Imagine you awake one morning to find that your internet is down in your apartment, “No problem,” you think. You switch to your cellular service on your phone. Your phone isn’t working either. You try to turn on your TV. […]
UNSS, New York, July 2018 In support of the 20th anniversary of The Guiding principles on Internal Displacement, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has launched the campaign #InvisibleCitizens, to humanize and draw global attention […]
I try not to discuss politics with my family on social media, but broke that rule recently when my uncle posted this on Facebook: “I have a question, friends. My daughter wants to participate in the school walk … but […]
We have always known that celebrities have symbolic power. They influence how we spend our money, what goods we consume, and what cultural products are worth investing in. They also crucially impact how their fans or followers react to politics. […]
I spent my adolescence on the streets of the East Village experiencing its unique and diverse punk subculture. At the heart of the neighborhood and this culture was its small businesses. Tattoo shops, pizzerias, second-hand clothing, and low-budget music shops […]
In September 2015, 150 member states of the United Nations came together to decide new strategies and goals to help confront the issues of poverty, wellbeing and the environment. The culmination of this event was the adoption of The Sustainable […]
