Show of Hands: Enrollment in Early Education in the United States versus Denmark
Research has shown that high-quality ECEC lessens the inequality gap between children of disadvantaged and advantaged backgrounds, increasing the income potential and opportunities for upward social mobility for low-income children later in life. Thus, the US should follow in the footsteps of Nordic countries by improving its ECEC system.
Public Access Evolution: Global Action Needed to Maintain the Stability of The Human Genome
Advancements in genetic engineering have far surpassed our global institutions' ability to regulate them. With the development of genetic engineering tools such as CRISPR and gene drives, paired with the growing popularity of DIY labs, access to bioweapon creation or human enhancement has become open to the public.
Is VR Right for Your Business During COVID-19?
Covid-19 forced us into a socially distanced working world and now companies are wondering how to keep employees connected and safe, VR could be the solution.
Dictatorship in Hungary Raises Serious Questions about EU and NATO Membership
The Hungarian Parliament has given Prime Minister Victor Orbán dictatorial power. The EU and NATO must reexamine Hungarian membership.
The Precarity and Resilience of Refugees during COVID-19
While the citizens of each country have had varying degrees of difficulty adjusting to the new international situation, refugees have been ignored, sidelined, and immobilized.
From Trade-Off To Transition: The Power Dynamics of a Green Industrial Revolution & COVID-19
Managing Editor Rebeca Camacho discusses the plummeting in energy consumption due to COVID-19, and what this could mean for addressing the broader issue of climate change.
How the Developing World is Coping with COVID-19: The Case of Bolivia
Developing countries have been largely omitted from the pandemic’s media narrative. The case of Bolivia demonstrates how a lack of healthcare and economic aid contributes to an even larger disparity between the developing and developed world.
How COVID-19 is Affecting the Sex Work Industry
Sex work provides income for over 42 million people worldwide. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this “close-contact” profession is now banned, rendering many distraught, unemployed, and at high risk of contraction of the virus.
COVID-19 in The Philippines: The Case Against A Dangerously Inadequate Response
Rodrigo Duterte’s zero tolerance policy for illegal substances already has many frightened for their lives. Now, the circumstances of COVID-19 are giving Duterte room to broaden his regime of cruelty.
COVID-19 and the Deepening of Federalism in India
The COVID-19 pandemic is stimulating the strengthening of Federalism in India. The response to the pandemic in different states contains a larger theme of autonomy from the center.
Refugee Lives: Trauma, Celebrations, and Limbo
In 2011, the Syrian Civil War placed refugees on the global stage. Five years later, we only hear about refugees at campaign rallies. What is their situation today?
After COVID-19: Implications on International Organizations and the Global Order
The post-COVID world may be a very different place to live. Due to rapid changes in geopolitics and social lives, we may find ourselves standing in unchartered territory.
Blockchain: An Unlikely Advocate for Women
Despite global actions to reduce sexism, women are still seen as legally inferior in many countries. Can technology help combat this social injustice?
Amidst a Global Health Crisis: COVID-19 & The Advent of The Psychedelic Movement
As we greet the new decade with the greatest international health crisis in modern history, society is braced with the shift into an era of social isolation and greater need for psychiatric treatments. Meanwhile, vanguard movements towards alternative medicines and psychedelic therapy have already started gaining momentum in the healthcare industry and scientific community.
The Economic Disaster Wrought by COVID-19
The globalized, industrialized, and incessantly-driven economic world that we live in is similar to an amateur riding a bicycle. The moment he bears a shock, there is a genuine fear of halting down and falling off the ridge. The COVID-19 Pandemic is fast-emerging as the greatest shock of our times to the world economy.
A New Era of Persecution and Protest: What the Citizenship Amendment Act Means for the Future of India
Staff writer Isana Raja comments on India's new Citizenship Amendment Act passed by PM Modi and the implications for religiously-persecuted Muslims.