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From Washington State to Washington DC: Xi Jin Ping’s…
Xi Jinping began his seven-day US visit in Seattle on Tuesday. Historically, no state visit by a Chinese president…
Puerto Rico: From Colony to Nation… or State?
When people think of Puerto Rico, they often think of beautiful beaches and peaceful getaways. For island…
Quebec’s Bill 20: A Political and Medical Conflict
Health matters. Being healthy enhances life quality by enabling people the ability to do a variety of things in…
“Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night… Rage against the…
3.5 million people experience homelessness at some point in a year in the United States: on a given night in…
The Zapatistas and Systemic Inequality in Mexico
The post-Cold War era is rife with examples of insurgencies and intrastate conflicts that blur the lines between…
El Relato es Salvaje: La crisis del gobierno argentino,…
El día que llegué a Buenos Aires para empezar mi intercambio, el 18 de enero, el fiscal argentino, Alberto…
The Tale is Wild: the crisis of the Argentine…
The day I arrived in Buenos Aires to start my study abroad, the 18th of January, the Argentinian federal…
Jon Stewart, Satire, and the Decline of American Media
Recently Jon Stewart announced his forthcoming departure from The Daily Show. His announcement took front page…
Venezuelan-American Relations: Sanctions and…
Deteriorating Venezuelan-American relations reached unprecedented levels on March 9th as President Obama…
Kremlin of Cards
SPOILER ALERT: The following may contain some plot elements from the 3rd season of the Netflix series House of…
Assessing Mexico’s Guerra al Narco
A week ago, the Mexican government celebrated another success in its Guerra al Narco: the capture of two drug…
Bolstering Human Rights: A Brick in the Road
Last month, Amnesty International released their annual 2014/15 report on the state of the world’s human rights.…