The Need for a Gender Focused Approach to Reconstruction in Haiti
By Adam D. Dubin[1] On January 12, 2010, an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude shook Haiti, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead and millions without homes and livelihoods. Families were...
View ArticleCorporate Self-Regulation and Its Implications for Free Speech
By Andrew Burtless “Just like any other global company, Yahoo must ensure that its local country sites operate within the laws, regulations and customs of the country in which they are based.”[1] “Like...
View ArticleBiofuel, Food, Deforestration, and Indonesian Palm
By Ryan Campbell Biofuel are fuels that are derived from organic material from living or recently deceased plants or animals. It was supposed to be the green dream—it would allow us to significantly...
View ArticleAlgerian Women are more than Easily Broken Membranous Sheaths: Including...
By Lauren Curatolo Algeria: A Brief History French occupation of Algeria ended on March 18, 1962, after nearly 130 years of colonialism.[1] Shortly after, power was handed to the “National Liberation...
View ArticleThe Arrest Warrants for Omar Al Bashir: The Forces of Compliance in...
By George C. Grasso Introduction On July 12, 2010, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a second arrest warrant for the Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir for three counts of genocide.[1] This...
View ArticleIn Loco Moralitatis: A Critique of United Nations Conventions and State...
By Brendan Michael Conner The second Optional Protocol [1] on the Sale of Children, Child Pornography, and Child Prostitution (OPSC) [2] to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child...
View ArticleTorture in Colorado: Reflections on Fahad’s S.A.M.s A Year Later
By Kathryn Heffron My brother, Ahmed Abu Ali, has spent the past five years in solitary confinement, under 23-hour lockdown, in a 7×12 cell. He has one recreational hour in which he must get...
View ArticleCUNY Vagina Monologues, 2012
In Spring 2012, CUNY Domestic Violence Coalition (DVC) hosted its annual benefit performance of the Vagina Monologues. Proceeds funded the DVC Ending Gendered Violence Fellowship. For the 2012 edition,...
View ArticleIsrael and Palestine: The Two-State Non Solution
By Rachel Sazanowicz I had the privilege of traveling throughout the Israeli-Occupied Territory of the West Bank in the summer of 2011. My visit preceded Fatah’s Palestinian bid for statehood...
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