Climate change is destroying marine habitats

Perhaps one of the most devastating impacts of climate change is the degradation of marine habitats. With over 17,000 species that call the ocean home — and likely hundreds of thousands more — the destruction of ocean habitats disrupts the food chain and poses a major threat to biodiversity and the survival of Earth’s species as a whole. It’s no …

Interview with Steve Pemberton​

On September 13th, 2019, prior to the Massachusetts Democratic Party state convention, Kash Jain interviewed Steve Pemberton, candidate for U.S. Senate. Mr. Pembeton is a business executive and author of A Chance in the World, an autobiography concerning his childhood in the foster care system. In this age of great political discord and turmoil — the shifting of political power …

Interview with Steve Pemberton​ — Transcript

This transcript, from our interview with Steve Pemberton, has been lightly edited to improve clarity, but we kept our editing to a minimum.  Q: What does the word “progress” mean to you?A: Progress means never declaring victory. It means always trying to find out what your best is. It means challenging conventional norms, even when it’s uncomfortable; especially when it’s …

Greek Elections

On July 7th 2019, Greece’s New Democracy party returned to power after 4 years with a sweeping victory in the recent parliamentary elections. New Democracy (also known as ND) is a center-right, pro-EU, classical liberal party led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Greece’s new Prime Minister. Mitsotakis has replaced Alexis Tsipras, leader of the democratic socialist, alter-globalist, populist party Syriza, which suffered …

Sudan: Update

Written by Kash Jain, founder, 7/17/2019 In the past month, the Northeast African country of Sudan has been trapped in a bitter power struggle between its people and the Authoritarian government (the region’s current dictatorship replaced President Omar al-Bashir upon his overthrow this past April).  Sudan’s military government clashed with countless citizens vying for democratic rule, ultimately leading to the …

Sudan

Written by Kash Jain, founder, 6/21/2019. Sudan needs our help. Earlier this year, the people of Sudan toppled their president in a bid for proper self-government. However, control of the nation was seized by a military coalition that has responded to calls for self-government with brutality and violence. America has long since deemed itself a protector of freedom and democracy. …

On Education

Written by Kash Jain, founder, 6/20/2019. As we have now moved past the two weeks of drudgery and frantic last-minute studying that are testing weeks for AP courses, it is the perfect time to start a conversation about one of the most pressing issues facing our nation: education. Most American high school students can attest that our educational system is …