This November, Californian voters will be faced with the decision of approving Proposition 24, or the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act, which would establish increased data privacy regulations within the home state of Silicon Valley. Supporters of the legislation claim it will further advance California’s already progressive record on […]
The U.S. Federal Reserve has officially announced that it has transitioned the central goal of its monetary policy towards maximizing employment throughout the country. Although this seems like a sensible response to the current record high levels of unemployment in the U.S., it goes against what has been the hallmark […]
Russia has recently become the first country in the world to officially register a COVID-19 vaccine, although they have been met with a wide degree of skepticism from the international community. Reports of the vaccine first surfaced after Russian President Vladimir Putin made an announcement in which he praised the […]
Following the recent explosion in Beirut, as well as the country’s economic collapse, many Lebanese citizens have taken to the streets to demand an end to their current government. This discontent has been capitalized upon by countries such as France, the United States, and Israel, who see it as an […]
An American citizen accused of violating Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws was recently gunned down during the middle of his trial in Peshawar, Pakistan. The victim of this extrajudicial killing, Tahir Naseem, was a Pakistani-American from Illinois who was also a member of Pakistan’s Ahmadi muslim community. This religious minority group […]
Tensions between the United States and China have significantly escalated after the Trump administration recently forced a Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas to shutdown. The U.S. State Department officially ordered the closure of the consulate on July 21st, making the staff in the consulate immediately respond by burning and destroying […]
The Trump administration has recently moved to drastically expand immigration restrictions in the U.S. by freezing the issuance of all green cards and H1-B related visas for foreign workers and their dependents. On June 22nd, 2020, President Trump authorized this policy via executive order, and it officially became enacted throughout […]
In a sweeping move earlier this week, the United States officially imposed a new round of sanctions on the Syrian government—effectively cutting off the already war-torn country from the world economy. The legislation that made this possible, the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, was named in honour of a Syrian […]
In the wake of the recent election in Azerbaijan, the integrity of the nation’s supposed democracy has been brought into question by Azerbaijani citizens and international spectators alike. On February 9th, the country held a snap election that was decided upon during a period of massive reforms last year, where […]
