After a weekend-long shutdown, The House has followed the Senate and agreed to fund the U.S. government for three weeks. Still, many Americans find themselves uneasy at the idea that the government shut down in the first place, meaning all unessential employees will be instructed not to return to work, and typically essential services…
Over the past two weeks, the Saudi Arabian “Anti-Corruption Committee” has arrested over 500 House of Saud royal family members and government officials in an attempt to crack down on corruption in the oil rich nation. The chairman of the committee is the recently appointed Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman (MbS), who…
Located in the southeast region of Asia, a small Buddhist- majority country, Myanmar, holds an ethnic Muslim minority who are currently suffering violence and persecution. This minority group, called the Rohingya, differs from the Buddhist-majority in ethnic, religious and linguistic ways. The Rohingya consist of about 1.1 million people who live in the southeast Asian…
Deserving. Worthy. Birthright. Privilege. How do we become who we are and how is it decided where we will go? Do we have the right to determine the course of another’s life and the value that is placed on it? Do we, as Americans, have a responsibility to protect those who desire what our ancestors…
Country faces worst fiscal issues ever; limited access to food impacts citizens The Venezuelan economy is the product of a country that relies heavily on imported goods, enforces a numerous amount of social welfare programs and funds all of this from a single export. The economic crisis, in which Venezuela currently finds itself, is what…