Category: Politics
From Parades to Politics: Victory Day’s Evolving Significance
History of the parade: On May 9th, Russia and other formerly Soviet states celebrate Victory Day. This was when the Soviet Union and allies beat Nazi Germany. During the late evening of May 8th, 1945, German Military Commanders signed an official unconditional surrender document to the U.S.S.R, ceasing all fighting on the Eastern front. In…
Weekly Politics Summary – 6/5/24: Palestine Protesters arrested
Violent Palestine Protesters arrested Between Tuesday and Thursday evening, violent Palestine protesters were arrested at notable US Colleges. Columbia University, the University of Los Angeles (UCLA), and the University of Texas–Austin were the major sites of the arrest. Riot police were called to de-escalate the protests. Protesters at Columbia University had entered Hamilton Hall and occupied it as a protest.…
Sadiq Khan wins London Mayoral Election: Election Unwrapped
Labour’s Sadiq Khan has won his third term as Mayor of London after beating Conservative Opposition Susan Hall. YouGov Polling before Thursday 2nd of May suggested that Sadiq Khan would beat Susan Hall by 22%. Sadiq Khan won 11.1% and secured 1,088,285 votes, compared to Susan Hall’s 812,397 votes. Candidate Expected Actual Sadiq Khan 47%…
US Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Amid Lingering Inflation
Inflation Dogs the USA The US Federal Reserve has opted to delay interest cuts, keeping the interest rates at a 23-year-high, as a result of inflation dogging the US economy. Their interest rates are between 5.25% and 5.5%, constant for the past few months inflation has slowly increased to 3.7% (measured according to the Consumer…
Political Literacy: Building Critical Thinkers in the Information age
Currently, we are overwhelmed by a plethora of news sources in our digitally saturated world. Think about how many news companies you can name? It is the easiest it has ever been to access information of all sorts, and as a result, the easiest it has ever been to be lied to. The valuable ability…
Riot Police arrest Palestine Protesters at top Universities
Between Tuesday Evening and Wednesday morning, riot police were arresting, detaining, and removing violent pro-Palestine protesters who were leading riots. Columbia University, City College of New York, and University of Los Angeles (UCLA) were the two most violent and primary incidents of police intervention. Columbia University called the police to remove protesters from Hamilton Hall.…
