The Politics of Popularity
With the presidential election of Donald Trump and the rise of the far-right in Europe, the term 'populism has become increasingly prevalent in mainstream political rhetoric. Ostensibly, populism is a form of politics which seeks to…
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A Change Has Come: How Student Activism is Changing the National Narrative
Once again, the United States finds itself in a moment of crisis as the nation struggles to reorient itself following yet another school shooting, this time in Parkland, Florida. Parkland marked the 30th mass shooting of 2018, which is…
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Multi-National Corporation?
The narrative of the big, bad multi-national corporation (MNC) swooping into developing countries to off-shore low value-added stages of production is all too familiar in today’s day and age. It’s easy and completely justified to find…
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The Second Emperor of the PRC Dynasty
Chairman Mao passed in September of 1976, and following a lacklustre and short-lived continuation of his regime by Chairman Hua Guofeng, China was ushered into a new era of economic and political change. This era was spearheaded by Deng…
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Looking to November in Illinois
Although we’ll have to wait for November to see how Illinois’ public official makeup is truly going to change, there were some clears wins and losses that emerged from Tuesday’s primaries.
In the Democratic race for the gubernatorial…
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Montreal on the Front Line of the Battle for Information Security
Artificial intelligence, or AI as it is commonly referred to, is at an important juncture in history. Technological minds such as Elon Musk have labelled the regulation of AI as one of the greatest challenges humanity faces. While our …
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MIR Meets EP 5: Jasmine Lee
In this episode of MIR Meets, we sit down with Jasmine Lee. Jasmine has been a writer with MIR for the past three years and most recently completed a semester-long blog on exchange at Istanbul's Boğaziçi University, entitled "Protesting the…
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A Scandal of Succession: The Battle for the MPLA
One of the promises former Angolan president Jose dos Santos made upon nominating Joao Lourenco as his successor was that he would retire from "active political life" in 2018. Although Lourenco is now head of state, dos Santos maintains his…
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Community Resistance to Renewable Energy Projects: The Amherst Controversy
Wind Turbines at Your Doorstep
Taking the sleepy barge which spans the short distance between Amherst Island and the rest of Ontario, visitors to this agricultural township are immediately struck by a looming juxtaposition. Dotting the…
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Article 50: One Year Later
On Wednesday, March 29th, 2017, British Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to officially trigger Brexit negotiations. On this date, May met her self-imposed deadline and fulfilled her promise that “Brexit…
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