photo courtesy of Wikimedia CommonsIn his first day of granted asylum, August 19th 2012, Julian Assange stepped out onto the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for press. After almost seven years in a dimly lit 330-square-foot room in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Wikileaks founder…
On Apr. 10, 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration released the first-ever image of a black hole. Over 200 researchers contributed to the project and worked for over a decade to accrue and analyze data from a global network of powerful radio-wave telescopes to produce…
Henry Smyth has a career in banking and investment management that goes back to 1983, two years after he graduated from New College in the class of ‘81 with a degree in International Relations. He later went on to get a graduate degree in International…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The UK and the EU have 16 days to come to an agreement on the Brexit deal proposed by Theresa May in November 2018. On Mar. 29, the United Kingdom (UK) will leave the European Union (EU) and the two…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Netanyahu will see the effects of Mandelblit's indictment announcement come election day Apr. 9. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a significant blow on Feb. 28 when Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced that he would indict Netanyahu for bribery, fraud…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Trudeau's reputation as the face of a progressive, honest Canadian government could be tarnished by this growing scandal. In the past month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost two of his cabinet members and his principal secretary in the…
The world bought 4,345.1 tonnes of gold in 2018, up from 4,159.9 tonnes in 2017, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest quarterly demand trends report. Central banks accounted for most of the gold buying this year, adding another hint of growing global financial,…
Jacob Wentz/CatalystEven in the small city of Pau, the movement attracts a decent number of supporters. After 12 weekends of protest, the “Gilet Jaune” (Yellow Vest) movement continues to impact France. The protests initially developed in response to President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise fuel…
Jacob Wentz is the Catalyst’s foreign correspondent reporting from Pau, France. Thousands of demonstrators organized in streets and highways throughout France over the weekend to protest proposed tax hikes on gas. The activists are organized under the Gilet Jaune, or “Yellow Vest,” movement, a name…
At Miami Dade College, National Security Advisor John Bolton denounced the authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to a crowd that roared with its support. The Nov. 1 speech, held at Freedom Tower, was a clear enunciation of the aggressive policies the Trump administration…
