World War III
Perhaps predicting another world war is an exaggeration, but that alone won’t negate North Korea’s threat that it would make a “preemptive and offensive nuclear strike” on Monday, March 7,…
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Russia Denies Involvement in Airstrikes on Syrian Hospital
On Monday, February 15, a hospital in Maarat al-Numan, in northern Syria, was struck by four missiles. The hospital was supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), or Doctors without Borders,…
An Echo of the Past: Refugees, Now and 60 Years Ago
The Syrian Refugee Crisis has emerged as one the most pressing problems facing the world today. It’s been all over the news, and with good reason. The Syrian Refugee Crisis…
Migrants in Lesbos: Saved by Humanity
Cold. Wet. Hungry. Scared. That’s what thousands of migrants are currently experiencing as they cross the Mediterranean Sea to arrive in Greece. Many of these migrants are risking everything just…
The Lessening Role of Education
From one perspective, education can bluntly be described as a method to advance one’s social standing, social superiority, and personal satisfaction. However, as seen by those who have already undergone…
Zika Virus Declared a Public Health Emergency
In 2009, it was H1N1. In 2014 and 2015, it was Ebola. Now it is Zika. It seems every few years a virus emerges that has the world’s attention and…