As World Neglects, Taliban Rules
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Why aren’t we hearing more about such widespread and severe abuses of women? Is Taliban rule being effectively normalized?
Isabella Lake
- Sep 24
- 3 min
Berkeley’s Encampment Resolution: Resolving What?
Is Berkeley council's resolution a reasonable way to manage the growth of encampments considered “hazardous” to the city?
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Isabella Lake
- Sep 17
- 3 min
Deportation on the Debate Stage
“In Springfield, they're eating the dogs—the people that came in. They're eating the cats...
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Isabella Lake
- Sep 10
- 3 min
The Youth Voice and the Youth Vote: Social Media in the 2024 Election
“Make no mistake, this is a different youth electorate than in 2020 and 2022, and young voters are motivated by different things....
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Auden Meyer
- Apr 17
- 9 min
Walking a Tightrope on the Middle East Conflict as an American Jew
The restive atmosphere at UC Berkeley is exhausting...
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Isabella Lake
- Apr 2
- 3 min
Gang Violence Has Its Grip on Haiti: In Whose Hands Can It Be Entrusted Now?
Current Events In the first three months of 2024, an estimated 1,500 Haitians were killed at the hands of the extreme gang violence that...
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Saum Chaudhuri
- Mar 20
- 3 min
The Countdown on TikTok
TikTok has become a focal point of intense scrutiny and debate within the United States. The app's rapid rise to prominence, especially...
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Isabella Lake
- Mar 12
- 2 min
Is the UC a Good Neighbor?
“It’s important for people in Berkeley to understand that there is a location where people can come to where there are no prerequisites....
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Bren Paul
- Feb 27
- 3 min
The State of Nuclear Energy
Once lauded as the future of green energy, the prominence of nuclear power has declined steadily over the past half-century. The U.S. now...
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Isabella Lake
- Feb 20
- 3 min
The U.S. Military and Foreign Intervention
U.S. Military Intervention For the past half-century the United States has, more so than ever, had a heavy and menacing hand in foreign...
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Saum Chaudhuri
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Social Media & Democracy: The 2024 Election
The events of January 6th, 2021, serve as a stark reminder of the profound influence of social media on politics and democracy, with the...
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Isabella Lake
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Free Speech Issues on College Campuses
Current Events Earlier this month, Harvard University president Dr. Claudine Gay resigned from her position in response to public outcry...
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Isabella Lake
- Oct 31, 2023
- 3 min
2023's House Speaker Reelection
A Brief History The U.S. House of Representatives generally elects a new speaker at the inception of a new Congress, choosing from a...
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Saum Chaudhuri
- Oct 25, 2023
- 3 min
Social Media Moderation
Who watches the watchmen? This question lies at the heart of the ongoing debate about social media content moderation. As the digital age...
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Rishabh Singh
- Oct 24, 2023
- 6 min
Modern Effectiveness of the UN and War Crime Policies
“Even if things are set a certain way - go sit with somebody, go talk to them and say this doesn’t make sense, this is wrong, how can we...
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Isabella Lake
- Oct 24, 2023
- 2 min
The Israel-Hamas War
A Brief History of the Conflict The blockade of the Gaza Strip was initially imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2005, following the Israeli...
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Isabella Lake
- Oct 24, 2023
- 2 min
The South China Sea Dispute
“The United States has long been, is, and always will be an Indo-Pacific nation.” -Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State A Brief...
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Isabella Lake
- Oct 24, 2023
- 3 min
SF's Surge in Crime
The Results Flagship stores like Nordstrom and Whole Foods, which have helped define the high-end atmosphere of San Francisco’s retail...
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Isabella Lake
- Oct 24, 2023
- 3 min
Syria’s Current Protests
A Brief History In 2011, amidst the cluster of Arab Spring uprisings surging across six Middle Eastern countries, Syria’s anti-government...
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Isabella Lake
- Oct 24, 2023
- 2 min
Age Limits for U.S. Politicians
A Brief History The U.S. Constitution mandates that House representatives be at least 25, senators be at least 30, and presidents be at...
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