The first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden ended in chaos. Authors of major media publications and critiques have commented that the debate was filled with shouting, bitter exchanges, and interruptions. Throughout the debate, Chris Wal... More »
El Salvador, a small country located in Central America, has been struggling with severe gang violence since 1992 when a brutal 12-year civil war ended. According to the nation’s defense ministry, an estimated 500,000 El Salvadorians are involved with gangs, w... More »
Following the tragic death of African-American George Floyd, who was choked to death by a White police officer named Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has intensified and sparked protests and looting. It has also do... More »
Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States faces an impeachment inquiry initiated on the 24th of September by Nancey Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Prior to the inquiry being initiated, an anonymous whistleblower complaint filed to... More »
On October 14, the first of many protests this month occurred in Chile. The reason was that there was an accumulation of nationwide disapproval and discontent over economic situations mismanaged by President Sebastian Piñera and his cabinet. Chile is one of th... More »
On August 2, Japan announced that South Korea is officially removed from Japan’s White List—a list of countries given preferential treatment on trade. Due to this decision, Japan will be restricting exports of three major chemicals that are essential for Korea... More »
In the US, abortion is a hugely controversial and divisive topic. Ever since the Roe vs Wade Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion in 1973, there has always been a vocal anti-abortion minority that strongly opposes abortion for a variety of reasons. Ant... More »
The United States of America is by far one of the most important world powers. Whether we like to admit it or not, the fate of the U.S. affects everybody around the world. Therefore, all of our lives are connected to the country in some way or another, which i... More »
On Thursday, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un will meet in Vietnam, Hanoi, eight months after their historic summit in Singapore in June. In their first conference, the two leaders pledged to work together towards creating a strong diplomatic tie, as well as the c... More »
After a week of deadly protests demanding the end of Maduro’s government in Venezuela, the opposition leader Juan Guaidó was officially recognized by the U.S. government as Venezuela’s interim president. Not long after the announcement, Canada as well as other... More »
For more than three weeks now, the US Federal government has been on a temporary hiatus, or in other words, a shutdown. The shutdown began when President Trump and the US Congress, which consists of the largely-Republican Senate and the largely-Democratic Hous... More »
The Taiwanese local election took place on Saturday November 24, with citizens voting for their favored political party and referendums that address controversial issues within the country. This year’s mid-terms resulted in unexpected outcomes and definite cha... More »