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From coups and assassinations to mass protests and deepening polarization, the 2020s have emerged as one of the most politically volatile decades in modern history. This article examines the global rise in political violence through historical parallels, questioning whether societies can break the cycle before it peaks.

What begins as a university talk in Ottawa unfolds into a stark account of resistance, environmental harm, and political violence, as Xinka delegates recount their community’s experience with a Canadian-owned mine in Guatemala.

Marvel’s superheroes reveal more than epic battles. They expose how privilege, surveillance, and belonging shape society’s definition of a hero. Through the contrast between the Avengers and the X-Men, this piece examines how power decides who is celebrated and who is feared.

“Just turn your brain off and enjoy the story.”

People often say that about books, especially fantasy ones. But what exactly does that mean?... The truth is, you can’t. Books are always political because life itself is political, and writing inevitably reflects that.

In the summer of 2025, as phrases like “World War 3” trend on X and anxiety over the state of American democracy reaches a fever pitch, a different kind of fervor has consumed a corner of the internet... A reality TV villa in Fiji has become an unlikely battleground for democracy, morality, and the desperate need to feel in control in a world where everything else feels out of control.

In today’s modern lexicon, a word popularly used to describe these negatively potent feelings is “cringe.” Cringe, or to be cringe, has become a self-deprecating and harsh judgmental phenomenon amongst today’s younger generations. Evolving from its original meaning—an act of physical recoiling—cringe has become a slang term used to express intense embarrassment and humiliation.