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Directed by Carlo Mole
Edited by Patrick Beacham
Audio by Harry Turner…
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Puerto Rico: The Forgotten Territory
Tragedies should never go unnoticed, particularly not if the tragedy is of the magnitude which Puerto Rico faced three weeks ago. Only two weeks after being struck by Hurricane Irma, the densely populated US territory was struck by…
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Not So Sharif: “Fontgate”, Praetorianism and Illiberal Democracy in Pakistan
The resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over his family’s offshore wealth revealed by the Panama Paper leaks has plunged Islamabad into a protracted political crisis. Coupled with Donald Trump’s public accusations that the Pakistani…
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The Walls of Venezuela: How Millions of Venezuelans are Trapped from Refuge
As reported by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), worldwide displacement has hit an all-time high. With instances like the Syrian War and the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, it is clear as to why people are fleeing their home nations with such…
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Take a Knee: NFL Protests and the Concept of Un-Americanism
The eyes of Sunday football-goers have been on more than just the game since the start of this NFL season. Widespread national anthem protests by players in response to racial injustices in the United States have sparked controversy across…
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An Overview of the 2017 Montreal Mayoral Election
When Montrealers head to the polls on November 5th to cast their ballots in the municipal elections, it will mark the beginning of a seasonal trend: Quebec’s provincial elections are expected to take place in fall 2018 and the next Canadian…
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The Biennial at Istanbul Modern: Lacking In Locality
This weekend, I had the chance to go to one of Istanbul’s most prestigious art shows, the Istanbul Biennial, which is held at the Istanbul Modern. This year’s theme, “İyi bir komşu” (“A good neighbour”), gave artists a wide berth to…
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A Day Inside Myanmar’s Unremarkable Parliament
55 years ago, the world watched as Myanmar, formerly Burma, suffered a revolutionary coup d'état in which the country's military toppled the civilian, pro-independence Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League-government (AFPFL). The military…
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Ai Weiwei’s Political Artistry: Good Fences Make Good Neighbours
Human rights advocate and renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has not only taken the contemporary art movement by storm but has guided international discourse on the implications of Chinese and American politics. Ai Weiwei was born in the…
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How the World Bank is Aggressively Targeting Childhood Stunting
Stunting (also referred to as stunted growth or nutritional stunting) is the limited growth of human development in early life, measured by height. If a child’s height is two standard deviations less than the median, based on the World…
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