PinnedRuth Bader Ginsburg and The Future of United States Social JusticeImage Source: Colgate News Magazine Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an icon for social justice advocates around the world. As the second woman appointee to the Supreme Court, she was a champion for human rights and liberal values. Her opinions broke ground on issues such as gender equity and fair pay…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Jun 8, 2021Why Did the United States Struggle to Stop COVID-19?Image Source: Ms. Magazine The United States has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this much is uncontroversial. Since the pandemic’s inception in the US, there have been twenty-eight million confirmed cases of the virus and almost half a million deaths. These totals are especially devastating when considering recently released…Covid 194 min readCovid 194 min read
Published in Dialogue & Discourse·Jun 1, 2021New Emerging Markets?: The Effect of COVID-19 on International Economic DevelopmentThe international pandemic has stifled investments into emerging economies, and for good reason. Pandemic related restrictions have been notoriously more strict in countries that are not named the United States. The restrictions have greatly affected economic growth internationally and temporarily halted such investments. As the effects of the pandemic begin…Emerging Markets4 min readEmerging Markets4 min read
May 26, 2021Big Trouble in Little BelarusSource: Atlantic Council Since the end of WWII, the number of authoritarian regimes in Europe has been slowly declining. Stalin’s communist Soviet state fell in 1989, approximately forty-five years after the fall of Hitler’s and Mussolini’s regimes in the mid-1940s. Then came peace in the Balkan region in the late…Belarus3 min readBelarus3 min read
Published in Dialogue & Discourse·May 22, 2021COVID-19 In Developing Countries: The Vaccine Proxy WarSource: University of Minnesota The worldwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign is accelerating rapidly. Millions around the world are being vaccinated daily. It is no surprise that the countries that are leading this vaccination campaign are the developed ones. Countries such as ones in the European Union, the United States, and China…Covid 193 min readCovid 193 min read
May 8, 2021The Aftermath in Beirut: The Devastating Long Term ImpactImage Source: The United Nations Lebanon has been devastated socially, politically, and economically from the massive explosion that occurred in Beirut approximately nine months ago. The blast caused thousands of casualties and more than three billion dollars in damages across the city. Before the explosion, Lebanon was already facing an…Beirut3 min readBeirut3 min read
May 8, 2021COVID and Consumers: How COVID-19 May Have Changed the MarketImage Source: Aurora Advertising It should not come as news that the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed all aspects of society. One aspect that warrants careful analysis is the pandemic’s effect on consumer behavior. Since the inception of the pandemic in March, consumer trends in the United States have shifted…Covid 193 min readCovid 193 min read
Published in Extra Newsfeed·May 8, 2021Election 2020: The AftermathImage Source: Politico To say that the 2020 election cycle was a tense period would be one of the most significant understatements that I could write. To say that the period of political tension following the election results is behind us would also be a significant understatement. Ever since the…Donald Trump4 min readDonald Trump4 min read
Published in Dialogue & Discourse·May 7, 2021Human Rights Abroad: China’s Treatment of Uyghur MuslimsImage Source: WBUR President Biden has repeatedly been the target of attacks from former President Trump and other Republicans about his foreign policy as it relates to China. Conservatives argue that the Biden administration is “too weak” as it pertains to holding China accountable on various fronts. Most of the…Uyghur4 min readUyghur4 min read
