Culture and Politics

The plaza sits in the heart of New York City’s dense financial district and is considered the birthplace of the often discussed but rarely substantiated Occupy movement. Six months ago, a group of protestors led by Canada’s Adbusters magazine started a demonstration against corporate greed and extreme free-market capitalism.

In late February, the US reached an agreement with the government of North Korea, promising 240,000 metric tons of food aid in exchange for a halt on all uranium enrichment and a moratorium on long-range missile tests.

Benjamin Litoff is the creator and writer for the comic series Upstate. Benjamin was born and raised in DC, and is currently finishing up his Bachelors degree. Upstate challenges issues that include politics, economics, philanthropy, charity, privilege, and race with a focus on challenging Eurocentric values.

Operation “Odyssey Dawn”, the U.S.’ pseudonym for the military intervention in Libya, has now been under way for three days. Cruise missiles have struck strategic targets throughout Libya, a U.S. fighter plane has crashed, but Gadhafi remains as defiant as ever.