Bernie Sanders and Addressing Indigenous Issues in the US Election
Two weeks ago I wrote an article entitled Silent Voices: Indigenous People in America and the 2016 Presidential Elections (available on the link given). I wrote about my frustrations and confusion about the lack of coverage on indigenous…
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Avoiding the Second Cold War
On Monday, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would begin withdrawing select parts of its forces from Syria. This announcement, which comes in tangent with the news of closer Russian-American cooperation in Syria to…
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American Foreign Policy Post-Elections: A Forecast of What’s to Come
Many are breathing a sigh of relief that the U.S. Presidential primaries seem to be finally approaching their end, with only two frontrunners from the GOP (Trump and Cruz) and two from the Democrats (Clinton and Sanders). But while much of…
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Drowning in the Rubiocon
Last night was a big deal. On the off chance that you haven’t heard, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept the field during what was referred to as “Super Tuesday 2”. On the Republican side, Trump won in Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina,…
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Postcards from Dixieland: Republican Racists and the Election Season
In some ways it’s good that we’re getting the Trump out of our system. The constipated racism that was slowly being digested into Republican politics is finally emerging into a single enormous, if not somewhat orange turd. When Trump…
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Slovakia’s Elections: Neo-Nazi Tinged Politics
Global newscasts and headlines rarely turn their attention to Slovakia, since low debts and steady growth in an EU state are poor pickings for the news cycle. Yet Slovakia’s election this month merits global attention for two reasons:…
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A Socialist Reviews the Canadian Conservative Leadership Race, Its Hopefuls and Not-So Hopefuls
INT - CANADA - ELECTION NIGHT
As the dust settles, it is clear who the winner is - the self-proclaimed agent of "change" Justin Trudeau. As results are announced, STEPHEN HARPER tries to console disgruntled audience of Conservatives…
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A Tale of Two Countries: 110 Days Later
This article is a continuation a piece published on 20 November 2015 which can be found here.
Three and half months ago, Donald Trump had not won a single primary. The Republican establishment had still been assuring itself, despite…
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A Girl In the River: Oscar-Winning Film to Create Change in Pakistan
On the night of the 88th Academy Awards, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy took home an Oscar for her film, A Girl In the River: The Price of Forgiveness in the best documentary short category. Portraying acid attacks on Pakistani women in…
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Why Lebanon Is a Prisoner of Its Own Divisions
Sectarian divisions are a social and political reality in Lebanon. However, until recently, the polarization had been partially reduced by the 1990 power-sharing agreements, which translated institutionally the fragmentation of society …
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