by Robert Callobridge. In February, leaders of Ukraine’s government authorized the use of lethal force against protesters, an act that left 77 dead, demonstrators emboldened, and a fugitive president charged with mass murder. In the aftermath, Russian military forces landed in the country’s southern peninsula while the country veered ever closer toward financial and economic … Continue reading
by Thom Kilburn On Feb. 13, 65 prisoners were released from Afghanistan’s high security Bagram detainment facility—a move that garnered significant condemnation from U.S. officials who claim the prisoners are “dangerous insurgents”. The U.S. embassy in Kabul said some of the former detainees were responsible for the deaths of Afghan civilians, and Afghan and NATO troops. … Continue reading
by Lindsay Hunt Our Constitution and its accompanying Bill of Rights are the foundational documents on which our national identity rests. The interpretation and application of these American staples have been the subject of innumerable debates that will continue for the foreseeable future, but none of these debates are as relevant or impactful as those concerning … Continue reading
by Red Negro Warning: This article contains spoilers for the film The Lego Movie. Despite the condemnation of the recent box office hit The Lego Movie (2014) by the Fox News network as an ‘anti-business’ film, Lego Movie is a film that celebrates capitalist triumph, while delivering a subtle warning about the consequences of neoliberal common-sense … Continue reading
by Matthew Hobbs A financial crisis, which is designed to benefit only those who created it, is looming. This cyclical process, this American “doom cycle,” is the current financial culture which only asserts its needs of a lack of necessary regulatory reform, which if in effect, would have made a crisis like we have seen … Continue reading
by Pedro do Amaral Souza As the FIFA World Cup approaches, it has become one of the most debated topics in Brazil. Most would expect the atmosphere to be jubilant, as Brazil will be hosting its first World Cup since 1950. But in the country of soccer, the cup is being greeted with hostility by a … Continue reading
by Lena Chen Girls between the ages of 7 and 12 spent $1.6 million on thong underwear in 2003, according to Time Magazine. Pre-teen thongs aren’t the only occurrence of inappropriate clothing; mall offerings include sexy jeans, high heels for children, T-shirts with (often inappropriate) words across the chest and miniskirts for infants, toddlers and … Continue reading
