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Introducing IPF Elect

Elections. When most people think of exciting campaigns and elections, they may not think about their home elections, but the U.S. elections. To be fair, elections in the U.S. are often like every other election. Presidential e...

by Mayda Margarita De La Fuente

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Drugs, A More Moderate Outlook

This is a rather significant departure from my normal writings. Usually, I tap out a piece on US politics or international affairs, or terrorism. This is different. This is something that I have been deliberating a lot on recen...

by Simon Fraser

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The Vigilante Militia Presence in Mexico: Self-Defense or Self-Interest?

Recently, Mexican authorities announced the arrest of 46 criminals posing as vigilantes in the town of Huetamo in the southwestern state of Guerrero. This marks yet another victory for law enforcement officials in Mexico, whom...

by Brian Comiskey

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San Juan Copala, Oaxaca: Rich in Natural Resources but Poor in Indigenous Rights

“Aquí nadie se rinde” This was the phrase of many pamphlets of the Triqui indigenous group in the center of Oaxaca, Mexico, who are living in tents next to the Oaxaca’s City Hall in protest at being violently displaced ...

by Danaé Espinoza

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Banksy shifts attention back to Gaza, months after the world has forgotten about Operation Protective Edge

In another genius move, the mysterious street artist, Banksy, has shifted the world’s attention back to the destruction caused in Gaza during the summer months of 2014. The Israeli Army’s Operation Protective Edge l...

by Priyanka Mogul

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WATCH: Man vs. Nature

The animated MAN is darkly comic, depicting the destructive nature of man, who exploits the planet and its species for his own selfish purposes. The video animation provides us with disturbing view of our species – a spe...

by Sneha Nanavati

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Revolar’s ‘Magic Button’ Kickstarter Campaign

In the United States, an estimated 19.3% of women have been sexually assaulted at least once during their lifetime. For Jacqueline Ros, CEO of Revolar, this issue certainly hits close to home. Ros was motivated to develop a per...

by Kyle McCarthy

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When It All Comes Crashing Down: The Future Of Hun Sen And Cambodia

In 1985, 33-year-old Hun Sen became the youngest prime minister in the world. Nearly thirty years later, Prime Minister Sen is now Southeast Asia’s longest serving non-royal leader. His grip on power, however, is trembling. A...

by Rohan Desai

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Bare Breasts Breed Bad Boys: Why Censoring Nudity In The Wolf of Wall Street In India Is Beyond Unbelievable

Leonardo DiCaprio, fast cars, mountains of cocaine, nudity that would put Italian statues to shame, and Martin Scorsese: this adequately sums up The Wolf of Wall Street. About five months ago, I watched it in India, and then sa...

by Apratim Vidyarthi

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Introducing IPF Elect

Drugs, A More Moderate Outlook

The Vigilante Militia Presence in Mexico: Self-Defense or Self-Interest?

San Juan Copala, Oaxaca: Rich in Natural Resources but Poor in Indigenous Rights

Banksy shifts attention back to Gaza, months after the world has forgotten about Operation Protective Edge

WATCH: Man vs. Nature

Revolar’s ‘Magic Button’ Kickstarter Campaign

When It All Comes Crashing Down: The Future Of Hun Sen And Cambodia

Bare Breasts Breed Bad Boys: Why Censoring Nudity In The Wolf of Wall Street In India Is Beyond Unbelievable

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