A Six Year Old Facing Adult Problems
A personal connection to asian hate crimes in the U.S., as told by Arcadia staff writer Rosie Hassel.
The Atlanta Dream: How the WNBA Turned Georgia Blue
While most Americans watched Georgia’s nail-biting senatorial election from afar, the Women NBA’s Atlanta Dream, an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia, took matters into their own hands, using social media to spread their message on the importance of voting. Consequently, by the time January 5th 2021 arrived Democratic Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock secured 51% of the votes, leading to a monumental victory over Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, co-owner of the Atlanta Dream. Both Warnock’s and Democrat Jon Ossof’s win in Georgia successfully turned the state blue, giving Democrats the control of the Senate.
COVID-19’s Implications on Environmental Law
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed environmentalism to the back of many citizens' minds as the importance of public health has exponentially risen. As the pandemic continues to impact our lives in various ways, it continues to change the way that our society conceptualizes our interaction with the environment and highlights current tensions between environmental protection and public health, ultimately altering our foundational understanding of environmental law.
Fukushima Daiichi: 10 Years Later
On March 11th, 2011, just over 10 years ago, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck just off the coast of Japan, followed by a tsunami whose waves hit 128 feet in some places less than an hour later. Nearly 20,000 people died or are presumed dead in the wake of this disaster, and the implications have been profound. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami destroyed entire towns. Even the very geology of the planet was altered. 10 years later, some residents of towns in the Fukushima prefecture are still not able to return home.
A Glance at the International Politics of the Moon
The tension between Russia and the West is escalating to an unprecedented degree. It started in March 2021 when the U.S. and E.U. announced sanctions against Russia in response to the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. With these sanctions, the U.S. government began a journey towards the destruction of any remaining relationship between the West and Russia.
The Rise of Korean Feminism in the 5G Era
Some might recall Gangnam station from the old viral song “Gangnam Style.” Others who are better versed in Korean culture might picture a thriving metropolitan center full of skyscrapers, bustling people, and flashing neon signs. However, for many Korean women, Gangnam station is both a memorial of a horrible hate crime and a symbol of the Korean feminist movement.
The Coup in Myanmar
February 1, 2021 marked the downfall of any democratic progress in Myanmar. The previously ruling military seized control of the country, arresting State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint, handing power to Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander in Chief of the military. Mass protests at this subversion of democratic progress have been met with violent tactics, including use of water cannons, rubber bullets and live ammunition, resulting in the deaths of many civilians. While in and of itself somewhat of an illusion, hopes of democratic progress have been dashed in Myanmar, illustrating yet another example of democratic backsliding and the growth of authoritarianism worldwide.
Uneasy Lies the Head: MBS and US-Saudi Relations
June 21st will mark the fourth anniversary of Mohammed Bin Salman’s ascendancy to the title of Saudi Crown Prince. His relatively short tenure as de-facto ruler has proved to be an unprecedented one, for no previous Saudi ruler in recent memory has been as bold or nakedly ambitious as this one. Now trying to untangle the Gulf Crisis, the question inevitable emerges for the Biden Administration: what to do with MBS?
Taiwan Leadership in Times of a Pandemic: President Tsai Ing-Wen
On the night of January 11, 2020, Taiwanese people, regardless of each individual’s political leaning, huddled in front of TVs, phones, and out in the cold in wait for the presidential election results. After four years of leadership under President Tsai Ing-wen, whose Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) suffered a crippling defeat in regional elections two years prior, the next president was surely going to change the political direction of Taiwan.