Foro Juventudes: Fostering Democracy and Human Rights
Candela Maceda | Contributing Writer “Sin democracia no hay desarrollo,” – without democracy, there is no development. The United Human Rights Foundation, alongside Foro Juventudes,…
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SIPA department presents Democracy Conference exploring democratic and authoritarian structures globally
Danette Heredia | Staff Writer The School of International & Public Affairs presented its second annual Conference on Global Democracy where eight different panelists broke…
Former White House Press Leaders Debate on Today’s Media Landscape and its Connection to Political Polarization
Danette Heredia | Staff Writer The Office of Public Policy Events, with the support of our Lee Caplin School of Journalism and Media and the School…
Judicial Review and Democracy: Allies or Enemies?
Gabriella Mateo | Contributing Writer Tuesday Times Roundtables, FIU’s collaborative weekly event with the New York Times, started the leading meeting of this spring semester…
Democracy shouldn’t be the default for student government
Shawn Barry/ Contributing Writer Direct democracy which is the rule by the people, and representative democracy which is practiced by the United States of America…
Cuban students should remember and fight for a free Cuba
Ossman Darwiche/ Assistant Opinion Director I would like to take the initiative to unite Cuban students at FIU, at least those of us who care…
Journalists deserve to ask Trump tough questions
Eduardo Alvarez/ Assistant Opinion Director As if your mental health wasn’t crippled enough by the Midterm elections, now we have this to talk about. In…
The approval of tax cuts reminds us that we do not live in a democracy
Clara Barros/ Contributing Writer The fiscal battle is over: President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax reform bill. Not exactly the Christmas/New Year present many…
It’s Time to Talk: A Candidate’s Responsibility to Debate
This refusal to debate has become a trend in politics that goes against the fundamental purpose of a liberal democracy.
Letter to the Editor: Article is a false narrative on Israel
Last week an article was published in The Beacon that aimed to demonize Israel. I, Leah, am one of the students that participated in that conversation. I am responding to this article because it portrays a conversation that I didn’t have.