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Last month, Amnesty International released their annual 2014/15 report on the state of the world’s human rights. Much like that of Human Rights Watch, another major human rights non-governmental organization (HR-NGO), the report concludes…
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With the recent Charlie Hebdo attacks, freedom of speech has become a crucial talking point in the international community. 2014 was not a promising year for this particular liberty, with Freedom House ranking free speech at its lowest…
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In the past year, from its annexation of Crimea to its contentious role as host of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia has continued to remain at center stage of global politics. At the heart of Russian notoriety stands Vladimir…
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In the midst of the on-going Brian Williams controversy, some journalists, columnists and editors such as Robert Wright of The New Republic Magazine, Joe Klein from TIME magazine, and Ryan Holiday of The New York Observer newspaper, to name…
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A common rhetoric that says that “If Steve Jobs was born in Korea, Apple would not have been existed,” demonstrates one facet of many structural problems in Korea-one of which is cartel regulation. The present situation in Korea looks…
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20% of children have once felt the pulse to run away from home and 10% have had suicidal thoughts: a shocking rate of 26% of the 10% have actually attempted suicide. More than half the students between age fifteen and nineteen who are…
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It is rare to witness politicians, who are usually collected and eloquent, to fistfight one another over political matters. Nonetheless, the heated debate about the homeland security bill proposal, also known as the “Legal Package To…
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One of the poorest countries in the world at the time of its independence in 1966, Botswana has experienced tremendous economic growth over the last five decades. Its 2013 GDP per capita (PPP), $16,400 in constant U.S. dollars, surpasses…
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With today’s news reaching from Xinjiang to Iran, there was no doubt that the MIR Online writers would take us around the world yet again. From fixing faltering economies to correcting faulty translations, this week’s articles show that…
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Canada’s total government debt (including both federal and provincial) stands at roughly $1.2 trillion, and over $500 billion of the debt is born by the provinces . Although the federal government’s portion of total debt is still higher,…
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