Life, Privacy, and the Pursuit of Happiness: America’s Great Failure
Privacy is a complicated term. It has many definitions and people have differing viewpoints on where its reach should be limited. As author Richard Glenn (2003) explains, privacy can reference issues of distancing oneself from the…
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Les violences policières en France, une situation unique en Europe
La République française se doit alors de faciliter le travail des policiers en renforçant les effectifs tout en punissant les bavures policières.
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An Irish Quiet Revolution?
With the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015, the ratification of the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution this September, and the recent decriminalization of blasphemy, Ireland is experiencing a sea change in cultural norms.…
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La résurgence des camps de concentration en Russie
En raison des motivations politiques et sociales de la Russie, et des coutumes hétéronormatives trop engrenées, la situation délicate dans laquelle se trouve la communauté LGBTQ russe ne risque pas de s’améliorer tant que les pays…
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Renewed Uncertainty in Zimbabwe: A Year After Mugabe
On November 14, 2017, Robert Mugabe, the long-time dictator of Zimbabwe, was forced to resign from office following a military coup initiated by Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s former vice-president who assumed power after the coup. This coup…
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Loi 62, Tolérance, Prise De Conscience: Les Enjeux De La Grande Manifestation Contre Le Racisme De…
Le contexte de la récente élection du candidat de centre-droite François Legault et de son parti Coalition Avenir Québec, en tant que Premier du Québec, a cependant largement contribué à soulever la population.
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(C)ontention (A)cross (Q)uebec: The Montreal Demonstration Against Racism
In the midst of political turmoil wracking our southern neighbours Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination and subsequent appointment to the Supreme Court, NAFTA renegotiation, and consistent turbulence within the Mueller investigation—Montrealers…
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The Last Sand
As the scarcity of Earth's natural resources worsens with increased consumption, the focus usually falls on natural gas and oil reserves, causing many to ignore the growing shortage of the world's third most used natural resource - sand.…
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Résignation d’Angela Merkel à la tête du CDU: Les Conséquences de son Approche Libérale et…
Dû au contexte nationaliste et populiste européen, la position d’Angela Merkel, privilégiant les droits de l’homme au regard de la crise migratoire, a contribué à l’annonce de sa résignation.
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Politics of Identity, Not Identity Politics
Progress -- we’ve seen it. Or, we had been seeing it: steps in the right direction toward equality. With post-modernism came resistance to the normativity that had restricted freedom and limited selfhood. The turn of the century seemed a…
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