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The recent election of Donald Trump has generated widespread concerns of a return to the kind of neoliberal policies that dominated Western economics  in the latter half of the 20th century. Neoliberalism policy relies on a deregulated and…
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#pussygrabsback. #pussypower. #nastywomen. #whyimarch. #girlpower. Such were the incensed battle cries of women from across the world that echoed across the glittering cacophony of Instagram and Twitter last weekend following the Women’s…
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In March 2016, Donald Trump, then-candidate to become the most powerful person in the world, made a shocking statement. If abortion were made illegal on the federal level in the United States, Trump said, there should be “some form of…
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Theresa May’s speech from the Home Office on the 17th of January put an end to 6 months of uncertainty as to the broad course that Great Britain will adopt following Brexit. Nicknamed “Theresa May-be” by some, the British Prime Minister…
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A few days ago, I was scrolling through tweets and came across a number of references to this news story. Recently, a middle school student in St Louis was physically attacked on a bus by other students because he wore a Trump hat. What…
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Starting two weeks before his inauguration on January 20, 2017, President Donald Trump's numerous cabinet picks underwent Senate confirmation hearings. With Republicans controlling the Senate, Democrats have grilled nominees in hopes that…
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Pendant une rencontre récente au centre-ville de Montréal, Monsieur Chong a accepté de me parler d’un nombre de questions pertinentes qui se répandent dans cette campagne à la direction du Parti conservateur du Canada (PCC). Chong n’a…
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On January 20th, 2017, a sparse crowd assembled to watch as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America. Although, according to a photo posted in the White House Press Gallery by the new President, the…
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“You’re going to the Women’s March too?” The U.S. Border agent sneered, inspecting the “male” identification on my passport. I straightened my posture, preparing to launch into a rendition of bell hooks’ Feminism Is for Everybody, but…
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Controversy regarding the legitimacy and strength of the presidency of Bolivia soared when a resignation letter from President Evo Morales arrived on social media. The speculation quickly dissipated as the public discovered that it was a…
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