“Completely illegal and unjustifiable,” Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao decried Japanese actions in late 2012, after Japanese officials arrested Chinese trawler captain while fishing near one of the Senkaku islands in the East China Sea. A year later, China responded by extending an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the islands – which the Chinese and … Read more
“The drive to the church is extremely emotional because you’re finally seeing it all come together,” Ms. Mariela Wade explains to the HPR, as she and Más Hope, the non-profit organization she founded, delivers used shoes from the United States to the impoverished citizens of Nicaragua. Her trip is long and arduous like that of so … Read more
On December 17, President Obama announced long awaited release of USAID contractor AlanGross from a Cuban prison. Gross, in Cuba to bring communications equipment to marginalized religious organizations, had been accused by Cuba of working for U.S. intelligence agencies and held captive since 2009. Gross was released alongside a U.S. intelligence agent in exchange for the … Read more
On the morning of May 16, 2011, the people of Chicago watched excitedly in Millennium Park as Rahm Emanuel, the city’s 46th mayor, was sworn in. Full of campaign promises and ideas for reform after serving as White House chief of staff, Emanuel swept into office with 55 percent of the popular vote, clearing a … Read more
On December 4, thousands of protestors flooded the streets downtown Boston to protest against the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo, a white police officer who choked unarmed black man, Eric Garner to death. Throughout the evening, activists staged multiple “die-in” demonstrations, temporarily disrupting traffic. Similar demonstrations have been seen in cities across the nation, such as New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Francisco. … Read more
What do Ron Paul and the President of Ghana have in common? One is a former libertarian congressional representative from Texas and perpetual presidential candidate; the other is the reformist leader of a sub-Saharan African nation with a GDP per capita nearly one-twelfth that of Texas. Yet both, separated by an ocean of differences, could … Read more
On November 11, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a breakthrough agreement between the two nations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and curb global warming. The two leaders, representing states that have not always seen eye-to-eye, stood side by side against a backdrop of the star-studded flags of both countries as they … Read more
At New York’s 81st Street, it was crowded, loud, and, on this uncharacteristically hot September afternoon, muggy. Around me stood rows upon rows of people chanting, talking, beating drums, waiting to start moving. The People’s Climate March, which had started nearly two hours earlier, 17 packed blocks ahead at 65th Street, was in full swing. Organized over … Read more
In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act into law, creating the first national minimum wage. This bill forever changed the relationship between legislation and workers’ rights, challenging lawmakers to work toward protecting the financial and physical rights of the worker, in this case by ensuring they received a living wage. The … Read more
Bret Stephens is a foreign affairs columnist for The Wall Street Journal and serves as a member of the paper’s editorial board. He won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 2013. Harvard Political Review: You’ve written extensively in defense of Israel. When you write your column, is it with a mind toward persuading your audience or to … Read more