Voter suppression has had a significant role to play in the history of the United States as well as contemporarily. The 2020 elections included tactics by former President Trump that would limit the amount of Democratic votes. However, voter suppression is not just a tool used by the previous administration. The history of voter suppression stretches back to the founding …
Tunisia Prime Minister ousted in coup
Tunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has dismissed the government and frozen parliament in a move on Sunday that has been described as a coup. The opposition has called their own supporters to protest on the streets, the same site where crowds of people are cheering to support Saied. The coup comes at a time where corruption, declining state services, and increasing …
Ilhan Omar introduces coalition to fight Islamophobia
CNN reports that Representative Ilhan Omar is leading a group of lawmakers to create an envoy to combat Islamophobia. This movement comes after a rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric across the world, heightened by Western attitudes towards Islam. The recent decision to allow businesses to ban hijab in the European workforce in addition to many other recent attacks on Muslims have …