History & Politics category
The Berlin Wall
- 10 Nov 2014
- The most imposing and iconic Cold War structure fell 25 years ago yesterday. For people who are old enough to remember, it serves as a reminder of how different the world had been compared to now.
Assisted Suicide
- 3 Nov 2014
- The right-to-death issue has made headlines these past few weeks. Brittany Maynard has been the central figure because of her recent enactment of assisted suicide under the Death with Dignity law.
Scotland and the UK
- 19 Sep 2014
- Scotland held a referendum to decide whether the country should be independent from the United Kingdom. The independence movement lost to the unionist movement, 45% to 55% respectively.