The Zoom Phenomenon
If you're reading this, chances are you've used Zoom, the video calling platform, at some point in the last few months. The company behind this service, Zoom Video Communications Inc., has become one of this year's biggest and perhaps most…
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L’avortement en Pologne et mouvance conservatrice : fissure au cœur de l’Europe
Les manifestations qui ont lieu depuis plusieurs semaines s’attaquent à la fois à la politique d’avortement du régime et à la place de l’Église en Pologne, dont le rôle est devenu plus prépondérant ces dernières années. Le gouvernement fait…
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Voluntourism: You Should Not Be Here
"Voluntourism" is a form of international volunteering that has flourished since the 1990s. It is promoted by countless volunteer organizations through offers of international trips, which purport to combine altruistic charity work with…
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Alberta’s COVID-19 Crisis: Politics in Public Health
Alberta is losing its fight against COVID-19. The province’s healthcare system is overwhelmed, with applied pressure increasing everyday. In a nightmare public health scenario where hindsight is always 20/20, where did Premier Jason Kenney,…
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The Paradox of Universal Housing in Singapore
While the Universal Housing Policy is undoubtedly one of the city’s biggest social policy achievements, the current health crisis shows that outstanding social policy does not necessarily prepare for a global pandemic. Singapore, like the…
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Qualified Immunity: Law enforcements’ unjustifiable constitutional shield
A right is only "clearly established" when a court has previously held an officer accountable for violating the Constitution in practically identical circumstances. This requirement is an insurmountable obstacle that plaintiffs rarely…
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Joe Biden à la présidence : quelle place pour les politiques environnementales?
Le futur président Joe Biden fait face à une société américaine divisée, mais aussi à un parti démocrate fractionné. Il a maintenant la tâche délicate de naviguer ces divisions de sorte à respecter ses promesses électorales et ne pas…
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Spotlight: Working as an OB-GYN under China’s One Child Policy
This week on Spotlight, Editor in Chief Charles Lepage sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Anjellica Chen, who talks about the story of an OB-GYN during China’s one-child policy, setting the scene for a lively discussion on social!-->…
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Review Radio: Caminantes with Cristal Montañez
On this episode of Review Radio, Victoria Aponte sits down with activist Cristal Montañez to discuss the current crisis at the Colombian border with the Venezuelan Caminantes and what can be done to help during the ongoing pandemic.
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How the Far-Right Captured the Young Vote in Poland
While the liberal economic policy and conservative ideological push of the PiS would not intuitively mesh for policymakers, what links them is a set of authoritarian tendencies that threaten democracy in Poland. For much of its existence,…
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