On the 14th of April, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted for the second time this year. As lava reached the surface and was chilled by a glacial ice cap, it fragmented into small glass particles that were carried up more than 5 miles in the volcano’s eruption plume. Winds carried the massive ash cloud towards [...]
Affirmative action is designed to compensate historically discriminated groups for disadvantages pressed upon them, be it on the basis of racism or other forms of discrimination. These policies have been experimented and implemented in many different countries, and began to be implemented by some public Brazilian universities in 2004. In the case of Brazil, affirmative [...]
Much attention has been granted recently to the just-opened ‘luxury prison’ in Halden, Norway. The facility, which is being touted as the most humane prison in the world, features many amenities for its 252 inmates. And after 10 years of construction and a $22.2 million price tag, government officials say it will be worth every [...]
After two years at the steering wheel, I am just now coming to grips with my departure from The Stanford Progressive. Initially, I was thrown into the fray with only a few words of advice. However, with the help of a loyal staff, we not only kept the magazine going, we improved it. The evolution [...]
The midterm elections are fast approaching, where all Americans get the opportunity to reevaluate what their government stands for and what they value in state and federal policy. This year’s hot topic? Taking comprehensive strides to eliminate heterogeneity from American society. That’s right, racism is back in vogue. By now even most politically apathetic people [...]
There’s no doubt that Arizona’s new law, the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” – more commonly referred to as SB 1070 – is creating quite a stir nationwide.
Arguing that voting for the current financial reform bill equates to bail-outs is the same as arguing that no one should have voted for the 1964 Civil Rights Act because it enforces Jim Crow. Deregulation trends from the past few decades alongside evolving financial markets created huge regulatory gaps which were exploited by groups such [...]
