Lebanon elects its first president in 3 years By: Malik Shadid On January 9th, Lebanon elected its first president in three years, ending a political deadlock that has contributed to the worst economic and social crisis the country has witnessed since its 15-year-long civil war that ended in 1990. The newly elected president, Mr. Joseph […]
Category: Politics
Money and Power Collapsed the French Government
The financial and political instability in France led to the collapse of the government On December 4th, the French Government collapsed for the first time since 1962. A government collapse doesn’t describe a government that’s fallen apart, but rather one in which the Prime Minister was removed from office through a vote of no-confidence. Michele […]
Donald Trump Sentencing
How Winning the Election Became Trump’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card By: Ingrid Schrag When New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge on January 10, he didn’t just make history – he exposed a fundamental flaw in our justice system that allows electoral victories to nullify criminal accountability. Trump was […]
Implications of Cooperation
The threat to US interests by a Sino-Russian Alliance By: Abby Brown China and Russia have been fortifying their partnership, raising concerns about the security of US interests, NATO, and global democracy. The two nations recently established a “no limits” alliance, which encompasses significant trade, cooperation and mutual economic cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin also […]
Is Trump’s New Labor Pick What the Democratic Party Needs?
Cabinet member backs pro-union policies, yet is unlikely to sway presidential cabinet By: Andreu Beltran There’s one thing that almost everyone in President Donald Trump’s cabinet shares: they want to lead America with an iron fist. For instance, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and head of the newly formed Department for Government Efficiency plans to eliminate […]
Populism’s New Face: JD Vance
Who is Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president and what does he bring to the table? By: You-Yan Wang “Cultural heroin” were the words JD Vance used to describe his future running mate. In a 2016 article in The Atlantic, the JD Vance of eight years ago made clear his distaste for a certain Donald Trump […]
Slippery Snake: Trump’s Judicial Acrobatics
How the Presidential Candidate Has Manipulated the Legal System By: Weston Tregay Thirty-four. That’s how many different charges that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg indicted Trump with all the way back in March 2023. Since his conviction by jury trial, Trump has been able to push the sentencing all the way to after the election […]
Hillbilly Misogyny
J.D. Vance insults women across the nation with “childless cat lady” comments By: Vivian Cain-Weingram The country has fallen into the hands of “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at…the choices that they’ve made and…want to make the rest of the country miserable, too,” according to Ohio senator J.D. Vance. Vance’s 2021 […]
UK Election Shock
Major loss of the Conservative party after 16 years of majority By: Viola Shephard On the fourth of July 2024, the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party was handed an extreme defeat by its opposition, the Labour Party, and their new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. The downfall of the Conservative Party is rooted in the incompetence of […]
Tim Walz: The Democratic Party’s VP Pick
Democrats picked a relatable candidate to sway undecided voters By: Tia Reddy On August 6th, 2024, Kamala Harris made her selection for the Democratic vice presidential candidate. The decision came after the incumbent Joe Biden dropped out of the election because of donor apathy resulting from his poor debate performance and his perceived cognitive decline. […]