“Family Values with Grandma Betsy” “I’m more misunderstood than anything.” a quote from our Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos, that embodies a common assertion of the Republican party as their …
A Lethal Mix: Russia and Ethnocentrism’s Effects on Kosovar Democracy by Hannah Shelton @ University of Memphis
The tension between Kosovo Albanians and Kosovo Serbians has been at a boil ever since Kosovo’s birth. However, the ethnic strain took another complicated turn on March 27, 2018 when a Serbian …
What Press Freedom Rankings Miss About Pakistan by Ali Raza Galani @ The University of Memphis
Reporters without Borders ranks Pakistan as 139 out of 180 countries in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index, making it one of the freest in Asia when it comes to reporting on politics. The report …
Resistance Through Persistence: The Affirmative Action of the Saratoga Immigration Coalition by Hannah Hoey @ Skidmore College
As an international student in Saratoga Springs, I have a vested interest in the welfare of my fellow immigrants in this city. However, living on campus at Skidmore College is rather its own bubble, …
Democratic Turmoil Causing Hardship in Poland by Pragathi Guruprasad @ University of California, Los Angeles
For many years, Poland was regarded as the leading pro-democracy nation within Eastern Europe. Its seamless transition from communism was an example for other countries to follow. It soon became the …
First Amendment Education by Wallace Anne Cloud @ Skidmore College
This week I attended a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County entitled “The First Amendment: Our Obligation to Assemble, Protest, and Protect the Free Press.” According to its …
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