Camila Polanco The Parsley Massacre in 1937 was a racially-charged massacre where Dominican soldiers killed over twenty thousand Haitians alongside the Dajabon River, yet to this day, this mass killing remains largely unknown. Since the massacre, little has changed, and racial tensions have continuously risen between both countries. Yet, the collective memory of the Massacre by both Haitians and Dominicans differs significantly: While the Dominicans don’t concern themselves

Alejandra Rodriguez “More than one in three people in rural areas do not have access to running water”   (Conagua). The lack of availability stands in stark contrast to the abundant rainfalls that the Mexican state of Chiapas experiences, illustrating that supply does not guarantee access. Chiapas has had serious problems  regarding its communal health due to the relationship between water scarcity and increased soft drink consumption. “My head has no strength. I almost can’

Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Gabriel Del Bosque Velasco The election of populist left-wing politician Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador (AMLO) in 2018 marked the beginning of what he termed Mexico’s “4th Transformation.” This term attempted to position himself and his party Morena as the legitimate successors of political change in Mexican society, paying homage to the Mexican War of Independence in 1810 (1st transformation), the War of Reform in 1858 (2nd), and the 1917 Mexic

Matthew M. Ployhart I lurched forward in my seat as the boat slammed down into the icy waters of the Arctic after racing over another...

Blake Mauro The National Flags of China (left) and Brazil (right) Over the past two decades, China has stretched its reach far beyond its...

Ian Stewart A man carries a sign that reads: "Banks are not innocent in our misery" during a protest to demand that Haitian Prime...

Mary Grace Nimmer On July 15, 1975, the world witnessed the success of the first international space partnership, the Apollo-Soyuz Test...

Ava Barros In the United States military alone, one in four service women report being sexually assaulted by a fellow service member, and...

Hannah Roebuck The Canadian federal government and First Nations leaders have come to a historic $40 billion agreement-in-principle to...

Amani Altwam The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as Gitmo, is a United States military prison that is located on the Guantanamo...

Kingsley Ukuku Today, Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) to the United States, constantly pops up in American news....

Ava Barros The European colonization commonly overshadows the diverse history of Indigenous peoples. For hundreds of years American...

Josephine Rohrer Imperialism, while seemingly embedded only in the past, has lasting effects on the world and remains relevant in...

Aynsley Hartney Introduction Rome. Washington D.C. Sydney. Johannesburg. Copenhagen. These are just a few of the many women’s marches...

Dana Phan In our globalized world, dinner time now includes foods and ingredients from all regions of the earth. However, the contents of...

Violent protests between the Nicaraguan people and police have recently erupted around the development of a new Chinese-funded canal to...

When the Obama administration announced the normalization of ties with Cuba, its aim, according to the press release, was to “engage and...