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Melbourne Orders Snap Lockdown Extension to Control New Variant
A snap lockdown has been extended in Melbourne, Australia, over fears surrounding a new strain of COVID-19 spreading rapidly
Jun 21, 20212 min read


Netanyahu Ousted as Coalition Government is Instated
By Bhavya Surapaneni Castle Pines, Colorado On June 13, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ousted by a parliamentary vote to...
Jun 20, 20212 min read


The Future Swing State of…Kansas?
Kansas is a conservative state. Voting for Republicans in every presidential election since Lyndon Johnson’s great 1964 landslide victory...
Jun 20, 20215 min read


NFL Pledges to End ‘Race-Norming’
On June 2, the NFL pledged to halt the practice of ‘race-norming,’ which assumes that Black players start out with lower cognitive function
Jun 19, 20212 min read


President Biden Proposes $6 Trillion Budget for 2022
President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal, released May 28, establishes his vision for the federal government's role in the economy
Jun 18, 20212 min read


NASA’s Greatest Failure: the Space Shuttle Program
In 1969, Apollo 11 put a man on the moon—but not without repercussions. As the 70s rolled around, NASA’s financial freedom diminished.
Jun 18, 20214 min read


Nikole Hannah-Jones Denied Tenure at UNC
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for her work on The 1619 Project, was denied tenure at UNC
Jun 14, 20212 min read


Anti-Fat Bias: the Normalized Prejudice
By Elizabeth Heywood London, United Kingdom Fatphobia is the most normalized form of prejudice. The word fatphobia itself does not help...
Jun 13, 20213 min read


Castillo Wins Narrow Victory in Peruvian Presidential Election
In the Peruvian presidential runoff election on June 7, Pedro Castillo of the Perú Libre party won a narrow victory.
Jun 12, 20212 min read


Should Prime Minister’s Questions be Abolished and Replaced?
There are numerous flaws with Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), and there are fundamental issues within their system of working
Jun 11, 20212 min read


Israeli Health Ministry Finds Link Between Pfizer Vaccine and Myocarditis
The Israeli government has recently released a study linking the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 to cases of myocarditis in its youth.
Jun 9, 20212 min read


Numerous States Create Incentives to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
Due to recent declining COVID-19 vaccination rates, numerous states are creating incentives for people to get vaccinated.
Jun 8, 20212 min read


Mexico’s Midterm Elections See Record Number of LGBTQ+ Candidates
With multiple scandals surrounding candidates from the leading party, MORENA, many Mexican voters were more cautious in deciding who...
Jun 7, 20211 min read


The Knicks are Back, and with Them Comes a Renewed Sense of City Pride
After a number of key victories during the final weeks of the NBA’s regular season, including an impressive display of resilience...
May 29, 20213 min read


In Conversation with NYC Comptroller Candidate Terri Liftin
New York City’s comptroller is the CFO and monitors the city’s budget and contracts as well as the $240 billion pension fund.
May 27, 20214 min read


Baseball Doesn’t Need More Rules
Sports change. They develop alongside changing skill levels, strategies and technology. Technology has produced a host of complexities...
May 24, 20213 min read


Biden Declares Armenian Mass Killings a Genocide
The Armenian Genocide, which began on April 24, 1915, was a systematic mass murder of around one million ethnic Armenians by the Ottoman...
May 22, 20213 min read


Biden’s Best Policy: Increased IRS Funding
So much for “Sleepy Joe Biden.”In Biden’s first four months, the new president has proven to be a policy juggernaut.
May 21, 20213 min read


The Case for Derrick Rose to Win 6th Man of the Year
One of the best stories in the NBA this season has been the incredible play of the New York Knicks, a franchise that has not made the...
May 19, 20214 min read


Georgia’s Voter Suppression Bill is Bound to Backfire on its Creators
If you’re a Democrat and have been paying attention to the news out of Georgia these last few months, you’d be excused for thinking that...
May 18, 20215 min read
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