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Europinion •

ICE Raids: A Domestic Failure That Hurts U.S. Hegemonic Influence

Since early June, my city, Los Angeles, has been experiencing an all-out aggressive immigration enforcement campaign from the Trump administration. From targeting street vendors to garment factory workers, viral videos have continued to flood social media pages of community members being forcibly detained by masked military-like officials, subsequent protests against these targetings, and reports highlighting detainees' lack of due process. With more troops in Los Angeles present than deployed i...
Europinion •

When Diplomacy Meets Bromance: Trump's New Domestic and Foreign Play

Some things have remained a constant in the second Trump term: his capricious and avaricious personality, which prioritises loyalty, business negotiations, and media spectacle, continues to define his approach toward diplomacy and America’s global positioning. Within his approach toward the presidency and politics, Trump continues to blend the roles of showman, strongman, and salesman, constructing his policy agenda within the framework of transactional politics. On Inauguration Day, tech billio...
Europinion •

Beyond Oversight: Palantir and the Making of a Controlled State

Alongside Trump’s continued ICE raids across America, his Administration is attacking immigration from a more insidious angle: surveillance. Through partnerships with Palantir and Magnet Forensics, coupled with reports of social media monitoring, the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for an expansive, connected infrastructure of control that operates beyond the bounds of accountability and democratic oversight. As Trump plans to monitor the lives of marginalised communities and inter...
Progressive.org •

Sanctuary Under Siege: L.A.’s Fight Against ICE Raids

On Friday, June 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers raided Ambiance Apparel, a clothing manufacturing factory in the downtown Los Angeles Fashion District, where they arrested more than forty immigrant workers. The workers, more than a dozen of whom were part of the close-knit Zapotec Indigenous community from Oaxaca, Mexico, were detained without access to counsel or ability to contact their families.

Ambiance Apparel was one of four L.A. businesses raided by ICE that...
Europinion •

Human Rights Rewritten: US Policy Abandons Honesty and the Vulnerable

In April 2025, the Trump Administration and the State Department announced that their annual reports on international human rights would be scaled back, removing mentions of long standing principles of human rights abuses, such as harsh prison conditions, government corruption, and political oppression. These reports, titled “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices,” were legally required documentation by Congress on the “status of internationally recognised human rights.” The 2024 report, whi...
Europinion •

Auditioning for America: From Policy to Propaganda

As dystopian and Hunger Games-esque as it sounds, reports revealed that the US Department of Homeland Security was in the “beginning stages” of an immigrant-based reality TV show, with the working title “The American.” Participants involved would be offered citizenship for winning challenges taking place across iconic US landmarks and cities, such as a “gold rush” challenge in San Francisco, a “pizza” challenge in New York, or a “NASA” challenge in Florida, all in a broad attempt to showcase “ho...
Progressive.org •

Silencing the Voice of America

“Today, and daily from now on, we shall speak to you about America and the war,” proclaimed announcer William Harlan Hale during the Voice of America’s (VOA) first broadcast on February 1, 1942. “The news may be good for us. The news may be bad. But we shall tell you the truth.” 

VOA was officially established to counter Nazi propaganda and provide accurate and unbiased news on international affairs to foreign populations during World War II. Now, President Donald Trump and his Department of...
Europinion •

Your Honour, Mr. President: Trump’s Quest to Rule from the Oval Office

With nearly 100 days in office, President Trump has managed to usher the US into an international trade war and an emerging constitutional crisis. Currently, the Trump Administration is aggressively challenging the US judiciary through various cases, including on issues such as immigration, health research, and birthright citizenship, to fulfill his agenda and campaign promises, but also to assert complete and unchallenged power. While Trump’s actions are not new, they align with dangerous globa...
Europinion •

US Public Media in Peril: NPR and PBS on the Chopping Block

After Trump signed an executive order defunding the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Congressional Republicans and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have begun targeting U.S. domestic public media. National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) are two non-commercial, free-to-air information networks in the US, with a collective audience of hundreds of millions across radio, television, and digital platforms. According to a drafted White House memo, Trump is expe...
Progressive.org •

Wrapped In the Flag, Waving the Cross

On February 7, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to establish a White House “Faith Office,” citing the necessity of “combatting anti-Semitic, anti-Christian, and additional forms of anti-religious bias” as part of the administration’s aim to “end the anti-Christian weaponization of government.” To lead the initiative, he has selected Paula White-Cain, a televangelist known for her use of prosperity gospel who recently received national attention for allegedly promising “supernatur...
Europinion •

USAID’s Collapse Threatens U.S. Diplomacy and Democracy Abroad

On Trump’s first day in office, he began his quest for government efficiency, dismantling foreign assistance diplomacy at the expense of America’s legacy. Through executive orders and a barrage of lawsuits, Trump effectively defunded and delegitimised the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by halting all foreign aid funding. By focusing on his “America First” policy, Trump’s reckless approach jeopardised thousands of livelihoods, as not only did those employed by the agen...
Europinion •

The Politics of Guantánamo Grow Stronger

Weeks after entering the Oval Office, President Trump has set in motion plans to fulfil his most substantial campaign promise: mass deportations at any cost. Starting with 10 migrants described as “high-threat individuals” and later totalling nearly 180, President Trump began his plans   to send the "worst criminal illegal aliens" to Guantánamo Bay, a United States military base located on the southeastern end of Cuba. Housed in holding tents or Camp VI, the high-security detention facility, mig...
Europinion •

