Throughout history, women have been silenced, oppressed, and marginalized. The patriarchal society that many countries live in means that history is almost always written by men. Women have had a profound impact on history and their roles should not be downplayed. In more recent centuries, women have started to take the spotlight as many notable […]
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Freedom of speech — the right to seek, communicate, and gain information across all different sorts of ideas within a country, by any means. It is a significant human right that ensures individuals the liberty to openly express and exchange ideas without restrictions, including ideas that may be seen as offensive. Regardless, due to specific […]
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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a rise in anti-Asian racism. Racism against Asians is more or less normalized in Western society. Many societies are inherently xenophobic, but the pandemic further exacerbated it. As many world leaders blamed COVID-19 on Asia, citizens have followed suit and launched hate crimes against the […]
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Following the lead of trailblazers throughout American history, today’s Black history-makers are shaping not only today but tomorrow. From helping to develop a COVID-19 vaccine to breaking barriers in the White House and in the C-suite, below are Black leaders who are shattering glass ceilings in their wide-ranging roles. Kamala Harris, 56, first Black, first […]
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Extreme weather events are becoming the new, terrifying normal under climate change, and what’s currently happening in Texas and elsewhere across the United States is no exception. Overview Out of more than a million people in the U.S. who did not have electricity, Texas accounted for nearly half with 511,421, according to the tracking site […]
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What happened this week with GameStop (GME), Reddit and Robinhood was shocking, unprecedented and unforeseen. Lost in the flurry though is that the craziness is very much a part of some elephant-in-the-room trends in this country. It’s a fable for our times: Small-time investors band together to take down greedy Wall Street hedge funds using […]
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Black History Month is observed and celebrated annually in various countries around the world in February (and October in some countries). It is meant to highlight, celebrate, and commemorate black people and their contributions to society. This year marks the 45th official celebration of Black History Month. To wholeheartedly celebrate the event, it is vital […]
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U.S. stocks fell sharply, wrapping up a roller-coaster week on Wall Street as heightened speculative trading by retail investors continued to unnerve the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 620.74 points, or 2%, to 29,982.62, the first time the 30-stock gauge has closed below the 30,000 marks since December 14, 2020. The S&P 500 […]
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In November 2020, more than 200,000 Indian farmers, workers, and citizens from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh marched to the capital, occupied the streets of New Delhi in protest against three new farm legislation. India’s New Agriculture Bills: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act Expands the scope of trade areas for […]
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February 1st, 2021 — the initiation of severe political unrest in Myanmar and a day that is far from what Burmese citizens have been dreaming of. On this day, following the National League for Democracy (NLD) Party’s landslide victory in the election that took place in November of 2020, Myanmar’s military has seized power and […]
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