What’s happening in Greece?
by Karen Su, Wellesley College ’19 Once upon a time before the birth of the euro, the Greeks used a currency called the drachma. Come January 1999, the euro was introduced and bound the 19 nations that...
View ArticleThe Presidential Candidates on Education
by Sherin Shibu The first political race I will be eligible to cast my ballot for is none other than the 2016 presidential election. As a rising college student, I am most concerned about the issue of...
View ArticleThoughts on the Iran Deal
by Sherin Shibu There comes a time in history when the face of a nation changes, and the Iran deal currently under scrutiny is one such nation-transforming deal. The Iran deal limits Iran’s capability...
View ArticleBhutto: fascinating film about Pakistani political history
by Elin Nelson The 2010 documentary “Bhutto” is about Benazir Bhutto Pakistan’s two-time and first female prime minister, her assassination, and Pakistan’s history since independence in 1947. I really...
View ArticleGreece’s Tightrope Act
by Karen Su Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is walking on a tightrope between the demands of the people of Greece and its creditors over economic reforms. It is a balancing act that Tsipras has...
View Article“Peepli Live” and “Salt N Pepper” tackle farmer suicide
by Elin Nelson “Peepli Live” (2010), written and directed by Anusha Risvi, is a social satire on the farmer suicide crisis in India. Farmer brothers Natha (Omkar Das Manikpuri) and Budhiya (Raghubir...
View ArticleDon’t pray to false gods
by Anne Conron Hillary Clinton is not your friend. Bernie Sanders is not your hero. Politicians are not God. Too many people see these politicians as more than they are, which is damaging to policy...
View ArticleAmerica’s anger problem and Donald Trump
by Elin Nelson Trump is angry. He is rude. And he knows people love it. In one of the GOP debates, Trump declared, “I am very angry because our country is being run horribly and I will gladly accept...
View ArticleWithout proof, US claims Taliban leader is killed
On May 21, US troops launched a drone strike in Balochistan targeting Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mansour. The US celebrated the terrorist’s death and President Barack Obama himself confirmed the...
View ArticleTrump’s 10 craziest tweets of the summer
by Elin Nelson Trump loves to record his narcissistic insanity on Twitter. Let’s look at his craziest tweets from this summer. 10. Celebrating Muhammad Ali, directly contradicting his remark that he...
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