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Sunday March 27th, on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the 1916 Easter rising, a huge parade took place in Dublin. Hundreds of thousands came down in the streets to witness the largest military parade ever to take place in…
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Democratic Party superdelegates were invented for times like these. In 1980, after Jimmy Carter lost his reelection bid to Reagan, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) did some soul-purging. Senator Edward Kennedy had challenged Carter…
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This is an ode to Berta Caceres. Over one month after her murder, even as most newspapers have moved on to new atrocities, it remains difficult to write about this environmental activist. Her story is both inspirational and tragic. While…
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Hi folks, I’m back after a coursework-induced break (which will resume again next week for a few days). To be honest, I’m at a bit of a loss as to where to begin with election news. There’s so much going on that I couldn’t possibly cover…
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After undergoing significant modifications since it was first announced in November of 2015, the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan has officially gone into effect as of Monday, April 4. The controversial accord has provided for the first wave…
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Every minute, 28 girls under the age of 18 are married against their will. Over 700 million women alive today have been married off before their 18th birthday. By 2050, over 1.2 billion girls will have become child brides. This tradition…
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Every March 1st is Independence Movement Day in Korea, which commemorates the historic civil uprising in 1919 against Japanese imperial rule. But this year’s commemoration marked more than a statutory holiday, as hundreds of thousands…
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More than 11 million people have been killed or forced to flee Syria due to the ongoing conflict and around 6.6 million are left behind. They are the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Syria. This article discusses why they chose to…
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One cannot be blamed for assuming that the children of right wing crazies will grow up to be like their parents. The Bush’s have provided the archetype, even if Jeb does appear to be the sympathetic, unloved runt of the litter. It was the…
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