Author: Sarai Garcia

WashU Under Trump’s Thumb

In August 2025, the Department of Homeland Security wrapped a seismic shift in bureaucratic language, redefining international students not as scholars but as potential threats. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin declared that such students had been “remaining virtually indefinitely, posing safety risks, costing taxpayer dollars, and disadvantaging U.S. citizens.” The agency vowed to “end that abuse […]

Petro’s Overreach Fails Colombia’s Health

Since the start of Gustavo Petro’s 2022 presidential campaign, he has asserted that government intervention is the only effective solution to the corruption he blames on privatized enterprises. As Colombia’s first left-wing president in recent history, Petro’s campaign has relentlessly ​campaigned with an ​emphasi​s on​ his resolve to tackle deepening economic inequalities exacerbated by the […]