Women of Saudi Arabia: On the Jagged Road to Parity
Within the span of a few months, women’s rights in the male-dominated Saudi state have finally left the dark ages, catching the attention of everyone in the international community. The most recent and considerable measure undertaken by the…
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HB 40: Saving Abortion Access in Illinois
Last week, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 40 into law. HB 40 expands public funding for abortions to those covered under Medicaid and state health care plans. HB 40 also removes language from Illinois law that would…
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Cross-Border Blues: Asylum Seekers Leaving the U.S. for Canada
Since the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, the world has been captivated by the whirlwind of chaotic circumstances and consequences surrounding him. Yet, the Trump administration's policies, even its domestic ones, have…
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A House Divided: The GOP’s Struggles to Repeal Obamacare
Just before 1:30am, on July 28th, 2017, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) shocked his colleagues and the American public when he voted against the Health Care Freedom Act (HCFA) and forcibly brought to an end the GOP’s latest attempt at…
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Impunity and Machismo: Femicide Epidemic in Mexico
On the night of Thursday September 8, 19-year-old political science student Mara Fernanda Castillo went out clubbing with her friends. A little after five in the morning, she ordered a cab home from the popular Latin American Uber-like app,…
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Law and Justice and Hate Crime: Will the UN Change Poland’s Penal Code?
On September 22nd 2017, the Human Rights Council at the UN Headquarters in Geneva adopted Universal Periodic Review outcomes of three countries. Among the three was the Republic of Poland. The country has faced criticism from the…
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Will Venezuela Bite on Bitcoin?
According to the United States Federal Reserve, the ideal inflation rate in a given year is 2%. However, in Venezuela, they may have just missed that mark, with a current inflation rate of 720%. For Venezuelans, it costs about…
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Japan’s Decades-Long Dominant Party Gets a Challenge
On September 17, Japanese media outlets buzzed with speculation that Prime Minister Shinzō Abe was preparing to call a snap election for late October. It had been less than three years since the previous poll, but Japanese parliaments…
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Conflicting Interests: A Power Vacuum Remains in Libya
After a 42-year reign of mostly iron-fisted dictatorship, many Libyans hoped that Muammar Gaddafi’s capture and death in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring protests would move the country toward democracy and a freer society. Instead,…
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THЭ VЭRΔICT
From the moment of their inception, laws stretch out into every street and crevice of a country and cast their influence on all. From the bang of the gavel in the court room to the disgruntled sigh of a driver saddled with another parking…
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