By Gayari Kumar | February 15, 2021 The year 2014 is known as the watershed year for Indian voters. It was the year that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) set a historic record―unbeaten since 1984―when it not only gained an undeniable majority in the Indian Parliament, but also set a precedent by winning the majority … Continue reading Problems Are the New Solutions
Why Joe Biden’s Stutter Matters More Than You Think It Does … From A Stutterer
By Maeve Houston | January 26, 2021 In the first grade, I was just like any other kid — well behaved, curious, engaged in school, but the second I would start to speak, your expectations of who I was and what I was capable of would be inevitably tainted—because of my stutter. I’ve had a … Continue reading Why Joe Biden’s Stutter Matters More Than You Think It Does … From A Stutterer
Buddhism and Gender: From Mythology to the Present
By Helena Jordheim | February 21, 2020 Known as Shakyamuni Buddha or Siddhārtha Gautama, the Buddha lived during the 400s BCE, and in that lifetime reached enlightenment, or nirvana. But even before the Buddha attained this title, he lived hundreds of previous lives which were recorded as part of the Buddhist texts. In the Buddhist … Continue reading Buddhism and Gender: From Mythology to the Present
Anti-Abortion Propaganda is More Detrimental than Actual Abortions
By Kayla Santos | May 2, 2019 “Lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother's womb moments before birth...To defend the dignity of every person, I am asking the Congress to pass legislation to prohibit the late-term abortion of children … Continue reading Anti-Abortion Propaganda is More Detrimental than Actual Abortions
The North Korean Refugee Crisis and Neighboring Countries’ Policy Response
By Wanyi Liu | May 2, 2019 There is a special group of migrants from North Korea who have received surprisingly little attention on the world stage. These marginalized people are North Korean refugees who, for years, have fled, most often in the face of the ongoing food shortage that began with North Korea’s 1999 … Continue reading The North Korean Refugee Crisis and Neighboring Countries’ Policy Response
