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Think Before Buying

Have you ever thought about if the planet would still exist after five or ten years under the ever-deteriorating environment? A staggering 7.6 billion people currently live on the Earth. According to the United Nations, that number will reach 8.6 billion in 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050, and 11.2…

Pandemic and Globalization

“Two-pack of paper towel per member,” “five max for masks,” “stocking instant noodles.” These are some slogans and tags we often see around Costco or Walmart during the last two years of the pandemic. The goods are facing a difficult challenge being imported to the U.S. from…

Information Distribution: a Key to a Greener World

Iceberg melting due to the rise of global temperature. Humanity experiencing more and more severe climate change. Human actions have been catalyzing the environmental destruction process. Acknowledging the seriousness of the issue…

Has Work Changed, Forever?

What initially seemed to be a simple and extraordinarily long break somehow changed the entire dynamic of our lives. A couple of weeks of pure, unadulterated bliss turned into a tiring, scheduled madness as Zoom call after Zoom call eventually took over the lives of workers across…

Global Capitalism: A Key To A Lock Or A Bait To A Trap?

On November 8th, 2018, California’s worst wildfire ignited. The fire spread so fast that it took only four hours for it to blaze across the whole town of Paradise, destroying everything in its path. “85 people lost their lives” “8.4…

Populism — Why it Destroys Democracies

Populism — a buzzword in the media brought into the spotlight by Donald Trump’s campaign. On the other side of the political spectrum, Bernie Sanders’ populist leadership also sparked debates. Combined with radical ideologies, populism has earned itself a…

The Future of Meaningful Work

Has the pandemic created an upward trend in choosing “meaningful” pathways of work?

COVID-19 emerged at a time when many people were working day in, day out, life passing by at an ever increasing rate. Suddenly everyone was forced to just pause, take…

Conscious Consumerism on Combatting Climate Change

When I used to live in Northern California, I would spend my family beach days with a trash bag in hand, picking up empty plastic bottles and miscellaneous debris I found scattered on the sand. An hour worth of work and half a trash bag full…

Does Conscious Consumerism Help Environmental Conditions?

In part due to the rise of social media which has accelerated news reportage, humanity is experiencing a rude but much needed awakening to the current environmental devastation caused by human activity. As a method to help combat…