In writing and shaping this column over the last eight months, I’ve tried to strike a balance between U.S. and non-U.S. news. This week, I felt compelled to write about the state of reproductive rights in America. Political policies all around the world shape...
Last week, a teen girl in El Salvador was sentenced to 30 years in prison after she gave birth to a stillborn baby last year. The Guardian reported that the then-18-year-old girl had been repeatedly raped by a gang member. Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez Cruz was...
The 2016 United States presidential election held the possibility of history being made. We of course know that Hillary Clinton was unsuccessful in her attempt to win the race to the White House. History was, however, made in Las Vegas. On that Tuesday night,...
Wendy Davis had been a Democratic senator in Texas for four years, but outside of the Lone Star State few people knew her name. On the 24th of June 2013 that all changed. Not only was she transformed into a household name throughout the United States, but she also...
