by Jillian Seigel | Mar 2, 2018 | Skidmore College
The United States was founded through immigration and has continued to be a destination for many people. The issue of immigration has been a partisan issue for decades because of what political parties believe is not only best for the country but for the individuals...
by Ian Fowler | Mar 1, 2018 | Georgia State University
The first democracy was born during the 6th century in Athens, Greece, now almost 1,500 years later this democracy is dying. Greece is currently struggling to maintain the traditions it helped found as well as the democratic standards held by its contemporaries. The...
by Minch | Feb 28, 2018 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
The President recently aroused public reaction by equating the essence of a woman to a functional vagina. In front of more than 200 former communist rebels, the President said, “Tell the soldiers, ‘there is a new order coming from mayor. We won’t kill you. We will...
by Shravan Balaji | Feb 25, 2018 | University of Pennsylvania
Introduction: On January 22nd, 2018, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ruled that the state’s U.S. Congressional Districting Map was unconstitutional. Drawn up in the aftermath of the 2010 midterm elections, which led to massive Republican majorities in both...
by Michael Manangu | Feb 24, 2018 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Upon taking office in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte quickly implemented a campaign pledge to begin amending the 1987 Philippine Constitution. A political outsider from the southern island of Mindanao, Duterte won one of the most highly contested presidential races in...
