Global Liberal Economic Order
A short time ago, I read an article online that was introducing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. It was written in an optimistic and serene style, describing all the advantages, like job creation, increase in...
The Issues Surrounding This Week’s ASEAN Summit
The annual ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers meeting is in full swing this week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and thus far the talks have been highly revealing of the major trends and themes in the reg...
Matt Damon Goes on Toilet Strike to Raise Awareness of the Global Water Crisis
“In protest of this global tragedy — until this issue is resolved, until everybody has access to clean water and sanitation — I will not go to the bathroom,” – Matt Damon. Ok, so although it is highly impr...
Bedouins & The Prawer Law
The Prawer Law affects the Arab population of the Naqab area (Negev). Also known as the Bedouins, they constitute a semi-nomadic Arab population that had inhabited the southern desert of Israel long before Israel was establishe...
Fourth of July Day of Action: #DreamsNotDebt
Last year, just before the deadline, a bipartisan deal was reached which prevented interest rates from doubling from 3.4% to 6.8% on federally subsidized student loans in the United States. This year however, another extension ...
End the US Census: Is This the Republicans ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Moment?
Unemployment rates, population data and gross domestic product (GDP) – I’m no economist but the collection of this sort of information seems rather important. Well, not according to some Republican Congressmen in the Un...
