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Waiting to Die of Thirst: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan, and the GERD
Photo Credit: Olof von Gawinski By Michael KeeneStaff Writer In northeast Africa, a tragedy of epic proportions has been playing out for decades. Ethiopia’s ongoing construction of a massive $4.5 billion dam over the Nile River’s largest tributary has led to an increasingly volatile East African environment, in which old colonial practices, climate change, and…
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“Look to the East”: Neo-Colonialism in Africa
Photo Credit: ABC News By Delaney CusterStaff Writer Over the course of the last several months, tensions have continued to mount between China and the United States. The destruction of the Chinese spy balloon, the United States’ public support of Taiwan, the current Congressional debate surrounding a ban on TikTok, and the U.S. imposition of…
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Wearing Clothes, Wearing Out Workers: SHEIN’s Secrets in Your Closet
Photo Credit: Panos Images for Public Eye By Emma Zucker-MurrayStaff Writer WIth the rise of short-form content on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, clothing trends are cycling quicker and quicker. Because people can share what they wear faster than ever, new clothes stay in style for much shorter periods of time. This phenomenon…