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...
At one point in his life, every adult Korean male must live in a military barrack, cut off from the civilian world, with just a few of his personal belongings, constantly under the watch of his superiors. At the beginning of his military duty, he end...
At one point in his life, every adult Korean male must live in a military barrack, cut off from the civilian world, with just a few of his personal belongings, constantly under the watch of his superiors. At the beginning of his military duty, he end...
The art of “giving back” is one some say has been perfected in the US, which gives about 2 percent of GNP each year. In 1960, it is estimated that Americans total giving for philanthropic purposes was about $125 billion, after adjusting f...
The art of “giving back” is one some say has been perfected in the US, which gives about 2 percent of GNP each year. In 1960, it is estimated that Americans total giving for philanthropic purposes was about $125 billion, after adjusting f...
It’s not often we get to feel sorry for an elected politician. Government shutdown here, Weinergate there, a Parliamentary expenses scandal across the Pond thrown in for good measure — pity for politicos is rare and unthinkable enough as to acqui...
It’s not often we get to feel sorry for an elected politician. Government shutdown here, Weinergate there, a Parliamentary expenses scandal across the Pond thrown in for good measure — pity for politicos is rare and unthinkable enough as to acqui...
Over the past few years, the tablet computer phenomenon has exploded. Over thirty percent of Americans are now proud owners of tablets, such as Apple’s iPad. The release of the iPad in 2010 sparked a tablet computer renaissance, reinventing the con...
Over the past few years, the tablet computer phenomenon has exploded. Over thirty percent of Americans are now proud owners of tablets, such as Apple’s iPad. The release of the iPad in 2010 sparked a tablet computer renaissance, reinventing the con...
The politics of welfare, here in the United States and abroad, are fraught with tension, and poverty reduction programs have long been a favorite straw-man of the American right. Who can forget the pejorative, ever-pervasive “Welfare Queen” myth ...
The politics of welfare, here in the United States and abroad, are fraught with tension, and poverty reduction programs have long been a favorite straw-man of the American right. Who can forget the pejorative, ever-pervasive “Welfare Queen” myth ...
There are few things in the world as universal as soccer. In terms of international reach, other sports pale in comparison. The beautiful game is played and watched by rich and poor countries alike, surpassing religious, ethnic, and cultural barriers...
There are few things in the world as universal as soccer. In terms of international reach, other sports pale in comparison. The beautiful game is played and watched by rich and poor countries alike, surpassing religious, ethnic, and cultural barriers...
In 1980, the Cuban port of Mariel witnessed the departure of 100,000 state-approved émigrés fleeing towards the United States. More than 30 years later, the island’s government hopes to see an influx of foreign capital flow in through the port to...
In 1980, the Cuban port of Mariel witnessed the departure of 100,000 state-approved émigrés fleeing towards the United States. More than 30 years later, the island’s government hopes to see an influx of foreign capital flow in through the port to...
Although they forced the government into a partial shutdown, Tea Partiers still failed to strip the Affordable Care Act of funding – not that they thought they would. The coalition’s “fool’s errand,” however, successfully turned congres...
Although they forced the government into a partial shutdown, Tea Partiers still failed to strip the Affordable Care Act of funding – not that they thought they would. The coalition’s “fool’s errand,” however, successfully turned congres...
As noted by tenacious Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi in his 2010 book Griftopia (and reported here in the Atlantic), in 2008 the city of Chicago leased the entirety of their parking meters to a consortium of buyers led by Morgan Stanley. The pric...
As noted by tenacious Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi in his 2010 book Griftopia (and reported here in the Atlantic), in 2008 the city of Chicago leased the entirety of their parking meters to a consortium of buyers led by Morgan Stanley. The pric...
Slavery ended with the American Civil War, back when the African slaves of the American south picked cotton and tobacco, right? Now all that’s left is Kanye’s “new slaves” of consumerism, right? Wrong. About 30 million lives wrong. Slavery is...
Slavery ended with the American Civil War, back when the African slaves of the American south picked cotton and tobacco, right? Now all that’s left is Kanye’s “new slaves” of consumerism, right? Wrong. About 30 million lives wrong. Slavery is...
There is a dab of magic every time a Freccia Rossa arrives at an Italian train station. Ignoring the unceremonious, crumbling infrastructure of the Rome terminal, it rolls in silently, elegantly grooved and carrying a futuristic charm. The Freccia Ro...
There is a dab of magic every time a Freccia Rossa arrives at an Italian train station. Ignoring the unceremonious, crumbling infrastructure of the Rome terminal, it rolls in silently, elegantly grooved and carrying a futuristic charm. The Freccia Ro...
It is a question that has long been asked in America, particularly after the handling of firms after the 2008 crisis, and most pressingly after 2010’s Citizen’s United Supreme Court ruling: are corporations people? The answer, for innumerable rea...
It is a question that has long been asked in America, particularly after the handling of firms after the 2008 crisis, and most pressingly after 2010’s Citizen’s United Supreme Court ruling: are corporations people? The answer, for innumerable rea...