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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…
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Pakistan’s Compounding Crises Push it to the Edge
Photo Credit: AlJazeera By Yan GrafStaff Writer Pakistan is spiraling toward the brink of collapse. While the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and confrontation with China continue soaking up international attention, Pakistan’s multiple existential crises have gone largely unnoticed by international observers. But it shouldn’t. Currently, simultaneous economic, political, and environmental crises combined with a renewed…
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Rainforest in Ruin: Bolsonaro and the Amazon
Photo by Felipe Wernicke By Isana RajaStaff Writer The Amazon rainforest, home to over 3 million plant and animal species and over 120 Indigenous groups, has been and continues to be under threat. Deforestation by means of illegal logging, mining, and land clearance fires have surged at a rate of 55% since 2019. Not only…