Blood Fruits: Settler-Colonialism and Youngian Oppression in the U.S.-Mexico Avocado Trade
Kathryn Amend Introduction Most Americans, especially those unfamiliar agriculture, might associate the term “green gold” with a naturally occurring gold-silver…
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Hillbilly Enemy: How JD Vance Abandoned Ohio
Photo via the Wisconsin Examiner *** In June of 2016, current United States Vice President JD Vance was…
Fordham Students Raise Awareness for Palestine
Photo via Newsweek *** On Monday, April 15th, Fordham University felt summer coming in full swing. Students lounged…
A Life Without Men? South Korean Women Take a Stand as National Election Draws Near
Photo via GRG Insights *** In South Korea, women have taken a stand and feminism has become a…
Global Attention Wanes and Economic Sanctions Falter as Ukrainian Invasion Enters Third Year
Photo via Atlantic CTV/Derek Haggett *** As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, a global…
Brazil Faces Deadly Dengue Outbreak in the Face of Global Warming
A health worker sprays insecticide in an effort to kill dengue-bearing mosquitoes in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.…
Finland Closes Borders Amid Refugee Crisis
Photo credit: Lehtikuva/Emmi Korhonen via REUTERS *** Finland is kicking off the month of December by closing its…
Supreme Court Gun Case Could Reframe Gun Ownership and Change Lives for Domestic Abuse Victims
Photo by Getty Images *** Within mere weeks of the deadliest shooting of 2023, the US Supreme Court…
2023 Nobel Prize Winner Sheds New Light on the Gender Wage Gap
Photo via the Harvard Gazette *** On Monday, October 9th, Harvard Economist Claudia Goldin became the first individual…