Unions Prevail as Friedrichs Case Fails in the Absence of Justice Scalia
In January, a very important case was heard before the Supreme Court and could have meant the beginning of the end of unions as we know them in the United States. As I laid out in a blog post I made in January, the case brought forward by…
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The Yemen Ceasefire: A Successful Truce or a Humanitarian Lull?
A sign of hope has reached the crisis in Yemen, as the internationally-recognized Yemeni government and Houthi rebels have reportedly reached a ceasefire. However, critics remain unsure of the promise this truce holds.
This month…
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#ToneDownForWhat: Come On Hillary, Step It Up
After Bernie Sanders’ sweep of the West Coast earlier this week, Hillary Clinton has come under fire. With the April 19th primary in New York looming, Clinton is hesitant to engage in another debate with Sanders in the state of her former…
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Clinton’s Media Magic
Since early March there has been little to no coverage by any major newspaper of Hillary Clinton’s as of yet unreleased speeches to Wall Street. For those who have forgotten, Clinton gave three speeches to Goldman Sachs back in 2013, for…
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Here’s To New Friendships: US-Cuba Relations and Their Economic and Human Rights Implications
Barack Obama's speech in Havana, on the 21st of March, was addressed to an engaged crowd of Cuban citizens eager to learn about a new era of American-Cuban reconciliation and prosperity. Calls for the strengthening of economic ties and…
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IRSAM at the 60th Commission on the Status of Women
The annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) brings together members of civil society, governments and UN agencies to discuss pertinent issues impacting women and girls. The International Relations Student Association…
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Video: The Human Impacts of the TPP
Last week, the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Labour) released a video speaking about the real human impacts that the TPP (or Trans Pacific Partnership if you don't already know). The video reminds us that…
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Obama’s Nomination: How Garland Can Break the GOP’s Hold on the Senate
On March 16, 2016, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court after Scalia's death on February 13. Garland has had a long history of serving as a justice, and is currently the chief justice…
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Terrorism in the Election Season
Days after Bush’s reelection in his 2004 race against John Kerry, philosopher Todd May wrote an article chronicling the “politics of fear” that had emanated from the administration during it’s first four years. “Note, among other shifts,”…
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The EU-Turkey Refugee Deal is Impossible (At Best)
President of the European Commission Jean-Paul Juncker, when the European Union announced its recently-struck deal with Turkey on the topic of refugees, proudly proclaimed that the deal "respects all European Union and international norms."…
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