Universal basic income: The answer to the automation of our labour market?
Universal basic income: The answer to the automation of our labour market?

The world is facing a fundamental threat to the labour market, and therefore to the livelihood of nearly every individual in society. While technology advancements are praised for increasing productivity, that very increase provides incentives for employers to switch from human labour to technological capital, potentially creating mass structural unemployment. If this is the future we face, how can we ensure that the gains from increased production are not only profiting business leaders at the expense of the common worker? There is a possible economic solution currently taking centre stage [...]

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Mallory FelixComment
US-Russia Relations Part III: The Russian Experiment
US-Russia Relations Part III: The Russian Experiment

During the final years of Obama’s presidency, the relations between Russia and the United States were strained if not downright hostile. Putin’s government saw the Obama administration as a barrier to many of his interests, due to Obama’s sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea as well as his support of rebels in the Syrian Civil War. 

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Sean WuComment
Scamming Science: Predatory Journals are Devaluing Scientific Research
Scamming Science: Predatory Journals are Devaluing Scientific Research

In a political climate filled with false facts, ignorance of data, and exaggerations of the truth, it is no wonder informed citizens are looking to scientists more than ever before to make claims based on proper evidence. Scientific journals allow researchers to publish their findings, furthering scientific advancements and understanding. Publishing in these journals is essential for scientists looking for research funding and promotions in their field. 

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Ainsley MacDougallComment
US-Russia Relations Part II: Not Quite the End of History
US-Russia Relations Part II: Not Quite the End of History

The Soviet Union was a shell of its former self by the 1980s, with its institutions and structures significantly weakened due to economic hardship. The Communist Party was beginning to look like a gerontocracy as well, as many of the party’s elite members were well into their 70s. Political dissent was growing domestically and in Soviet satellite states, as one idea always stood out to their residents: life in the Western Bloc was evidently better.

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Sean WuComment