Image taken from Unspalsh, by Marcus Kauffman; graphic by Rachael Millar By Sarah Booher That glass of wine, those strawberries in the morning, those grapes you eat as a snack; California’s central valley has been dubbed the ‘Salad Bowl of the World’ for the mass amount of produce that it provides not only to theContinue reading “The Double Threat of Covid-19 and Wildfires on California’s Migrant Workers”
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Education in the Peruvian Andes
Taken from Green Global Travel ; by Brett Love. Written by Olivia Bastin As Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. As Victor Hugo said, “He who opens a school door closes a prison”. And as Anthony J D’Angelo said, “Develop a passion for learning. If you do you will never cease to grow”.Continue reading “Education in the Peruvian Andes”
The US Supreme Court and a Third Trump Nominee, Explained
By Louise Palmer On 12th October 2020, mere weeks away from the US Presidential Election, the Senate confirmation hearing for President Trump’s third US Supreme Court nominee began. It is undoubtedly poor political form to make a nomination so close to an election. However, due to the fact that we are in the fourth yearContinue reading “The US Supreme Court and a Third Trump Nominee, Explained”
Storytelling and Beyond: Contextualization of the News
Written By Olivia Rose Phillips Few, if any, events in 2020 have garnered more media coverage than the death of George Floyd. Mr. Floyd, a forty-six-year-old black man detained for allegedly passing a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, was killed when a police officer held a knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and six secondsContinue reading “Storytelling and Beyond: Contextualization of the News”
The Women of Belarus taking a stand against “Europe’s Last Dictator”
Written by Pippa Davis With the Western News cycle dominated by fears of postal vote rigging in the upcoming US presidential election, the electoral fraud transpiring across the Atlantic is being largely overlooked by the global community. Belarus, a land locked country of 9.5 million, is caught geographically and politically between Russia and the restContinue reading “The Women of Belarus taking a stand against “Europe’s Last Dictator””
The United States wildfires are our climate change reality check
Written by MacKenZie Rumage Looking at photos of the sky in San Francisco, I almost thought the photographers were using filters on their photos. There was no way that the sky looked that orange and hazy. How could there be no sun, or even a cloud? But these apocalyptic-looking photos show the reality in westernContinue reading “The United States wildfires are our climate change reality check”
Clicktivism or activism: can social media drive change?
Written by Eleanor Fraser “London Black Lives Matter Peaceful Protest from Vauxhall to Westminster.” by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona / Unsplash Since George Floyd’s murder on the 25th of May, my social media feeds have been dominated by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in an unprecedented way. I cannot look at Instagram without seeing suggestionsContinue reading “Clicktivism or activism: can social media drive change?”
Opinion: “Hollow words and empty promises” from our university.
Written by Keith Minami To put it bluntly, the University of St Andrews’s response to the recent global reckoning regarding systemic racism has been pathetic. The fact that we have heard little from those who hold positions of power within the university is not only shocking, but shows a blatant disregard for the well-being ofContinue reading “Opinion: “Hollow words and empty promises” from our university.”
Human Rights in the Crosshairs: Georgia’s Immigrant Detention Centers Must Free Them All
Written by Mallika Balakrishnan “Irwin County Line” by J. Stephen Conn / Flickr One woman looks into the camera, hands crossed on her chest. “I was the first one to get sick,” she says. “I went to the medic…they simply laughed at me.” “We don’t have any protection,” says another. “The officers come in andContinue reading “Human Rights in the Crosshairs: Georgia’s Immigrant Detention Centers Must Free Them All”
Ecocide: the fifth crime against peace?
Written by Eleanor Fraser When the Nazis systematically killed six million Jews (1941-45), and the Turks exterminated one and a half million Armenians (1914-23), no law existed to challenge such abuses of state power. After the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC) the state can no longer treat its citizens as it wishes, becauseContinue reading “Ecocide: the fifth crime against peace?”
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