Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, walked into the fifth Democratic debate, held on November 19, with a significant rise in the Iowa and New Hampshire polls. This surge in popularity, slow but steady, seems to have bested the stability of the Warren and Biden campaigns in maintaining high numbers.
A big point of debate in the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination has been healthcare, and more specifically, Medicare. Healthcare policy has been discussed by all Democratic presidential candidates, and they have taken a clear stance on this issue. However, not all candidates have decisively addressed their plans to combat climate change. To Americans, right now, healthcare is about premiums, insurance, coverage, and human rights. In a decade or so, healthcare may just be about environmental hazards, damage control, and survival.
Tulsi Gabbard is the first Hindu member of Congress. Like me, some of you may find that to be a particularly endearing quality. Rep. Gabbard joins the ranks of the prestigious religious “firsts” with Rep. Dalip Singh Saund (D-CA, first Sikh member of Congress), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN, first Muslim member of Congress), and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI, first Buddhist member of Congress.)
Many say that New York University is one of the most liberal universities in the United States. Safely nestled in a traditionally blue state, New York City itself has been an active participant in many progressive movements, from women’s rights, to gay rights, to gun reform protests. As a result, NYU students enjoy the opportunity to be as politically involved as they want. NYU’s liberal leanings, however, are not monolithic.
Kashmiri onlookers standing near the remains of one of the aircrafts. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. Kashmir, a territory sandwiched between India and Pakistan, has been disputed for decades. Recently,…
Photo courtesy of Mixmag Asia In August of 2016, Ye Ming Yuen, a prominent D.J. at the Zouk nightclub in Singapore, was arrested for selling drugs to friends. Specifically, 129…
On January 7, 2015, two men forced their way into the office of French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The perpetrators killed 12 people and injured 11. It was…
Singapore has been under an unprecedented amount of limelight recently for a number of reasons. The first, which really thrust the tiny country into the arms of the mass media,…
India, the world’s second-most populous country, will have its coveted election for Prime Minister in either April or May of 2019. Although some may say it's a little too early…