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After 4 Years of Trumponomics, America Still Needs Globalization

December 5, 2020November 10, 2021 Mehak Balwani

Trump has long claimed to be a successful businessman and promised time and again to rejuvenate the US economy. However, Trumponomics has ignored possible treatments for the US economy – investments into education, job creation, and upskilling – and laid the blame for the erosion of the American middle class on the globalization of labor markets

Mapping, Filming, and Eliminating FGM

December 3, 2020November 10, 2021 Maeve Williams

Although the practice is against the law in Tanzania, FGM continues to be widespread, particularly in rural areas like the Mara Region. In addition, it is widely culturally accepted to the degree that “during the cutting season, you can’t get protection in the community”. as human rights activist Rhobi Samwelly explains.

Seeking Human Kindness for Unhoused Neighbours

December 1, 2020February 9, 2022 Jemima Maycock

The government is failing to provide sufficient support for houseless individuals, causing shelters to plummet into “constant crisis mode.” As a result, the situation is worsening because unhoused people are living in even more precarious situations than before.

The Triumph of Jacinda Ardern

November 29, 2020November 10, 2021 Mehak Balwani

Whether it is a pandemic or terrorist attack, Ardern has distinguished herself both by her decisiveness when it comes to policy as well as through the warmth of her messaging. While her policy accomplishments in the past term can be described as modest, where Arden has been transformative is in her individual, often intuitive, conduct, and her COVID-19 crisis management suggests that she has all the tools to change the politics of the global north.

#EndSARS and Nigerian Feminism

November 27, 2020November 10, 2021 Emily Duecker

Throughout history, countless women have played major organizational and leadership roles in major social movements, however, their names rarely hold as much historical significance compared to their male counterparts. This is not a result of lesser contributions on the women's part but rather reflective of the biased structure of social movements that foster clear gender distinctions and hierarchies.

Canada’s Waterless Indigenous Communities

November 25, 2020November 10, 2021 Riyana Karim

Currently, there are 61 Indigenous communities that remain under drinking water advisories that require people to boil water before use or to avoid consumption altogether.

Latin America’s Weak Democracies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

November 23, 2020November 10, 2021 Ariana Castillon

With many being asked to stay at home and unable to look for work, one would think the governments would implement relief programs to keep the economy running and support people unable to work. While many governments did offer some kind of relief money or package to their citizens, it was a very small amount, and only to those in the most precarious situations. Rather than appeal to the people’s collective conscience, many governments’ first step was to solidify military support before addressing their people, with generals behind them as they imposed new restrictions.

Dissociation, Dispossession, and Food in the Israel-Palestine conflict

November 21, 2020November 10, 2021 Adriana Gabriela Franco

Food is an often overlooked element in conversations of national identity. Food is tangible, it is known by most members of a nation regardless of socio-economic background, and it is “experienced everyday”. Food is incredibly important for both parties in this two-sided conflict, as it plays a strong role in the creation of identity for each group.

A Time to Heal?

November 19, 2020November 8, 2021 Robin Vochelet

Ultimately, US minorities do not owe an openly racist Republican Party anything. Yet this is not the full story; the truth is that a Biden-Harris administration is far from being the progressive ticket one could think it is.

Collaboration vs. Isolation: The Coronavirus Vaccine

November 17, 2020November 10, 2021 Misbah Lalani

The picture of positive cooperation between nations takes on quite a different character in the United States. US decisions regarding international distribution and development of the vaccine have been extremely unclear. Although President Trump claims that the US is open to partnership, many of his actions directly contradict these seemingly inclusive claims.

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