Biden's Farewell May Signal a New Era for U.S. Democrats

On January 15, 2025, US ex-President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office, closing a nearly 50-year chapter in his life and broader American politics. Warning of the dangers of oligarchy, the tech-industrial complex, and imploring Americans to “stand guard” for democracy, Biden’s farewell speech was miles away from the message he walked into office with: Our Best Days Still Lie Ahead.Starting in politics as the sixth-youngest senator in American history, Bi...
Europinion •

Trump’s Rhetoric Echoes Gunboat Diplomacy

Throughout American history, US expansionist ideals evolved and developed to establish the country as a global power and influence. During the early 1900s, this foreign policy line was at its peak. President Theodore Roosevelt stressed US dominance and authority as a “moral imperative” over Western Hemisphere affairs and created the hard power, “Big Stick” policy, the Roosevelt Corollary, adding it to the existing Monroe Doctrine to execute these goals. Make no mistake, this policy was not used...
Europinion •

Kari Lake's VOA Appointment Puts Future of US Public Diplomacy at Stake

Voice of America (VOA), a US government funded international broadcasting agency, provides balanced and objective news worldwide in nearly 50 languages. Given Trump's recent pick for its next director, its estimated weekly audience of more than 354 million people are at risk of receiving false and politically biased news. Founded in 1942, less than two months after the US entered World War II, VOA was committed to fighting for truth in the face of propaganda. With their first broadcast airing in...
Europinion •

Trump's Cabinet Picks: What They Mean For U.S. Foreign Affairs

Leading up to inauguration day, as Trump continues to announce more nominees, we would do well to examine his intentions behind specific nominations through the lens of foreign policy. Positions such as Secretary of State, U.N. and NATO ambassador, and Director of National Intelligence are more than mere international relations positions. They shape diplomatic policy, relationships, foreign audiences' perceptions, and the reputation for trustfulness and cooperation of the United States, all of w...
Medium •

The GOP’s False Fentanyl Narrative

The opioid crisis has impacted numerous lives nationwide, including the Latino community. As overdose deaths in the Latino community tripled since 2011, fatalities from overdoses are continuing to rise in connection to the rise of fentanyl. With the increase in fentanyl presence in cities, often mixed with other substances, experts warn how the opioid epidemic is transforming into a phase that is almost entirely dominated by the illicit traffic of fentanyl.

Fentanyl is spreading across communit
American Civil Liberties Union •

Battling for Reproductive Rights: Ohio's Religious Communities Advocate for Abortion | ACLU

Next week, Ohio voters will decide whether to pass Issue 1, a state constitutional amendment protecting decisions about pregnancy including contraception, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, and abortion. Ohioans from every walk of life — and across the political spectrum — have come together to put an end to the state’s extreme abortion ban and enshrine protections for reproductive freedom in their state constitution. As we approach the election, our friends at the ACLU of Ohio and Ohioans U
Feminist •

TOOLKIT: End Gun Violence —

On the 5th year anniversary of March For Our Lives, FEMINIST is mobilizing alongside youth, parents, teachers, care providers, and everyone who cares about young people affected by gun violence to demand ACTION.

Guns are now the leading cause of death for children and young people. This is unacceptable. Young people refuse to die waiting for change. We will continue to fight for our lives. And we will win. We are fighting for legislation that will ban assault weapons, close background check loo
Feminist •

Black History Month 2023 — Feminist

Nina Simone was an innovative artist, musician, and civil rights activist whose legacy has inspired people around the world. Born in North Carolina in 1933, Simone began her career as a classical pianist before evolving into jazz and soul music.


Simone's music was deeply rooted in her experiences as a Black woman living in America. Throughout her career, she used her platform to speak out against racism, inequality, and injustice. Her iconic song "Mississippi Goddam" was a powerful statement
Feminist •

International Women's Day 2023 — Feminist

In the 1900s, women around the world actively campaigned for change against oppression and inequality. Specifically, in 1908, over 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours better pay, and voting rights in an increasingly industrialized economy.

In November 1909, 23-year-old Ukrainian immigrant Clara Lemlich addressed hundreds of garment workers. A local chapter of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union had organized the meeting to discuss an industry-wide strik
Shit you should care about •

America's Poll Worker Shortage — Shit you should care about

Over half of all poll workers in America are over the age of 61 (U.S. Election Assistance Commission), and with the threat of COVID-19 many are being asked to place their lives on the line to ensure due process for their local community.

The election is 4 months away - now is the time to call on other members of our own community to organise, rise to the challenge, and volunteer.

The voter horror stories from the Primaries made headlines in the mainstream media after many working-class America
Shit you should care about •

Individualism and COVID-19 —

The day every American decided what type of person they were going to be during a global pandemic.

Toilet Paper and Lysol panic buyers or idealistic Survival Shoppers. COVID party attendees or reusable mask wearers. Freedom Rally protestors or Tiger King Binge watchers.

The list goes on.

As we watched cases rise, instead of staying home, we continued to urge our state and local governments to re-open non-essential shops. The nation watched as mainstream media began to cover horror stories abo
Isa Magazine •

Graduating During a Pandemic — Isa Magazine

Pomp and Circumstance March plays as I walk on stage to receive my hard-earned high school diploma is what I envisioned for me at the end of my senior year, but did not receive. During high school, in the heat of IB and AP exam season, I looked forward to graduation. Experiencing the highs and lows of growing up, I had hoped that a traditional graduation was certain, almost inevitable. Then came, COVID-19.

Being a part of class of 2020 ultimately has changed my outlook on life and perspective o
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