Editor's Note
Pay Hikes for the Rich?
The Cost of Education
Ghana at Fifty: A Season of Celebration or Discontent?
Home Is Where the Passport Is
The Drought: A Social Critique on my Australian Country Town
The Expanding Crisis
Welcome Welcome to Five Minutes to Midnight’s latest issue about human rights and international affairs. To view a description of each article, move your cursor over the title box. Simply click on any title to read the article in full.   Editor's Note       by Hannah Renglich With weather systems turned upside down and social consciousness as a new trend, the world seems as confused as ever. Hannah Renglich editorializes about what is going on.   Pay Hikes for the Rich?       by Julia Buckingham Julia Buckingham explores comparable financial situations in two completely different governments; one North American, one African. She notices that one government is more willing to raise governmental salaries, and contemplates why.   The Cost of Education       by Kaley Kennedy Kaley Kennedy discusses the effects of high post-secondary tuition fees on the economic and social progress of what are considered to be developed countries. In all current transactions, women appear disadvantaged by the bureaucracy of loan programs and university fee payment structures.   Ghana at Fifty: A Season of Celebration or Discontent?       by Hicham Safieddine In light of Ghana's golden jubilee this year, there has been a great deal of celebration, as well as reflection. Hicham Safieddine, a foreign correspondent working with Journalists for Human Rights, examines the anniversary in light of changes demanded by health workers, market vendors, and taxi drivers.   Home Is Where the Passport Is       by Cat-Dan Lai Cat-Dan Lai recalls a personal story of crossing international borders. Why is the passport so essential? Lai questions the relation of one's passport to one's identity.   The Drought: A Social Critique on my Australian Country Town       by Luigina Webb In a personal account of her hometown drought, Luigina Webb examines the hard-hitting effects of global warming and climate change. With such drastic changes in weather, the general population is beginning to wake up to the reality of a potential environmental crisis.   The Expanding Crisis       by Eric Kam Eric Kam presents his ideas about global warming in verse form.