Somalia Faces Humanitarian Disaster
The Horn of Africa is experiencing a severe drought, which in turn has created a humanitarian crisis with millions facing…
Category: COVID-19
California Joins Other States and Relaxes Pandemic Restrictions
State political leaders in California announced the relaxation of some of the country’s most restrictive COVID policies. Governor Gavin Newsom…
East Coast Braces for Winter Storm
Approximately 50 million Americans braced for heavy snow fall associated with a wave of severe weather that wreaked havoc in…
Thousands of Brazilians Take to the Streets
Protests have erupted in over 160 Brazilian cities and towns, with demonstrators voicing their discontent with President Jair Bolsonaro. There…
Biden Orders Vaccine Mandate as Delta Cases Surge
A visibly frustrated President Biden issued a sweeping executive order that would mandate the vaccination of approximately 80 million Americans.…
Recall Effort in California Gains Momentum
Opponents of California Governor Gavin Newsom seem poised to force a recall election this fall that might result in the…
COVID Cases Soar as Election Looms
The United States reached unprecedented numbers of COVID-19 cases just days before millions of Americans are expected to head to…
A Look at the Government’s Response to Past Large Scale Outbreaks
This section of Balla’s Bureaucracy and Democracy discusses the national strategy used to respond to past largescale disease outbreaks such…