Category Archives: ICLR Posts

The Populist Phenomena Trumping Europe

CARLOS E. ALVAREZ – Populism continues to unfold in a myriad of ways, and the current global heads profess their movement supports common individual interests against the elite and the establishment.[1] While the phenomena combines elements of the right and the left, populism dances with extremes that are either led by socialist or nationalist sentiments.[2] […]

Coca-Cola Products: Poisonous, but Refreshing

JENNIFER HELMY – Coca-Cola, produced by The Coca-Cola Company, endures as one of the most recognizable brands throughout the world.[1] Sprite, which is produced by Coca-Cola, is the world’s leading lemon-lime flavored soft drink, and is the number three soft drink worldwide.[2] Fanta is the second largest Coca-Cola brand outside the United States.[3] A high […]

H.R. 7 Threatens to Make the Hyde Amendment Part of the U.S. Code, Further Compromising Access to Abortion for Low Income Women and Women of Color

NICOLE PORTNOV – On January 13, 2017, H.R. 7—the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017—was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, and by January 24, it had passed by a vote of 238 to 183. The bill adds to the U.S. Code the provisions known collectively as […]

Suing Saudi Arabia: Action Brought Under 9/11 Bill

ANDRES ESTRELLA – On Monday March 20, the first lawsuit brought under JASTA—the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act—was filed in a Manhattan court. [1] JASTA is the 9/11 bill allowing families of victims of terrorist attacks to sue state sponsors of terrorism in United States federal courts. Congress passed this bill just before the […]