Samuel Larreal / Contributing Writer FIU’s journalism department held an expert panel discussion on March 16 to analyze the Russian government’s crackdown on journalists amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The panel discussed the Kremlin’s censorship efforts against free media as well as possible sociopolitical implications of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine. The discussion at […]
Michael McEwen and Diego Diaz / PantherNOW Staff In the early hours of Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” targeting the eastern portion of neighboring Ukraine, drawing an end to a tense period of anticipation in which 190,000 Russian troops massed at the border between the two countries. Artillery strikes […]
Fernando Fernandez/Staff Writer With the last of the American forces having withdrawn from Afghanistan a little under two weeks ago, the time for reflection has officially finally arrived. This was the United States’ longest war after all. It is therefore only right that we question what exactly we accomplished there. Was the 2001-2021 Afghanistan War […]
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer I have a confession to make: the issue that got me involved in politics wasn’t voting rights, police brutality, reproductive rights or LGBTQ rights. It was terrorism, specifically from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS). During the 2015-2016 school year, reports of ISIL’s threats to conquer America […]
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Feeling patriotic in the month of BBQ and bottle rockets, an 18-year-old girl tries enlisting in the Selective Service, but enters into a legal battle with the Supreme Court after gender-based denial. By filing a class action lawsuit, the young woman referenced as E.K.L. questions the constitutionality of the obligatory defense of Old Glory. Sexist […]
Image by Prime Minister of Israel via Flickr Amid Bennaim | Staff Writer opinion@fiusm.com Unfortunately, we live in a country in which everything has become politicized and we sometimes forget the role of our leaders. We often assume that it is the same in other countries, but it is not. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin (Bibi) […]
Image by m-alo via Flickr Jennifer Blanco | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com President Barack Obama directed the nation and millions around the world this week at the summit on Countering Violent Extremism. It was truly a poignant speech, clearing up misconceptions many have about the Muslim faith. He rejected the notion that terrorism stems from […]
Danielle Garcia | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com When you’re questioning war – more specifically when a government official questions whether to go to war, do they think about the ethicality of it in the moment of choosing? Is it worth going to war to fight for your country, invade another and bring violence into people’s […]
