The Minimum Wage
The minimum wage has always been the cause of much debate and controversy in economic and political circles. Recently, there was much...
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Meriç Özsüer
- Apr 28, 2021
- 6 min
Making a Resilient Future From Ancient Wisdom
Due to global warming and environmental problems, sustainable living is becoming a more critical necessity by the day. Society has to...
Mina Marie Schmidt
- Apr 27, 2021
- 5 min
Neom: A Utopian Clash between Tradition and Modernity
“The Line”. What sounds like one of Netflix’s dystopian shows is actually a fully-fledged project of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed...
Ornella Lupoi
- Apr 26, 2021
- 5 min
A flexible rearrangement
The office. The place where deals are made, solutions are found, top decisions are taken… where company identity is created, and the...
Ollie Corfe
- Apr 23, 2021
- 10 min
The 4-Day Working Week
Few would expect a nascent political party that took home less than 3% of the vote to have much sway on policy. And yet, the progressives...
Andre Fontes
- Apr 22, 2021
- 5 min
America: The Neoliberal Empire
We live in a world that prizes the competition in markets unencumbered by government intervention. The largely accepted role of...
Georgi Krastev
- Apr 20, 2021
- 5 min
The Great Reset
The year is 2030. You own nothing, but you are happy about it. You do not need private property, possessions or privacy. Why would you?...
Guest Writer
- Apr 19, 2021
- 7 min
Mozambique: a country plagued by corruption, poverty, and violence
Our guest editor for this article is Nuno Sousa. He is a Portuguese UvA alumnus who used to be an editor and Head Columnist for Rostra...
Sofia Quiñones-Vilela
- Apr 15, 2021
- 6 min
Crossing the Line
The border crisis between the United States and Mexico is a story as old as time. Dating back to 1904, border patrol or Mounted Guards...
Julia Collado Serrano
- Apr 14, 2021
- 5 min
Major Setbacks in Europe’s Approach to Vaccination
The global financial crisis, the refugee wave, Greece’s sovereign debt crisis, Brexit – even the greatest optimist cannot deny that the...
Brunna Torino
- Apr 13, 2021
- 6 min
What Is Archegos?
The family office with a $50bn bet with Wall Street March 25th, 2021 — The stock of ViacomCBS, a traditional and popular U.S.-based...
Ollie Corfe
- Apr 12, 2021
- 7 min
“My Strength and Stay”
On the morning of Friday, April 9th 2021, Buckingham Palace announced the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of...
Rado Baarda
- Apr 9, 2021
- 6 min
No License, No Job
What do occupations such as makeup artists, florists, interior designers, and electricians have in common with, for example, doctors?...
Roosa Näveri
- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
The Tokyo Olympics: A Light of Hope or Another Lost Dream?
COVID-19 left the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese authorities with little choice but to postpone the Tokyo 2020...
Miguel Adan Marquez
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
Rostra’s Choice: Patria
Title: Patria (Homeland) Writer: Fernando Aramburu Year of publication: 2016 Review: On a rainy night, a family man is murdered. Shot in...
Aibike Omurova
- Apr 6, 2021
- 5 min
Democracy in the Stans: a myth or a future prospect?
The Stans is a geographical region of Central Asia consisting of 5 post-Soviet republics, who share a nomadic past and mostly...
Szandi Zsitnák
- Apr 5, 2021
- 5 min
The Filibuster: A Tool for Compromise?
The filibuster is a political procedure used by the minority party in the Parliament or Congress to delay or block legislation. It...
Georgi Krastev
- Apr 1, 2021
- 6 min
The Final Fuse
President Biden wants to approve a new stimulus package to inject an additional $1.9 trillion, including a $1,400 cheque for most...
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