful green-blue waters surrounding an island in the archipelago nation of Kiribati, Anote Tong calmly treads water as he watches the sunset. Although his surroundings can only be described as tropical paradise, his eyes betray sadness and...
In the beautiful green-blue waters surrounding an island in the archipelago nation of Kiribati, Anote Tong calmly treads water as he watches the sunset. Although his surroundings can only be described as tropical paradise, his eyes betray sadness and...
Worldwide, climate change disproportionately affects the Muslim world, with recent increases in heat waves, floods, droughts, and extreme weather events. In addition to the added benefits of saving money on water and power bills, Muslims have a varie...
Worldwide, climate change disproportionately affects the Muslim world, with recent increases in heat waves, floods, droughts, and extreme weather events. In addition to the added benefits of saving money on water and power bills, Muslims have a varie...
At the end of October, Brazil became the latest country to move to the far-right, electing the ultra-conservative Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. Dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics” and notorious for his attacks on women, the LGBTQ community, bla...
At the end of October, Brazil became the latest country to move to the far-right, electing the ultra-conservative Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. Dubbed the “Trump of the Tropics” and notorious for his attacks on women, the LGBTQ community, bla...
News of the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul has crashed international headlines in the last month, reigniting a worldwide debate on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, the obligation of states t...
News of the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul has crashed international headlines in the last month, reigniting a worldwide debate on Saudi Arabia’s human rights record, the obligation of states t...
The name “subtle asian traits” might come across as modest or unassuming, but the Facebook meme group with that name is anything but modest. Now one of the largest private Facebook groups in the world, “subtle asian traits” has had wild, unpr...
The name “subtle asian traits” might come across as modest or unassuming, but the Facebook meme group with that name is anything but modest. Now one of the largest private Facebook groups in the world, “subtle asian traits” has had wild, unpr...
In 1923, Joseph Stalin decided to shift the majority-Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh into Soviet Azerbaijan as an independent oblast. This decision has predisposed Armenia, which makes a cultural claim to both the region and Azerbaijan and holds ...
In 1923, Joseph Stalin decided to shift the majority-Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh into Soviet Azerbaijan as an independent oblast. This decision has predisposed Armenia, which makes a cultural claim to both the region and Azerbaijan and holds ...