Sabria Chowdhury Balland

Historically, it has been seen that a president’s party rarely does well in midterm elections, particularly in the president’s second term. Therefore, the results of the midterm elections held on November 4, 2014 were hardly surprising. President Obama will now be facing a Republican Senate and House, making his uphill battles passing bills through Congress […]

“I wish you spent the time protecting the White House that you spent protecting your reputation here today,” said Congressman Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts to former Secret Service Director Julia Pierson during her congressional hearing. Since this quote was made, US Secret Service Director Julia Pierson has resigned. On September 19, 2014, a man jumped […]

“What we need in the US is not division. What we need in the US is not hatred. What we need in the US is not violence and lawlessness, but is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country, whether they be […]

“If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children” — M K Gandhi.Recently, there has been a surge of children crossing the border into the southern US border from Central America without any papers […]

“An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law” — Martin Luther King. The above quote may seem like an idealised version […]

“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a great competition and rivalry between the two. There is a third power stronger than both, that of the women” — Muhammad Ali Jinnah. According to a Gallup poll in 2014, a majority of US citizens, […]