From Abandoned to Essential: China’s Ban on International Adoptions Signals a New Era for Daughters
By Makena Tom
For decades, Chinese daughters were abandoned in favor of sons, leading to waves of international adoptions like Kate's. This new restriction on international adoption seems to signal a change in how Chinese society views its daughters today.
Eren Yeager and America’s Preemptive Foreign Policy Strategy
By Nicolas Naing
“If we kill all our enemies on the other side of the sea, will we...

Prop. 36 Would Curb Rates of Theft and Drug Addiction
By Caspar Turner
A national drug crisis and a shoplifting epidemic have combined to make California, and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular, a hotbed of petty crime. Now Californians will have the opportunity to undo this trend, at least in part.
Human Rights Issues in California: The Case of Human Trafficking
By Daniel Villatroro
Human trafficking is a dark shadow looming over California, silently ensnaring thousands each year. It's...

Posts tagged as “Zika”

How an Indian Biotech Company Shot Ahead on the Zika Vaccine Long Before The Rest of the World

How an Indian Biotech Company Shot Ahead on the Zika Vaccine Long Before The Rest of the World

By Lilac Peterson on May 23, 2016

Open any news website and you’ll come face-to-face with heartbroken Brazilian parents cradling a doleful infant with microcephaly, a condition in which people are born…

The State of Affairs in Congress: In the Era of Hyperpolarization, Embrace Bipartisanship or Fail

The State of Affairs in Congress: In the Era of Hyperpolarization, Embrace Bipartisanship or Fail

By Sophie Khan on May 19, 2016

A Year Later, Back to Vaxing: California’s New Vaccination Laws

By Old Writer on April 16, 2016