THE ART OF HEALING: RECONCILING THE PAST THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
Staff Writer Hector Guzman explores the roles of art in nation healing following the Rwandan genocide and the Srebrenica massacre.
WAR IS KNOCKING, DON'T ANSWER
Staff Writer Ethan Azad discusses the newly implemented decision to designate Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organization and the issues bound to ensue.
ANTI-SEMITISM AND RISING POPULISM IN EUROPE
Staff Writer Madi Ro discusses the effects of "populist" ideologies in Europe and the implications of increased occurrences of anti-Semitic crimes.
ISIS: WOUNDED BUT NOT DEAD
Staff writer Kahlil Ram explores the current status of ISIS and the significance of U.S. withdrawal from Syria.
THE CLOWN ON THE CROSS: ISRAEL'S NEWEST ART INSTILLATION GARNERS SPECULATION
Staff writer Hector Guzman explores the controversy around Finnish artist Jani Leinonen's recently exhibited art piece "McJesus," its commentary on faith and implications on artistic censorship.
MAN VERSUS NATURE: JAIR BOLSONARO AGAINST THE AMAZON
Staff Writer Ariana Roshanzaer sheds light on how Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's policies are threatening both the environment and the indigenous tribes of the Amazon.
A LOOK INSIDE THE WORLD’S MOST EFFECTIVE PRISON SYSTEM
Staff writer Jasmine Moheb analyzes the strategies that make Norway's prison system so effective and the potential for transformation in the U.S.
ACTS OF BRAVERY AND DEFIANCE IN NAZI GERMANY
Staff Writer Ariana Rochanzaer discusses the context, content, and implications of the "Holocaust Living History Workshop" event hosted by the UCSD Library on Jewish resistance in Nazi Germany.
THE WELL-BEING BUDGET: NEW ZEALAND’S UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO POLICY-MAKING
Staff Writer Pankhuri Prasad discusses New Zealand's new Well-Being Budget and growing efforts to improve citizens' quality of life.
THE LEGACY OF WORLD WAR TWO “COMFORT WOMEN”
Staff Writer Deborah Jeong discusses revived talks on the controversial Comfort Woman during World War Two and its potential to further propel the #MeToo movement