The New Context

The Student Journal of International Affairs at The New School

Alix Schroder

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Salam Neighbor – Bridging the Gap Between Two Worlds?

From January 19 through February 15, American filmmakers Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci will be living alongside recently displaced families in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Realizing the severity of their own lack of understanding and misconception of the Syrian […]

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Pumps, Profit and Plastic: World Water Day 2013

Is access to clean water a basic human right? The customary response for most people is yes, of course, but still an estimated 1.4 billion people currently lack access to safe drinking water. And this is just one of the […]

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The Politically Unsexy Key to Immigration Reform

On Monday, January 28, a bipartisan group of eight senators introduced an outline for comprehensive immigration reform, calling for a “tough but fair path to citizenship,” reform of the legal immigration system, effective workplace verification, and an improved process for […]