How the linguistic becomes the political.

Not really comparative politics but a fascinating and important article!

The current shift in labor attitudes in the US is fascinating. What does this say about our culture as a whole? How does this compare to the cultural dynamics around work in other countries?

Helpful organizer of the various moving pieces in this Supreme Court decision.

Posting this because we were talking about intellectual property.

This article does a good job of putting our political system in context with the rest of the world, challenging America's self-identification as a leader in democracy. It also highlights the hypocrisy of certain political figures such as Joe Manchin when it comes to restructuring archaic aspects of our legislative process.

This was an absolutely fascinating read that draws into question what one can define as "free press" and what role journalism plays in a country like Russia.

This article has nothing to do with politics but it was a good read and I wanted to pass it on.

Here's an article on two things close to my heart (cross country and Louisiana). This is an interesting look on the ravaging and unequal effects of climate change.

I talked about Prop 13 a bit in class the other day and totally forgot to post an article about it like I promised. This is a source that I'm using for another class and if anyone has 30 free minutes and would like to learn about California tax restructuring, this is a great source.

Mexico's economy is not making a strong recovery from Covid-19. This article lays out some reasons why and speculates on the country's economic trajectory.

An overview of Mexico's most significant climate policy and how it will come into play at COP26.

I honestly didn't think this was a very will written article, but it is an interesting look at a potential shift in Mexico's economy due to past legislation.

An interesting piece on newly developing aspect of Cuban culture and how it is democratizing reliable information access in a country where this is not a given.

An interesting example on the attempted checks and balances against executive power. It is always poignant to compare Bolsonaro to Trump and his Covid-19 response.

This is a bit of an older story, but this is a fascinating look at the effect of religion on reproductive policy in comparison to the United States. Why is Mexico, a heavily Catholic country, moving forward with its abortion access while the US is taking a step backwards?

It is always interesting to compare vaccination rates in other nations. I feel like people often use Venezuela as an example of a "dysfunctional" country, but their vaccination rates aren't that bad considering the state of their economy.

This is a bit of a longer read, but it's an interesting one. It examines the intersection of a multitude of political and infrastructure based issues that could lead to a large scale disaster.

The article from my I2A class that I was referring to during our warmup.

An interesting piece on the place of technology in combatting climate related disaster as well as the push and pull between state and federal government in the context of California wildfires.