Reading time: 6 minutes Climate change is one of the most imminent threats to Uganda. Changing seasons, long draughts, hurricanes, heat waves, they all threaten the lives of millions. Uganda is one of many [ … ]
Mitzi Jonelle Tan: In the Frontlines of the Climate Movement
Reading time: 7 minutes The Philippines contributes to less than 1% of the world’s carbon emissions, yet its citizens are some of the world’s most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. To talk [ … ]
Every Seed Counts: Interview with Lesein Mutunkei, Kenyan climate activist
Reading time: 5 minutes Lesein Mutunkei is a 17-year-old environmental activist from Kenya. At a young age, he began to learn about the impacts of climate change and decided he wanted to do something [ … ]
Dancing in the Age of Social Distancing: Reimagining Performances
Reading time: 4 minutes The Lincoln Center, the Bolshoi Theater, the Royal Opera House: places once filled with lively sounds, dances, and passion, now stand empty at the will of a global pandemic. The past [ … ]
On the US Election
Reading time: 9 minutes An American’s first time voting for a president is a special moment in their civic life. To view this from afar has been a strange experience for Americans abroad. We [ … ]
Just Around the Corner: The US 2020 Elections
Reading time: 4 minutes In less than 36 days the United States will hold their general election, determining whether Joe Biden will go on to become the 46th president in the White House, or whether Trump will go [ … ]
At the Heart of the Pride Movement
Reading time: 4 minutes 50th Anniversary of the NYC Pride Parade Cancelled Due to Coronavirus Pandemic This past month, the usually packed streets of New York in celebration of Pride were instead transformed by [ … ]