Benjamin Goldberg

bgoldbe2@binghamton.edu

18 Articles


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Moving to Canada? It's not so easy

During an election year, it’s relatively common to hear Americans threaten to renounce their citizenship or move to Canada. However, an increasing number of U.S. citizens are already living abroad and a...


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Al-Qaida, neglected by US media, is still a major threat

Since the summer of 2014, the self-described Islamic State group has captured the world’s attention. After it seized vast swathes of land in Iraq and Syria, ISIL became synonymous with terrorism. The...


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Foreign film provides unique perspective to modern viewers

In the past, if you wanted to watch a foreign film you would have to go to an art house cinema or peruse a relatively small section in the local video store....


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Environmental policies in Botswana hurt natives

Botswana is often held up as a model African nation. Gaining independence in June 1966, the arid nation had few natural resources and analysts regarded it as having even fewer prospects for...


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Coordination, regulation needed to fight IUU fishing

On Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, a conference was held in Nouakchott, the capital city of the West African nation Mauritania, to discuss transparency in the country’s fishing industry. The conference ended with...


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Stunts deserve Oscar noms too

On February 28, the 88th Academy Awards will air on national television, and once again, a group that is integral to the film industry will have their contributions ignored. While controversy has...


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Syrian refugee crisis is reaching its breaking point

The conflict in Syria and its resulting refugee crisis have consistently dominated the headlines of world news organizations for the last half decade. However, the relatively recent proliferation of refugees fleeing to...


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The Central African Republic needs the right help

The civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) started in late 2012 when an alliance of rebel groups from the northeastern part of the country toppled the government of President Francois...


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Slash and burn agriculture creates hazardous conditions in Southeast Asia

For the last several years, an annual haze has descended upon parts of Southeast Asia. At its worst, it has created hazardous conditions which have forced the closing of schools and caused...


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Brazil instrumental in care of Syrian refugees

Over the past few months, the mass exodus of refugees from Syria to countries in the European Union, as well as political discourse in countries such as Germany and Hungary, has been...