Citizens rejoiced as Switzerland overwhelmingly voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a referendum on September 26. Switzerland was one of the last Western European countries to legalize same-sex marriage. As polls closed, official results showed that the referendum passed with a resounding majority – 64.1% of the vote. Switzerland, which has a population of 8.5 million, tends to lean more…
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As more people continue to struggle due to the coronavirus, politicians in New York City and Europe are incorporating the idea of a universal basic income into their platforms. And with stimulus checks still held up in the U.S. Congress, what once felt like a pipe dream of ultra-left candidates is increasingly being seen as a feasible policy option by…
No country in Europe boasts a higher vaccination rate for COVID-19 than the United Kingdom, as the political union has 21 vaccine doses per 100 people currently. The UK also ranks second in the world in vaccines per capita. The government plans to vaccinate 15 million people by mid-February and the early numbers reflect that it’s on track. The policy…
Stockholm+50 Reflects Lack of Urgency on Environmental Action
In the 1970s, concern for frightening levels of air pollution, hazardous effects of biocides, and the rapid deterioration of the environment reached a breaking point. Recognizing the mounting problems of climate change, nations came together during the UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1972. The Conference—widely heralded as the birth of environmental diplomacy—established groundbreaking milestones for…