What to Know About late Japan’s Shinzo Abe
Japan is in great mourning. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday, July 8, 2022, while speaking at a political campaign in Nara two days before Japan’s upcoming parliamentary elections. Abe’s assassin was a 41-year-old former member of Japan’s defense force, Tetsuya Yamagami, who shot the former Prime Minister in his back with a homemade firearm “with two […]
Weekend Reviews: Shinzo Abe Assassinated At Public Appearance
Former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was assassinated while giving a speech in the Japanese city of Nama on Friday afternoon. Abe was Japan’s longest-serving leader at the time of his resignation in 2020. The 67-year-old politician was shot from behind by an assailant who wielded a homemade weapon, a shocking turn of events […]
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 […]
Weekend Reviews: S Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade
The United States Supreme Court has overturned the 50-year-old landmark legislation Roe vs. Wade and the lesser-known Planned Parenthood vs. Casey and determined that abortion is not a federally protected human right. The move from the conservative majority supreme court represents a significant setback toward women’s reproductive rights in the United States and has been […]
One Month After Uvalde Shooting, Misinformation Stifles Investigation
In the month since the shooting that left 21 dead in Uvalde, Texas – consistent and reliable information relating to the event has been anything but straightforward. The initial police report came under scrutiny only days after the shooting. First reports of the event were quickly confused by shifting timelines, lack of police response, and […]
Weekend Reviews: Evidence Mounts That Trump May Face Criminal Charges
As the January 6th Committee concludes the first three hearings of its investigations into the 2021 Capitol attack, key figures have articulated that there is a growing wealth of evidence that would provide sufficient impetus to charge former US President Donald Trump with serious criminal convictions. Some ex-justice department lawyers have stated that events at […]
Weekend Reviews: Senate Negotiators Reach A Deal on Gun Control
The United States Senate announced that their bargainers have successfully created a modest bipartisan response to the recent wave of gun violence that has afflicted the country in the last month. The somewhat limited deal offers modest curbs towards limiting gun ownership and allocation of resources towards improving school safety measures and mental health programs. […]
Russia-Ukraine War Impact on Geoeconomics
The Russia-Ukraine war will have longstanding impacts on geopolitics and geoeconomics, from the European Union and the Americas to India and China. The ripple effects of the Russia-Ukraine War extend far and wide, but they are perhaps nowhere more monumental than the potential for future conflict between great powers, China and the US, in the […]