Another day, another social media controversy. However, this particular one is centred around Brooke Baevsky, a Beverly Hills-based private chef who posted a TikTok detailing how she spent $3515.09USD restocking her client’s pantry at Erewhon, the high-end grocery store that … Continue reading
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American Politicians Fail their Midterms – The Importance of Prioritizing Education
The past two years have been defined by global events that have caused social, economic, political, and cultural change. Russia’s war on Ukraine, inflation, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and rebuilding post-pandemic are only samples of the plethora of … Continue reading
Gendered Leadership in Crisis – What Lessons Can be Learned?
What role does gender play in the expected success of elected leaders? When citizens vote, do they consider the gender of the individual leader when casting their ballot?
A “Developmental Opportunity” for Africa
Post-pandemic populism is an opportunity for African leaders to implement a previously repressed state-directed economic development approach while upholding the virtues of democracy, including equity and justice.
Why The Global North Is Responsible For The Ongoing Pandemic
This new variant has thrown the world back into chaos, with travel bans being reinstated, schools being shut down, economies thrown into disarray, and infection rates shooting back up.
U.S. Intervention and Taliban Influence on Food Insecurity in Afghanistan
While it is easy to blame only the Taliban for all the problems present in Afghanistan, it is vital to understand the influence that US intervention has on the situation. It is very likely that the Taliban would have never gained such influence or even come into existence without the ill-fated efforts of the United States.
Brain drain from developing countries: international healthcare migration, a benefit or disadvantage to Global South countries?
Therefore, this article will examine the implications of international healthcare migration in terms of how this situation presents a scenario of brain drain from developing countries, leaving behind fragile healthcare systems, especially in light of pandemic recovery.
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Spreading but Not Travelling
Globally, the negative repercussions of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have been experienced by numerous sectors that contribute to the world’s economy, including international travel and tourism. Border closures and restrictions regarding non-essential travel in an attempt to contain the virus heavily affected such travel rates and the accompanying industries within these sectors, resulting in millions of jobs lost, a decline in tourism, and a substantial loss in the GDP - both worldwide and within nations.
The Canadian Labour Shortage: Who is to Blame?
It is not that Canadians are unwilling to accept work; rather, they are unwilling to accept the conditions offered to them for the payouts received. Canadians are no longer eager to receive low salaries for dead-end service and hospitality jobs.
Medical Internationalism: The Cuban Response to the Pandemic
Rather than reaching out to massive pharmaceutical companies, the Cuban biotechnology sector set to work on developing its own vaccine.