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In 2012, why do we discriminate people’s rights for the way they were born? Does the government have a right to dictate what type of love is legal or illegal? Just the way a heterosexual man can love a woman; can’t a homosexual man have the choice to love a man? Why does a government have the power to tell its citizens when, why and whom to love? In today’s day and age, spreading hatred through war and bloodshed seems to be a normalcy while innocent love between two men or two women is deemed unlawful in some places. This contradiction begs further questions about the priority of universal human rights. Read More »

“We are willing to die in Tahrir Square,” said the text message I woke up to this morning. Through media coverage and personal conversations, this seems to be the reappearing sentiment. People no longer believe in the military lead government. The victorious feeling of change and hope that filled Tahrir Square in February is once again being questioned by the brutal crackdown of the military. What will it take for Egypt to overthrow the army? Will the elections on November 28 change the direction of Egypt or will it remain the same? Read More »

It’s the big bad guys versus the meager little people. The rich versus the rest. The 99 % versus the 1%. What happened to the free west? Europe is barely hanging on to their economy, fighting for the euro and Read More »