Banning Aid, Firing Critics: Netanyahu’s Latest Power Plays Spell Disaster for Palestinians
On November 8, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the next Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Yechiel Leiter, who will take...
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Who We Remember: Jenny Murray’s ¡Las Sandinistas! (2018)
Murray, Jenny, dir. ¡Las Sandinistas! 2018: Kino Lorber. ¡Las Sandinistas! (2018), a documentary directed by Jenny Murray, follows women who...
Misogyny and Racism on Full Display in the 2024 Presidential Election
The moment I saw the news that Joe Biden dropped out of the U.S. Presidential race, my heart dropped to...
287(g) and Beyond: How a Second Trump Administration Could Deputize Local Police to Carry out Federal Immigration Goals
During last month’s presidential debate ahead of the upcoming November 2024 U.S. election, ABC News host David Muir prompted former...
Immigration Policy: What Happened to the Kamala Harris We Thought We Knew?
Vice President Kamala Harris's recent pivot on immigration policy has left many supporters bewildered and disheartened. Once a beacon of...
Highlights from Biden’s State of the Union Address
Many Democrats going into the State of the Union (SOTU) address on March 7, 2024 had the overwhelming feeling that...
Monday Memo | Sanctions, Foreign Support, Escalation Concerns
Africa “Kenya doctor strike: The public caught between the medics and the government” A month-long doctor’s strike severely impacts the...
Monday Memo | Controversial Votes, Resignations, Escalating Conflicts
Asia and the Pacific “Vietnam’s president resigns, raising questions over stability” Only a year after his election, the Vietnamese Communist...
How is the rise of China reshaping the regional order in South Asia?
South Asia is the geopolitical playground for the competing interests of two major powers, India and China. China’s economic and...
2022 Winter Olympics: More Divisive than Unifying
Photo Credit: https://www.theweek.co.uk Rather than projecting the image of unification that is always a fundamental aspect of the Olympics messaging,...