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Trans Erasure: The Obsession with Binaries
As Pakistani society progresses and evolves, the perception and treatment of the transgender community remains…
The Never-Ending Fight to Save Chicago Schools
The City of Chicago, led by Rahm Emmanuel, shut down 50 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in 2013. In the five years…
A Helicopter and a Dream: The Impact of Óscar Pérez on…
“I fight for the freedom of the country, for a better tomorrow,” stated Óscar Alberto Pérez, Venezuelan…
Peace, Order, and Good Government: Public Engagement in…
This summer, Canadian news broadcasters flew into a frenzy when Green MP Elizabeth May called on Conservative MP…
Implementation of the Colombian Peace Agreement: An…
Featured Photo by Gloria Ortega Pérez
On September 26 2016, the Colombian government and the guerrilla…
Nationalism in 2018: 3 Elections to Watch
2016 was a year of baffling political upheaval, from the UK’s historic Brexit vote to Donald Trump’s victory in the…
Erdoğan Calls Monument of Turkish-Armenian Relations a…
Turkish sculptor Mehmet Aksoy is no stranger to provoking conflict over his works of art. He has had politicians in…
Flashback: The Implications of Angola’s Civil War
While the Angolan Civil War ostensibly began as another proxy war between the Soviet/Cuban-supported MPLA and the…
Sharp Edges of a Broken Glass Ceiling: Women in…
Both cultural barriers and structural gender discriminative policies are interwoven in a way that systemically…
UChicago Trauma Relief
The new year is bringing much needed medical relief to Chicago’s South Side. At the end of 2017, the University of…
How Hunger Breeds Hatred: Venezuela’s Shortage…
"They're hunting! The people are hungry" is the cry heard from a jarring video posted by Venezuelan congressman…
Russia’s Newest Satellite State May Be Farther…
In the post-World War II era, Europe was divided by what Winston Churchill proclaimed as an “iron curtain,” a…