A recent report from the Social Security trustees forecasts the depletion of the nation’s largest social insurance program in 2034—one year earlier than last year’s report projected. Additionally, this year marks the first since 1982 in which the program is set to take in more than it will send out. Though this is not an … Read more
President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson has a Ph.D. in History from Queen Mary, University of London and taught history at the University of Iceland before seeking elected office. He declared his candidacy for president in 2016, unaffiliated with any political party. President Jóhannesson currently has the highest approval rating of any Icelandic president at 97 percent. … Read more
In 2014, a 21-year-old working for a tech startup, Pippa Biddle, published a post on her blog which set fire to an already kindling conversation about the ethics of volunteering abroad. The post was titled “The problem with little white girls (and boys): why I stopped being a voluntourist.” Previously, her posts had gotten at … Read more
Roberto Dutesco is a Romanian-born Canadian photographer, filmmaker, and explorer. He started his career as a fashion photographer but became most acclaimed for his environmental art capturing the wildlife and horses of Sable Island. His work spans over 35 years and 75 countries and is displayed in his permanent gallery in New York City. Dutesco … Read more
In March 2018, a large group of Harvard students, faculty, and staff gathered around the John Harvard statue with locals from around the Boston area to rally in support of Temporary Protection Status. This demonstration was part of a nation-wide series of rallies responding to the Trump administration’s decision to end the TPS program for … Read more
With a cup of hot coffee held securely in one hand and a large laminated name tag dangling from the other, we trekked through the “Boulevard of Flags” in Boston’s World Trade Center as the morning sun peeked through the surrounding skyscrapers. It was April 7, 2018, and we were headed to the opening ceremony … Read more
An inquisitive child impulsively reaches toward a piece of artwork that has captured her imagination. Arms stretched out, she leans toward the gilded frame, anticipating touching the sinuous lines on the canvas created by the oil paints of an Impressionist artist. “Stop!” an anxious security guard shouts. The child turns away, as her hope of … Read more
What is the pie telling you?” asks Roger Bennett on Monday afternoons in the small, well-decorated Soho studio of “The Men in Blazers.” At the end of every episode Bennett, a native Liverpudlian turned American soccer pundit, and his co-host Michael Davies take a bite out of a traditional English pie in search of guidance … Read more