Teklehaymanot Yilma

Bio

Political Science student at San Jose State University, California. Studied European Integration and Middle East conflict resolution while studying abroad at Science Po Lille, France. Have worked for the district office of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Organizing for America and the Department of Veterans Affairs
Turkey EU: Why It Will Never Happen
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
Turkey has been attempting to the join the European Union for years with no success. In fact, ever since it started applying, countries like Slovenia and Croatia have been accepted and Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Kosovo are being…
Qatar World Cup 2022: 3 Reasons It's a Huge Mistake
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
Qatar will host the FIFA World Cup games in 2022, but the country has come under intense criticism and scrutiny for the following three reasons. The Status of Migrant Workers  Qatar is essentially enslaving its migrant workers who are constructing…
Wentworth Miller Gay: "Prison Break" Star Comes Out Of the Closet
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
British Actor Wentworth Miller, 41, who played the role of Michael Scofield in the hit TV series Prison Break, just came out of the closet, disclosing that he is a gay man in a letter addressed to Russia's St. Petersburg International Film Festival.…
Bananas Thrown At Italy's First Black Minister
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
Last Friday, Minister for Integration Cécile Kyenge, Italy's first black minister, was speaking at a rally when an audience member hurled bananas at her. Ever since her appointment, Kyenge has faced unrelenting racism with many taunts and slurs…
32 Ways Beyonce is Showing Us She Rules the World
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
Beyonce Knowles is undoubtedly the most influential diva superstar of this generation. With a name so powerful that it gives you chills every time you here it, she is the trifecta combination of Diana Ross, Tina Turner, and Aretha Franklin. Whether…
Russia is Violently Attacking Gay People, But Watch How Gay Bars Across the World Are Fighting Back
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed a controversial anti-gay bill into law that would punish anyone who advocates gay marriage or any sexual behavior that is not between a man and a woman. The bill would fine any individual up to 5,000…
George Zimmerman Manslaughter Charge Wouldn't Bring Justice
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
If there is any murder case that has captivated the American people and the entire world, it is the George Zimmerman trial. What started out as a fatal shooting escalated into an international news frenzy resurrecting the delicate topic of racism in…
Alison Lundergan Grimes: McConnell's New Attack Ad is Straight Out Of Bizarro World
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
In the past few years, we have seen political campaign ads go from comparatively more-or-less civil, respectful nature to something that resembles the "Bad Girls Club" — a show that has self-proclaimed "bad girls" put in one house together to…
7 Surprising Facts About the U.S. Education System
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its latest report on education, highlighting the ever-widening gap between those with high levels of education to those without in overall employment. Across the OECD member…
Gay Pride Month 2013: Will the Supreme Court Make This the Best Ever, Or the Worst?
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
In a matter of weeks, LGBT Americans may, in fact, be able to put a ring on it. After an interminable amount of wait at the edge of our seats, we could be finding out the faith of California's contested Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act…
Oakland A's Lawsuit: Is San Jose Suing to Save Baseball, Or Do They Just Want to Steal the Oakland A's?
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
An unusual territorial battle is taking shape in the San Francisco Bay — but instead of involving any of the area's high-tech giants such as Apple, Facebook or Google, this one centers on the city of San Jose's efforts to move the Oakland A’s…
NSA PRISM Program: Edward Snowden a Hero? Hardly
By Teklehaymanot Yilma
Of all political issues, from jobs to the economy to immigration to health care, it took a National Security Agency (NSA) contractor to unite the vehemently opposed factions of the Democratic and Republican Party. Before going any further, if it…