Boyana Nikolova

Managing Editor, Writer

Member since June 2024

Hi! I’m Boyana, and I’m passionate about all things communication. From extemporaneous public speaking to researching government communication with diaspora communities, I’m always trying to make a difference. I’m particularly interested in understanding my own community and its politics as a Bulgarian. If you’re interested in learning more about my interests or have similar ones, please reach out!

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“For nearly two years, Bulgarians relished in what seemed to be political stability.In October 2024, they had braved their 7th parliamentary election in 4 years, and the people were confident they had ...”

— Bulgaria’s Never-ending Election Fatigue

Edited by Boyana Nikolova

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Opinion

Moderates: an Alternative to Populists?

Across ideological, social, and national lines, we’ve all seen how both  politics and society as a whole have become increasingly divided, how civil discussion has been disappearing and is replac...

4 min read

Global Affairs

The Problem With Sanctions

When the U.S. Secretary of State under Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright, was asked in 1996 whether the death of half a million Iraqi children was worth it, she didn’t hesitate to answer. “I think this...

8 min read

Global Affairs

Tibet’s Stolen Child

On May 17, 1995, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) forcefully kidnapped six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who was earlier crowned as the Panchen Lama—the second-highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism...

6 min read

Media Analysis

Cinema is Losing Its Color

Watch any movie released in the past five years. Now try to remember what you saw. You might remember if the movie had a distinct visual identity or a story that surprised you. But probably, you won’t....

6 min read

Opinion

What Should Come Next in Venezuela

Well, that’s certainly one way to ring in the new year. Operation Midnight Hammer put former Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro in iron shackles in Manhattan. Venezuela has now entered a new era of...

5 min read

Science

No Snow on Christmas Again

The city of Denver experienced its first notable snowfall on November 29, 2025, marking the second latest date for snow it has experienced. Even stranger, throughout the rest of fall and start of wint...

4 min read

Media Analysis

Perfectly Imperfect: Reflecting on Media Representation for Black Women

A statistic shared by The Representation Project reveals that in 2023, 60% of Black women reported feeling misrepresented in media. However, The Representation Project also mentioned that the number o...

4 min read

Science

Preserving Our Ability to Think for Ourselves

As we navigate through the increasing reliance on technology for information and communication, the use of artificial intelligence is hitting an all-time high. Models such as ChatGPT are taking a sign...

5 min read

Opinion

Wellness Culture is a Reflection of Our Inequalities

Picture this: In Ancient Greece, as enslaved people worked from sunrise to sundown, and women were prohibited from taking part in sports, aristocrats spent their free time in the gymnasiums. There, th...

4 min read

Media Analysis

AI and Exploitation: Hating Drake Does Make You Deep

While casually scrolling on Instagram, I came across a post from @champagnepapi—better known as Drake. The collection of photos included a shirt that read “Hating Drake Doesn’t Make You Deep.” As some...

4 min read

Domestic Politics

The Return of Class Politics: What America’s Populist Surge Really Means

“The only minority destroying America is the billionaires. The biggest divide in our politics isn’t left vs. right—it’s top vs. bottom.” declares rising Texas congressman James Talarico. The crowd bur...

7 min read

Opinion

Liberal Capitulation

In this era of unfettered fascism, racism, misogyny, and economic turmoil, one might expect Democrats to be both combative and popular. These individuals are sorely undereducated in politics. Aft...

4 min read

Opinion

Gen Z is Moving Away From the 9-to-5 – Why You Should Care

Did you know AI could replace up to 50% of the white-collar jobs in the next 5 years? White-collar jobs were once seen as a reliable option, but it has now become volatile for the younger generation. ...

7 min read

Global Affairs

A New World Order: Implications of the SCO Global South Tianjin Summit

For years, countries in the Middle East and Asia have held fractured relations, with no concrete unity. However, Chinese President Xi Jinping is making moves to change that. But the warrant on his hea...

7 min read

Domestic Politics

Democrats May Deliver the Goods, but They Need an Answer of the Spirit: the Grabowskis

Jack Grabowski is alienated. His great grandparents immigrated to America in the early 1900s, fleeing the widespread pogroms in the Russian Empire. They initially arrived at Ellis Island before eventu...

14 min read

Global Affairs

Where is the Russian Opposition, and Who is the New Navalny?

Russia is often referred to on the international stage as an “imitation democracy.” Consisting with a parliament and a direct presidential election, a system that hypothetically should guarantee democ...

6 min read

Opinion

Democrats Need to Be Like Tintin

What can a fictional mid-century Belgian reporter tell the DNC? A whole lot more than you’d think.Tintin is the comic book character work of Belgian cartoonist Hérge. Tintin, along with his friends Ca...

6 min read

Opinion

The Company, Crops, and Chemicals Curated to Poison America

Though now controlling 33% of the global seed market, Monsanto did not start out as an agricultural giant, but as a chemical company producing plastics and synthetic fibers. Eventually, it became the...

6 min read

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Global Affairs

Bulgaria’s Never-ending Election Fatigue

For nearly two years, Bulgarians relished in what seemed to be political stability.In October 2024, they had braved their 7th parliamentary election in 4 years, and the people were confident they had ...

Mar 29, 20266 min read

Opinion

Bulgaria: a Country Without a Nation

Somewhere, deep in the embrace of the glowing Rhodope mountains, lies a village. Or at least, there remains a cluster of abandoned houses and dry dirt paths from a village long gone. Peshtera (meaning...

6 min read

Domestic Politics

Kamala’s Economic Gamble

Kamala Harris, Democrat presidential nominee and frontrunner in the most recent polls for the 2024 election, has a lot to do and hardly any time. With 2 months left until Americans go place their ball...

12 min read

Global Affairs

Panic at the Parliament! – Snap Elections and the Political Crisis in Bulgaria

Eastern European countries are hardly strangers to instability. While the region has been coup d’etat-free since the 1940s, it’s facing more modern types of political instability...

13 min read

Global Affairs

China’s Weaponization of Energy: the Bri., Tech Companies, and More

Chinese and Burmese workers working on Chinese energy investment. in Mandalay, Myanmar. Sun Guangyong, People’s Daily.Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)Adopted in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (B...

10 min read

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Edited by Boyana Nikolova

Moderates: an Alternative to Populists?

The Problem With Sanctions

Tibet’s Stolen Child

Cinema is Losing Its Color

What Should Come Next in Venezuela

No Snow on Christmas Again

Perfectly Imperfect: Reflecting on Media Representation for Black Women

Preserving Our Ability to Think for Ourselves

Wellness Culture is a Reflection of Our Inequalities

AI and Exploitation: Hating Drake Does Make You Deep

The Return of Class Politics: What America’s Populist Surge Really Means

Liberal Capitulation

Gen Z is Moving Away From the 9-to-5 – Why You Should Care

A New World Order: Implications of the SCO Global South Tianjin Summit

Democrats May Deliver the Goods, but They Need an Answer of the Spirit: the Grabowskis

Where is the Russian Opposition, and Who is the New Navalny?

Democrats Need to Be Like Tintin

The Company, Crops, and Chemicals Curated to Poison America

Articles by Boyana Nikolova

Bulgaria’s Never-ending Election Fatigue

Bulgaria: a Country Without a Nation

Kamala’s Economic Gamble

Panic at the Parliament! – Snap Elections and the Political Crisis in Bulgaria

China’s Weaponization of Energy: the Bri., Tech Companies, and More