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Putin has been labelled a mad man many times. Inews recently called him “an unpredictable man with a noticeable willingness to do anything crazy.” MSNBC’s host,…
Ukraine was always the place from which my family was forced to flee. As a biracial, multiethnic individual, my identity has always been fluid, but I…
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is not an exercise of military power. It is an attempt to control a sovereign state that he sees as being within…
One has to only glimpse at the headlines today to understand how the Biden administration is being viewed by the media and public alike. With approval…
Scroll through your Instagram feed today and you’re likely to find posts of Ukrainian flags dotted with slogans like “Pray for Ukraine,” “I stand with Ukraine,”…
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced in January that he will be retiring, giving President Joe Biden and the Senate Democrats an opportunity to choose a…
By all accounts, not Latin Americans. Across the region, populist parties have become a common fixture on electoral ballots. Its representatives have become increasingly central (although…
Lobbying is prevalent within American politics. Although it can be a positive democratic force, it can also be a tool for powerful groups to disproportionately influence…
Climate change is an increasingly pressing issue. The 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report concluded that the transformations seen to the planet’s climate have…
Just 15 days before the final American troops evacuated from Afghanistan, the Biden Administration froze all Afghan assets held in U.S. banks. The intention was quite…