Crowdfunding: Is this how we Save Independent Journalism?
A recent Pew Research survey revealed that 71% of Americans get their news from social media platforms. Admittedly, this number is probably higher among AISB students. While seeing headlines in our Instagram and TikTok feeds is fine, the fact is, only 20% of people are…
The ones the system failed: Two victims speak out on Romania’s systemic corruption
In 1966, Romania’s communist party banned the use of birth control and abortions with the intent to build a larger nation. This ban inevitably led to approximately 200,000 children being raised in only 700 orphanages that, for the most part, crumbled apart or decayed as…
Egyptian students escape Ukraine through Romania, now wonder what the future holds
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, Ahmed Abosnan and 60 other Egyptian medical students heard the first bombs fall in their city of Vinnytsia. They took shelter underground for two days, until they decided to head for the Ukraine-Romania border. The group split into two buses…
Bucharest’s run-down buildings: the silent testimony of decades of neglect
On the cramped side streets leading to Piața Revoluției (Revolution Square), crumbling townhouses stand timidly—with peeling paint, rooftops that are covered in rust; windows either missing or shattered. But if you look long enough, elegant Parisian columns and expertly crafted wooden window frames reveal themselves,…
A Look Back at the Romanian Revolution: Could the Same Thing Happen in Russia?
In January, an estimated 40,000 people gathered in the streets of central Moscow, protesting against the jailing of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. In te months since, thousands of demonstrators have been arrested by riot police, and Navalny went on a 24-day hunger strike—only fueling…