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Meghan McLaughlin

Meghan McLaughlin

Meghan is a twenty-year-old Communications and Political Science student from Seattle, WA. She loves her family, friends and hydrangeas. She has a passion for writing and politics, and educating young women. She is essentially lactose intolerant, but her love for ice cream overrules her dietary restrictions.

  • | Dec 04, 2017

    The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword: Vietnam Journalist Jailed

    Nguyen Van Hoa is a 22-year-old journalist living in Vietnam who reported on the effects of the Formosa Plastics Groupâ…
  • Empowerment

    | Nov 28, 2017

    From 0 to 90 Real Quick: First African Bobsled Team Inspires

    Three badass women are in the spotlight after qualifying for the Olympics in bobsledding. They hail from Nigeria, a pla…

  • | Nov 20, 2017

    Poland Joins in the White Nationalist Game

    Independence Day. A window of 24 hours designated for celebrating that one time those people helped whatever country b…

  • | Nov 09, 2017

    Caught Red-Handed: Catalonia’s President Surrenders in Belgium

    Catalonia’s President Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned themselves in to Belgian authorities on S…

  • | Oct 26, 2017

    From the Inside Looking Out: Quebec Bans Face Coverings

    Within an existing sensitive religious-political climate, Quebec just made a move that could have negative conseque…

  • | Oct 24, 2017

    Clean Up on Isle 9: Why the Clean Power Plan is Getting Dumped

    “The war on coal is over,” said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on behalf of President Trump. What this means for the …
  • Empowerment

    | Oct 21, 2017

    Peace Out Girl Scout: Girls Now Included in Boy Scouts

    Last week the Boy Scouts of America announced it will soon allow girls to join the organization as Cub Scouts and earn the …

  • | Oct 18, 2017

    Puerto Rico. Trump. A Humanitarian Crisis.

    Puerto Rico, a United States territory, was struck by Category 4 Hurricane Maria beginning on September 20. Since then…

  • | Oct 09, 2017

    What’s in Stock for Bump Stocks?

    In the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, gun control laws are in the spotlight. Again. After previous shootings, laws have …

  • | Oct 07, 2017

    They Can and They Did: ICAN Wins the Nobel Peace Prize

    ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 6. ICAN is an …

  • | Oct 05, 2017

    Long Open Road Ahead: Saudi Arabian Women Can Finally Drive

    The ban on women driving in cars in Saudi Arabia has finally been lifted. In a country that is historically known for its o…

  • | Oct 05, 2017

    Soaring, Flying: Catalonia is Breaking Free

    A unique culture, a separate language and a supposedly illegal independence poll: all things Catalonia has. Who calle…
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