History Told Through Linguistics: Graphic Pejoratives in Written Chinese
The logographic nature of the Chinese written language creates unique situations in which the visual aspect of a word and its meaning is not necessarily…
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Doomsday 2022: A Look Ahead at the Most Critical Year in Climate History
On January 22, 2022, a fire broke out over the Big Sur Valley along the central coast of California displacing over 500 local residents and…
Starbucks Unionization and What this Means for Unskilled Labor Sectors
On December 9, 2021, the Labor Board certified the first union at a US Starbucks. During the vote, workers from Buffalo, New York shared their…
Canada Bans Conversion Therapy
On December 7, 2021, the Canadian government unanimously decided to approve Bill C-3 that would ban all forms of conversion therapy, making it the fifth…
Ukraine on Edge Amid Fears of a Russian Invasion
Alarm bells have been sounding across Europe in recent months due to a buildup of Russian troops along Ukraine’s border. Russian President Vladimir Putin is…
Anti-apartheid Leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dies at 90
Archbishop Desmond Mbilo Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent anti-apartheid activist, died December 26th at age 90. The Archbishop Desmond Tutu Trust reported that…