On February 3, Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro, visited the White House to meet with President Trump. Throughout the country, Colombians held their breath in anticipation after a year of heightened tensions between the two nations. In October, Trump … Continue reading
Category: Economics
Fight Night at the Bell Centre: How Sports Has Become a Proxy for U.S.-Canada Tensions
Since his inauguration in January of 2025, President Donald Trump has levied Tariffs on Canada. As these tariffs continue to threaten their economy, Canadians have found a way to fight back.
As Jack Eichel and Brayden Point lined up against … Continue reading
Life and Death in the Favelas: What Brazil’s Latest Police Raids Reveal
A closer look at the October 2025 favela raids reveals how state violence, inequality, and politics continue to shape daily life in Brazil’s poorest communities.
In the early hours of Tuesday, October 28, 2025, police helicopters circled over Complexo … Continue reading
From Peace to Precarity: How USAID Cuts Threaten Colombia’s Stability
On February 26 of this year, Donald Trump announced that his administration would eliminate over 90 percent of foreign aid contracts developed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), along with $60 billion in global assistance. The move came … Continue reading
L’Argentine et la futilité du Néolibéralisme
L’Argentine est entrée dans une nouvelle crise économique; cette fois-ci, elle est causée par le néolibéralisme. Si l’Argentine (ou d’autres pays d’Amérique du Sud) souhaite éviter des catastrophes économiques semblables, l’État devrait éviter la politique néolibérale.
Récemment, The Telegraph, … Continue reading
Election Time in a New York State of Mind
With the upcoming New York City mayoral elections, Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani has taken center stage with his bold ideas. However, are his policies feasible or are they too unrealistic?
In 1624, Dutch colonists founded New Amsterdam as a trading … Continue reading
The IMF and World Bank: Neocolonial Domination, Debt Trap, and Resistance in the Global South
The Global South is currently facing what was once referred to as a “silent crisis” by the United Nations: an escalating debt emergency, with many countries struggling to pay off their debt obligations due to exorbitant interest rates, … Continue reading
Trump’s Tide Begins in Japan: The Role of Populism in the Changing Trade Landscape
As Japan’s parliamentary election comes to a close and its Prime Minister Sigeru Ishiba agrees to an important trade deal with the U.S., the stalemate between Japan and the U.S. reaches an important shift that spans much farther than domestic … Continue reading
A Shallow Solution: Water Privatisation in the Global South
In 2024, the Philippines experienced a painful drought. Water reserves in Angat dam –the main source for Manila’s 14 million residents– fell below minimum operating levels, prompting the city of Manila to request people to conserve water. Fueled by … Continue reading
Shock Therapy: The Human Cost of Radical Capitalism in Argentina
In December 2023, Javier Milei, a former economist and self-proclaimed ‘anarcho-capitalist,’ took office as president of Argentina, vowing to dismantle government control, slash public spending, and let free-market forces dictate the economy’s course. Rising to power on a wave of … Continue reading