DOJ Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Trump for Wrongdoing
On Friday, November 18, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and his role in the January 6 insurrection. The special counsel’s scope will include the Justice Department’s ongoing probe of Trump’s storage of highly sensitive and classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. […]
Raised Oil Prices Following OPEC+ Decision Spell Out Continued Inflation
Relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia are weakened in response to OPEC+’s output cut last week. While the Biden Administration has encouraged Saudi Arabia’s oil production, the group decided to reverse its policy of gradually increasing production. OPEC+’s decision will incur numerous consequences. This involves an increasing already-inflated oil prices and tightening the already limited production of oil. Oil prices have […]
Italy Elects Giorgia Meloni, First Far-Right Leader Since Mussolini
Giorgia Meloni became Italy’s first female Prime Minister on September 25, following the country’s 2022 general election where she captured 44 percent of the vote. Meloni has been described as Italy’s first far-right leader since Mussolini and her party has been accused of promoting fascism. Meloni’s Ideologies Giorgia Meloni has advocated for lower taxes, end to immigration and reduced […]
Biden Decries Putin, Offers New Approaches at UN General Assembly
On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, world leaders gathered to launch the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The week’s session will be the first meeting held in-person since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The General Assembly (GA) is an integral space for the international community. According to the United […]
Territorial Disputes Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Result in Bloodshed
On September 12, fighting broke out along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ending a two-year period of peace. Thousands of Armenians living in villages along the Azerbaijani border have since evacuated their homes in search of safety. Armenia and Azerbaijan leaders are attributing fault to the other for instigating the attack. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asserted “Azerbaijan’s military […]
The Life and Legacy of Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8 at the age of 96 after more than seven decades in power. She will be remembered as the longest-ruling monarch in British history and as one of the most influential women in modern history. The announcement of the Queen’s passing came after recent concerns of the Queen’s failing […]
UFPLA Signifies Victory for Human Rights Activists
On June 21, 2022, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect, signaling a significant victory for human rights activists who have tirelessly advocated against China’s continued genocide of Uyghurs populations. The Uyghurs have been subject to a plethora of human rights violations, from forced detention and labor to mass surveillance and torture at the hands of […]
Hunter Biden and Jared Kushner – Both Facing Allegations of Corruption
Former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden differ in a vast number of ways; politics, policies, perspectives; but they do share at least one commonality – family members under investigations for potential corruption and wrongdoing. Hunter Biden and Jared Kushner are both currently under investigation for crimes related to high level corruption in […]
Voting Rights In Danger At The Supreme Court Once Again
Voting rights will be back on the docket at the Supreme Court. In Merrill v. Milligan, the Court will decide whether, under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), Alabama is legally obligated to create a second district for Black Voting rights will soon be back on the docket at the Supreme Court. In […]