When looking at recent announcements for the COVID-19 bailout packages, the United Kingdom has provided a bold package of policies to promote economic growth. The British Government has offered to pay 80% of wages up to £2,500 in order to … Continue reading →

Examining multiple countries in this course, I was surprised to not see in-depth explanations of the variations between countries’ welfare systems that we have observed. Our textbook, Introduction to Comparative Politics, mentions the fact that countries like the UK, France, … Continue reading →

Could an increasingly large middle class in China be accelerating deforestation of the Amazon rainforest?  According to Melissa Chan and Heriberto Araujo in a recent article for The Atlantic this is indeed the case. A growing middle class is increasingly … Continue reading →

While overshadowed by the Senate hearing here in the United States, the United Kingdom formally left the European Union at 11:00PM GMT on January 31st. This formally begins an 11 month transition period during which the UK will continue to follow … Continue reading →