Petrostate Collapse and Power Politics: Venezuela’s Migration Crisis and Washington’s Contradictory Response
Anika Bobeck Photo via Council on Foreign Relations *** Venezuela houses the world’s largest oil reserve, yet has a reputation…
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The Unruly City: What the 2025 Mayoral Race Shows About the Future of Urban Power
Daniela Cadena Hernandez Image via CBS *** New York City voters have been hearing different transformative promises for this impending 2025…
Censorship in the Age of American Fascism
Serena Dash Image via Wired *** “Let us be reminded that before there is a final solution, there must be…
Is the U.N. Failing or Evolving?
Fathema Siddiqua Photo via Reuters *** With rising global conflict and division, the United Nations (UN) faces growing skepticism. Yet,…
Democrats Need to Realize that They Suck Too: Pathway to Regaining Support
Andrew Kravatz Photo via The Economist/Getty Images *** The Democratic Party is currently sitting at a near 60% unfavorable rating.…
Donald J. Trump’s speech at the United Nations: A Divergence or an Unmasked Continuity?
Ruben Ortiz Photo via AP News *** At the 80th General Assembly of the United Nations, President Donald J. Trump…
Authoritarianism in Prime Time: The Silencing of Jimmy Kimmel
Sara Starace Photo via the Hollywood Reporter *** News broke out on Sept. 17th that Jimmy Kimmel Live! had been…
From Soul to Semi-Aura: Rethinking Creativity in the Age of Generative AI
Sophia Amozurrutia Image via Wikipedia *** When Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus in the mid-1480s, he articulated an aesthetic…
The UN’s Final Birthday: How ‘America First’ is Remaking the World Order
Thomas Tisdale Photo via AP/Yuki Iwamura *** The United Nations has survived many crises since its founding in 1945, including…