Russia’s Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) election has been neither free, nor open. The ruling “United Russia” has allegedly won a constitutional majority, enabling the regime of President Putin to formally legalize any of its decisions. The brutal oppression…
Continue reading The Bitter-Sweet Election Victory of Putin’s “United Russia”
There is no denying COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on our world. In our healthcare system, resources have been stretched beyond breaking point. Medical professionals are being overworked and subjected to traumatic experiences. As a result, a narrative that…
Continue reading Going Beyond COVID to Understand the U.S. Healthcare Crisis
Yesterday, the 24th of October, was United Nations Day. The day celebrates the anniversary of the entering into force of the UN Charter back in 1945. More than 75 years after its founding, the institution is usually described as important…
Since the emergence of COVID, and the coincidental normalisation of ‘working from home’ within the UK, we seem to have seen more and more forms of corruption and deceit in our politics. Whether this be because the rate of it…
Continue reading An Analysis of the Different Forms of Abuse of Power in the UK
Taiwan has been on the news pretty much continuously since the start of October. The country celebrated its national day on the 10th, which angered China because what wouldn’t anger China these days. Every time Taiwan acts like a country…
In a time of American history where division seems to be sowed between every friend and neighbor, the need for compromise and unification is urgent and dire. While seeking for inspiration to discuss the divides in America, as well as…
Continue reading Reunification: A Discussion with United Rural Democrats President Joe Sheperd
On the International Day of the Girl Child, we would like to draw attention to the lives of Afghan women and girls under the Taliban regime. The Taliban have once again seized control of the Afghan government, replacing the one…
Continue reading What is Happening to the Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan?
Find Luke‘s other articles On Brussels here. In Paris, anger is palpable. In Oslo, the winds of change have reached the ballot box. In Brussels, the EU27 held their collective breath as Germany voted. It’s been several weeks that have seen change…
September saw many interesting elections around the world. In many places our liberal brethren made substantial gains or at least managed to shield themselves from losing seats. I’ll go through some of the global elections and give a fairly overall…
Continue reading Liberal September: How Did Liberals Do in this Month’s Elections?
Growing up and living in Finland, I have always felt relatively lucky when it comes to issues such as equality and human rights; we score among the absolute highest in topics such as gender equality, happiness, living standards and freedom…
