Human Rights
The Shadow Workforce: Prison Labor and International Trade
"Prisoners are still performing free or extremely underpaid labor, which enables companies to make a profit while subsidizing the cost of incarceration."
Samar Ahmad
Law & Diplomacy
Unmaking Democracy: How Corporate Influence Is Eroding Democratic Governance
Can money be separated from politics? With billions of dollars being raised and spent [https://www.opensecrets.org/overview/cost.php] on federal elections in the United States, it seems that the answer is a resounding no. The presence of money in politics is universally recognized and problematized [https://www.
Science & Technology
The Lithium Triangle: Where Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia Meet
The lightest of metals may be causing the largest of impacts. Lithium, which powers our phones, laptops, and electric cars, is essential to our battery-driven world. The demand for lithium has rapidly increased, as the global market’s annual consumption has risen by 8.9 percent annually. This demand will
Middle East & Africa
The Third Revolution
Sudan is no stranger to revolution. The nation has overthrown two military regimes in October 1964 and April 1985, and the same rallying cries for freedom and justice are still echoing today. On April 11, 2019, the Sudanese military ousted President Omar al-Bashir after almost three decades in power. The