Opinion
China’s Exhausting Environmental Militancy Against Taiwan
One of China’s primary environmental aggressions toward Taiwan comes in the form of pillaging a precious—but easily plunderable—natural resource. The resource is sand, which is unexpectedly the world’s second most used resource. As one of the primary materials used to…
Will the Future of Abortion Litigation Rest on Religious Freedom Claims?
The summer’s news cycle has been dominated by stories of supreme and state court rulings eroding social protections secured by landmark cases over past decades. The overturning of Roe v. Wade by way of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization…
The Stakes of China’s Covid Policy
Between early April and June 1, life in Shanghai – China’s financial hub and a city home to 25 million people – came to a halt. Streets emptied from their usual constant bustle, shops and restaurants shut their doors, and…
A Feminist Awakening in China
2:40 A.M., June 10, 2022, Tangshan city in northeastern China –– A man entered a barbecue restaurant and approached a table of three women. He put his hand on the back of one, who rejected his advance. In response, the…
Colonialism in a Green Dress: Tesla and the Kanaky Independence Movement
Kanaky, the indigenous home of the Kanak people, known as the French territory of New Caledonia, is gorgeous; it is home to a rare level of endemic biodiversity and boasts the longest continuous barrier reef in the world. Its lagoons…
South Korea’s Dirty Biomass Problem
South Korea, the world’s seventh greatest producer of greenhouse gas, is botching its transition to clean power due to the exploitation of an outdated United Nations (UN) energy classification loophole. The loophole in question is Biomass — a fuel that…
When Infrastructure Expires: The Fight Over Dams in New Hampshire Mill Towns
Exeter’s colonial buildings look the same as they did ten years ago, but the town sounds different now. There’s a gushing noise in the background as if someone’s breathing through their teeth. For over one hundred years, the Exeter River…
Snowdrop: A Korean TV Show and the Distortion of History
1980s, South Korea –– Bak Jong-cheol, a student leader at Seoul National University, was one of many young activists struggling against the South Korean military dictatorship. Later, when Bak was interrogated for his involvement with pro-democracy movements, he refused to…