South Korean women gather in Seoul to protest the prevalence of hidden spy cameras in public places such as restrooms that film secret footage for the purpose of pornography. Photo Source. If … [Read more...] about My Life Is Not Your Porn: The Korean Social Movement You Haven’t Heard Of
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Fire and Fury: The End of a Nuclear Forces Treaty
J. Robert Oppenheimer, reflecting on the power of the nuclear weapons he helped to develop, quoted this line from the the Hindu text, the Bhagavad Gita. He knew the terrifying reality that would come … [Read more...] about Fire and Fury: The End of a Nuclear Forces Treaty
The North is Next: A Demonstration For Irish Abortion Rights
This past Saturday, thousands took to the streets of Dublin for the seventh annual March for Choice, the first since May’s referendum resulted in the repealof the eighth amendment of the Irish … [Read more...] about The North is Next: A Demonstration For Irish Abortion Rights
From Ukraine to Syria: The Frosty Comeback of the Cold War
During April of 2018, the Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, declared that the Cold War had returned to the world “with a vengeance”, nearly three decades following the demise of the … [Read more...] about From Ukraine to Syria: The Frosty Comeback of the Cold War
Educated in Europe: Why More Graduate Students Go Abroad
Pursuing a graduate degree has increasingly become a worthy investment and, sometimes, a requirement. A 2014 estimate said that jobs that required graduate degrees were expected to rise by 21.7 … [Read more...] about Educated in Europe: Why More Graduate Students Go Abroad
Pounds and Pirates: How British Privateers Got Between the US and the SI
The year is 1794. Joseph Dombey, a prominent French botanist, cowers below deck as his ship is boarded by British privateers. While such a thing is not uncommon at the time for ships brave enough to … [Read more...] about Pounds and Pirates: How British Privateers Got Between the US and the SI