From Trade-Off To Transition: The Power Dynamics of a Green Industrial Revolution & COVID-19
Managing Editor Rebeca Camacho discusses the plummeting in energy consumption due to COVID-19, and what this could mean for addressing the broader issue of climate change.
The Closure of the WTO Appellate Body: The End of World Trade As We Know It?
As trade wars between global economic powers reach an all time high, it looks like the world just lost one of its greatest referees. Staff writer Pankhuri Prasad speaks on the likelihood of a severe crisis with the end of the World Trade Center as we know it, and how international trade is quickly heading into uncharted waters.
The C'est La Vie Paradox: A Perspective on Student Loans
While student loans may be categorized as the gateway to a chance at a better future, the price we pay for our education has increasingly become a matter of reaching the bottom-line for many of our academic institutions. Staff writer David Ramirez speaks on the challenges students face in taking on student loans, and gives some insight on how to mitigate the financial burden.
Christmas Came Early for Putin: US Withdraws from Syria, Compromising Allies
Staff writer Aldo Raine speaks on President Trump's decision to withdraw troops and how the shift in American foreign policy affects our credibility abroad.
Corporate Accountability: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
Staff writer Madi Ro covers the UCSD event on corporate accountability and the protection of human rights.
From NAFTA To USMCA: The New Deal and What's Missing
Staff writer Rebeca Camacho covers the event held at the School of Global Policy and Strategy that presents the implications of the impending ratification of the United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement (USMCA) in terms of gains and losses and its effects on indigenous people.
OTROS DREAMS EN ACCIÓN: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEPORTATION?
Staff Writer Cristina Hernandez discusses organization 'Otros Dreams en Acción' and their work to help those deported from the U.S. adjust to life in Mexico and better process the transition.
PORTUGAL, U.S. AND MEXICO: LESSONS FROM DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION (PART TWO)
Editor in Chief Mekalyn Rose discusses the racial and political origins of U.S. drug policies and their consequential role in shaping the growing opioid crisis.
Portugal, U.S. and Mexico: Lessons from Drug Decriminalization
Staff Writer Mekalyn Rose discusses the effectiveness of illicit drug decriminalization and treatment plans implemented in Portugal.
THE DEATH OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Staff Writer Cailen Rodriguez examines the global repercussions of Trump's take on trade.
SILICON VALLEY'S CHINA PARADOX: EVENT SUMMARY
Staff Writer Bailey Marsheck reviews a GPS 21st Century China Center Event
BECOMING A SURVIVOR: GLOBAL FORUM ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SAN DIEGO
Staff Writer Eden Allegretti interviews Marjorie Saylor, a survivor of human trafficking, at I-House Global Forum.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HIV, AIDS AND WORLD AIDS DAY
Staff Writer Cailen Rodriguez provides an informative and in depth review of HIV/AIDS history and the necessity of World AIDS Day
OPIOIDS FOR THE MASSES
While the United States and much of the Western world is confronted with a battle against the epidemic of prescription drug abuse, the issue is absent in much of the rest of the world.
The Travel Ban: The Politics of Immigration in the U.S. (I-House Global Forum Review)
Staff Writer Sneha Naren reviews the I-House Global Forum event on Oct. 26.
AMERICAN EDUCATION: THE LIGHT BETWEEN THE AMERICAN WAKING LIFE AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
Guest Writer Shahbaz Shaikh analyzes the impact of Betsy Devos' plans on American Education and how this will in turn affect the American Dream.