Volunteering at -22°c
Carl Philip Dybwad | 02/11/2020

Others probably see me as a rather peculiar person. I never really cared, which always has been the basis of my actions from my work with campaigns or in the...

Hong Kong Upheaval
Caroline Levin | 11/18/2019

After five months of ongoing street protests, the momentum has shifted. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has made major gains in the Chinese territory's district council elections...

Weekly Review Nov 9
searchlight | 11/17/2019

WHY QUIT CLIMATE ACCORD? – Trump has given the UN notice. SEA LEVELS RISING – A challenge to human civilization. UK CREDIT RATINGS – Projected downgrade to "negative".

Lebanon Awakening
Samir Makdisi | 11/12/2019

Lebanon’s political system's designated ethnic roles has it forever locked into partial paralysis. Popular uprisings that began in October mark a major turning point in the country’s history...

The Butterfly Effect
R. Levin | 11/07/2019

Anything refreshingly straightforward in life can be equally perplexing.  Rather than seeing things as they are, we see them as we are.  So, unhappy people might believe any change has...

Bolivian Election
Amaury Lannes | 10/31/2019

Rural Bolivia is primarily inhabited by an indigenous population. After Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president was overthrown, a vicious conflict erupted throughout the country...

No Allies, No Friends
S.R. Landon | 10/15/2019

Today’s post-WWII world was built on a cornerstone of defense treaties and free-trade pacts.  Strength grew from alliances for common goals.  It has been quite reckless to cast all this...

Your Vote Counts
Lydia Tadross Marks | 09/08/2019

In 2016, Americans made a grave mistake — one that was especially pronounced in this election. Approximately 138 million Americans voted in 2016, but only around 58% of the eligible...