Blinded by hate: cutting the EU budget
After a marathon overnight summit, leaders of the 27 member states agreed to an historic EU budget. But historic for the wrong reasons. For the first time, the 7 year Multiannual Financial Framework, more commonly known as the ...
COP18: Doha, a process win that won’t solve climate change
Developing countries fear that the latest climate change agreement could be just another empty promise. Climate change negotiations have concluded in Doha, Qatar as the ‘Doha Gateway’ was passed within minutes and with much...
Madagascar: Why I’m Not Giving Up On Politicians (Yet)
On October 25, 2013, my home country of Madagascar will finally be electing a new president. In recent years the citizens of Madagascar have witnessed their economy plunge into the abyss, its natural resources pillaged. Accor...
10 Fun Facts About The Student Debt Crisis
1.) Bigger than most countries. Currently, more than 40 million Americans hold student debt. The population with student loans is actually greater than the entire population of Canada, Poland, North Korea, Australia and more ...
Grexit: Has the Greek debt crisis truly been averted?
As the latest deal between Greece and its international creditors edges ever nearer to completion following marathon 16 hour talks in Brussels, many parties involved in negotiations have expressed scepticism over the long-term ...
Travelers Against Plastic
Plastic bottles and plastic paper bags are a threat to our environment. A couple of years back, the government of Kenya abolished plastic paper bags and advocated for bio-degradable carry bags or cloth reusable bags. The privat...
