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Multiple countries have declined to join Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace, but others are reportedly still considering it. The board, with its billion-dollar price tag for admission to permanent membership, exemplifies Trump’s “neo-royalist” view that the world should be controlled by a small group of elites. The U.N. Security Council, the body with primary […]

Recently, actress Shay Mitchell announced the launch of RINÍ, a skincare line marketed to children as young as three. She described it as a gentle way for kids to join their parents’ self-care routines. But the backlash was immediate and telling. Children don’t need cleanser routines or barrier creams; this is evidence of a beauty […]

When it comes to nuclear power, the United States is a towering giant with amnesia. She pioneered nuclear technology and built the world’s largest fleet of reactors. Now, those monumental relics are going the way of Pyramids and she has forgotten how to build them efficiently. In a timely wake-up call, President Trump signed four […]

President Trump has repeatedly insisted that, “The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it.” These threats have rattled Western leaders and sparked protests across Denmark and Greenland. French President Emmauel […]

Americans are feeling squeezed. From groceries to rent to discretionary spending, the cost of living is front and center in this year’s political debate. And while prices for most goods have risen about 3 percent over the past year, one essential expense has surged far faster: auto repairs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

Recent events in Iran bring the country to a historic breaking point, drawing global attention. What begins as protests over economic hardship quickly evolves into a widespread challenge to the Islamic regime itself. After forty-seven years in power, the regime diverts vast national resources abroad while ordinary Iranians struggle to meet basic needs at home. […]

The year 2025 will be remembered as the year that universities cut minority recruitment programs, closed student racial affinity groups, and censored their websites of the word diversity. These are not just responses to The Trump administration freezing funding to extort universities. As a faculty equity advisor at a minority serving institute, I see firsthand how academics are turning on […]

Healthcare is built on trust, and trust begins with communication. Through my community service translating materials for elderly visually impaired individuals in a Spanish-language support group, I have witnessed firsthand how easily patients can feel excluded or misunderstood. However, for many individuals, especially those from racially and linguistically diverse backgrounds, clear communication in medical settings […]

By Akash Belsare “[W]hen the natives see you, the tourist, they envy you, they envy your ability to leave your own banality and boredom, they envy your ability to turn their banality and boredom into a source of pleasure for yourself.” Jamaica Kincaid published A Small Place in 1988, a sardonic critique of how the tourism industry […]

In 2026, it is estimated that more than 11,000 Americans will turn 65 every day, and for many their home is their largest asset and their best hope for navigating retirement on a fixed income. For these seniors, tapping into their home equity may be their best (or only) option to address rising costs of medical […]