Back in May 2021, Democrats Abroad held elections, and Candice Kerestan was elected as International Chair of the organization. Months later, in August 2021, at the Young Democrats of America National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, Eddie Aviles met her and…
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In a recent interview with experienced pollster John Della Volpe and youth activist David Hogg, the founder of the youth-led gun control advocacy group March For Our Lives, National Public Radio journalist Juana Summers discussed the high political engagement of…
Towards the end of last year, there were a few unrelated incidents that became talking points regarding the #MeToo movement. China watchers started following one of them with great interest not only because it’s a micro cosmos into the #MeToo…
When it comes to Europe´s most restrictive abortion laws, Andorra, Poland, and Malta are among the countries that tend to make headlines. Yet even in a country like Germany, which is widely perceived as a liberal country, reproductive laws are…
Continue reading Freedom of Speech Does not Need § 219a StGB
Mental health challenges are a ubiquitous concern worldwide. It has been estimated, for example, that in the U.S. alone, 1 in 5 adults, or 51.5 million people, will experience some form of mental illness in their lifetimes. Despite the prevalence…
Continue reading The Importance of Mental Health Care for People with Physical Disabilities
On January 15th, of 2021, Libel contributor Viljami Kaskiluoto wrote an article entitled “A Violent End to Trump’s Era”. While my fellow writer made some excellent points, I must however disagree with some ideas presented in his January article. Where…
Continue reading One Year Later: Reflecting on the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol
The question of enforcing vaccinations is as old as vaccinations themselves. However, it is only since the – by now repeatedly disproven and non-peer reviewed – Wakefield study in the Lancet Journal was published that the anti-vaccination movement has really…
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The world has been rushing to contain the threat of climate change. Countries are taking drastic changes to secure their futures. However, such changes sometimes result in the economy’s stagnation, especially for those countries that employ a more traditional approach…
Continue reading Pakistan’s Battle against Climate Change and the Hindrances in between
This article is dedicated to the victims of violence across the world, especially youth. May their memories be treasured and their souls rest in peace. Content warning: The following article discusses gun violence, suicide, and death. On Tuesday, November 30th,…
New Caledonia just held a referendum on independence. The results are in, and to say that the anti-independence camp dominated this referendum would be an understatement: over 90 % have said no to independence and seeing that this is the…
