Tag: Issues

The Boston News-Letter wasn’t the first newspaper in America. One example of an earlier publication was “The Present State of the New-English Affairs” by Samuel Green in 1689. Another was “Publick Occurrences, Both Forreign and Domestick” by Benjamin Har...

Earlier today I received an email from the University of Melbourne asking me to fill out a survey that probed my reasoning for declining a post-graduate offer. The survey posed the following question: Why did you provide a rating of [rating] for your likelihood to recommend the University of M...

We see examples of coworking everywhere — from libraries to coffee shops and even official coworking spaces that offer different packages for laptop workaholics. If you are one of these people, you certainly enjoy your lifestyle and can’t wait to sit and drink your coffee in a different ...

The Canadian government warned its 2SLGBTQIA+ residents they may be at risk when travelling to the United States due to a growing number of restrictive laws in states controlled by Republicans. “Some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2SLGBTQI+ persons. Check relevant sta...

When a group of hardline religious men attacked the peaceful women’s demonstration of Aurat March in Islamabad in 2020, it was not the first time a feminist demonstration was physically attacked, and it likely would not be the last. These hardline followers of a religious party in Pakistan fel...

In recent times lots of this type of graffiti and street art in support of ethnic, racial, and social justice issues has been produced. This work may be generic, like profanity laced tags against political leaders (e.g., Fuck Trump), etc., or it may involve more detailed and complicated ty...