Macron’s Margin Call and The Importance of Balance in Reform
Macron's dedication to the economic and environmental future of France is important and necessary, but in order for his efforts to be successful in the long run, and for those efforts to not lead to a surge of populism, Macron must ensure…
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Ieri, oggi, domani: The Unceasing Battle against Racism in Italy
The Italian people urgently needs to revisit some key passages in its history in order to understand, and combat, the persistence of structural violence and anti-immigrant sentiments.
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Climate Change and Mental Health: Clear connection but cloudy action
It is clear that mental health resources need to be made accessible and inclusive urgently to deal with the direct and indirect impacts of climate change. This requires finding tools to strengthen community cohesion and mindful adaptation…
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Fearing the Democratic Socialist
Soon after newcomer representative for the state of New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was sworn to the 116th Congress, she gave an interview on “60 Minutes” where she boldly declared that she believes that incomes above $10 million needs to…
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Protests in Sudan: Change on the Table?
A month after the beginning of the protests in Sudan: what is at stake for Al-Bashir's three-decades-old dictatorial rule?
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Dragonfly On The Wall: Google’s Censorship Projects in China
In our current world, if you need to know something, you usually ask two people: Google or your mom. While it makes sense to be reliant on your own mother, we have somehow come to depend on a digital platform to store the knowledge that we…
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Liberalism’s Limitations: On Feminism and Class
Therefore, put bluntly, a significant problem of liberal feminism’s approach lies in its lack of class analysis. While it is a nice sentiment to believe that all women are on the “same side” politically, the material conditions of our…
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Known Unknowns: Israeli Power and Russian Permission in Syria
In the most recent flare-up between Israel and Iran in Syria, Russia said everything about its dubious relationship with the State of Israel by saying almost nothing at all.
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What Lies Ahead for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir?
This week marked the six-week anniversary of nation-wide demonstrations in Sudan against the current regime of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Beginning on December 19th in response to Bashir’s termination of fuel and wheat subsidies, the…
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Growing Terrorism in Burkina Faso
"Researchers argue that Campaoré’s complicated web of relations to the who’s who in West African and Sahel rebel and Islamist movements was a “deal with the devil”. Whether tacit or explicit, agreements between Campaoré’s party and…
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