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Police misconduct is a controversial topic that periodically dominates headlines in both developed and developing nations, yet aside from these occasional reminders, such as the 2015 police riots in the United States, the topic is largely…
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Politicians have a reputation for lying. They are often painted as twisting and manipulating the truth to fit their agenda. Yet even in a profession replete with so many dishonest people, Donald Trump and his alternative facts team truly…
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Last week an article was published in The Bull and Bear titled “Capitalism is Ending Poverty and Solving Climate Change. Socialism Is Incapable of Doing Either.” The article argues that poverty and climate change are being solved by…
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Governors' posts in seven provinces, mayors' and regents' in 18 cities, as well as local leaders in 76 districts were at stake in Indonesia’s regional elections on 15 February 2017. However, the contentious race for the Jakarta…
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At the Munich Security Conference, Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, called for a “post-West world order.” It was a euphemism for what the Kremlin envisions for the future; a future that Russia is actively working to…
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Dear Honourable Prime Minister, In 2015, you ran on a campaign promising Canadians real change. That election, your respect for the environment, your humanism towards refugees and your enthusiastic vow to enact electoral reform made…
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Trump’s Executive Order on refugees and immigrants devastated many American nationals and has caused outcry within the international community. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s immediate reaction was to declare that Canada welcomes…
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For the past 50 years, Israel and Palestine have been less than friendly neighbours. Conflicts stem from border lines between Israel and Palestine which reflect war outcomes from 1948 and 1967. The outcome of both of these wars prompted…
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Development in most cases disguises itself as the advancement of society by creating a better atmosphere to live in terms of social and economic standards. In the case of urban development, new businesses selling higher value items seems…
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