Over the last half-decade, public transit ridership declined nationwide. The number of vehicle miles traveled in cars is rising, and traffic congestion is getting worse in many U.S. cities. At…
Screenshot: Jimmie Åkesson, Leader of the Sweden Democrats, August 2018. YouTube.Recent years have seen the far and extreme right wing building international coalitions to disseminate propaganda in an attempt to…
It happened every time I took my family out in public: stares, open mouths, finger pointing, awkward conversations and personal questions. And then my fourth, and soon fifth children added…
Screenshot: TVP Info, November 11, 2017. The main ticker says “Donald Tusk wanted sanctions for Poland – today he was booed in Warsaw”.In the wake of the controversy that surrounded…
Norman Reilly Raine (June 23, 1894–July 19, 1971), best known today as the screenwriter for the 1938 epic film The Adventures of Robin Hood, also wrote the once-popular Tugboat Annie…
Muralism seems like the perfect art form for the Instagram era. It’s easy to be awestruck by the bold, bright visual narratives that splash across urban walls. These murals inspire…
From a protest in Brussels to memorialize those killed in Gaza. Picture by Monasse Thierry/ANDBZ/ABACA/ABACA/PA Images. All rights reserved. Recent disturbing images from the Gaza border have created a terrible…
Sitting in silence for an hour, I watched the petals of a flower Unfold, the fragile tissue slowly Opening till the heart lay wholly Golden and perfect in the light.…
It’s difficult not to be dazzled by the accomplishments of Connie Chung. The 40-year-old is a published author with a bachelor’s degree from UC, Berkeley, and three graduate degrees from…
The Argentine flag, Wikimedia Commons.Argentina is a country of peculiarities that stands out in its regional context. In terms of defence and security for example, Argentina has implemented a model…