San Diego, CA, March 14, 2013 — After a four year campaign, UCSD’s undergraduate student government has passed a resolution urging the University of California, San Diego to cease its investments in companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories. The bill, which was cosponsored by multiple student government members, was similar [...]

“It’s not every day we get to paint a roof in Midtown,” said Special Projects Manager for the New York City Service Wendy Dessy to a group of volunteers assembled in the basement of the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center. As she distributed buckets filled with paintbrushes and gloves, an audible hum of [...]

As I write this, a single piece of legislation with the greatest potential to improve America’s health sits in limbo in our nation’s capital. As soon as a few weeks from today, the government will release its final decision on a bill with roots in the beginning of the 20th century. Contrary to popular opinion, [...]

On Saturday, Spain’s Finance Minister Luis de Guindos announced that, in an emergency meeting, Eurozone and other European financial leaders agreed to a €100 billion bailout of private Spanish banks. While Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner rallied to sing the plan’s praises, German Chancellor [...]

“If I die, post these to my Facebook,” Moustafa Salah, age 22, said half-jokingly as I photographed him in a fifth-story apartment one block from Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo. He and four friends prepared for their return to the battle being waged below between Egypt’s Central Security Forces (CSF) and unarmed protesters, which has [...]

Whether you’re registered to vote Democrat, Republican, Independent, or not at all, you’ve probably tuned into some of the recent coverage of the GOP debates. The debates, which give us a glimpse into the brains (or lack thereof) behind the potential candidates for the next United States presidency, have become a new source of comedy [...]