Seema Suresh Wadhwani

The Washington Welfare

We’re all aware of it: the rich are undeniably getting richer and the poor, poorer. But what’s happening to members of the in-between? As...

Biking on the Road of Rage

If you bike to campus, you understand the struggles: having to wildly wave at drivers that would otherwise fail to look both ways before...

Droughtful State of CA

Governor Jerry Brown has declared a drought emergency in California, mobilizing the state toward mass conservation efforts and federal funding to compensate for the...

Warrior Pose Fights Hindu Stereotype

The second article listed under the “Top Read” section on the BBC News website a week ago was, “Does doing yoga make you a...

NSA Phone-Tapping Redefines Spying

  “Spying among friends is never acceptable,” the Chancellor of Germany declared at a press conference last week. Allegations that the National Surveillance Agency (NSA)...

Coaching the Syrian Crowd

The Syrian conflict reached a new height when President Bashar al-Assad’s forces introduced chemical weapons into the foreground. They crossed the “red line” that...

Obtuse, Not Transparent

“I recognize that in our democracy, no one should just take my word that we’re doing things the right way,” Obama stated in his...

Fighting For VAWA

When the Violence Against Women Act was passed in 1994, it was the federal government’s way of saying, “Hey, we take rape and domestic...

A New Chance for France

France’s brand new president, Francois Hollande, was sworn into office the morning of May 15 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Although the stormy...

Pakistan Tensions On The Rise

One year after Osama bin Laden’s death, the West is still scrutinizing Pakistan’s relationship with Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The aftermath of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden was characterized by an explosion of uncertainty: How had the world’s most wanted terrorist been able to hide in his Abbottabad compound for six years?

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