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Nothing says ‘US presidential election homestretch’ like debate season. MIR Senior Editor Justine Coutu sits down with Editors Max Clark and Sara Parker to analyze the chaotic first debate, and what it points to for the remainder of the…
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Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with John Christensen, economist and chair of the board of the Tax Justice Network, to discuss Britain’s Second Empire and how the country transformed itself from a colonial power into a global financial…
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Current leadership makes it all the easier for interested parties to gain power in Lebanon as the government is not ruled by goodwill, but by money. Foreign actors have been quick to exploit this corrupt system for their personal interests,…
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By leaning into negative caricatures of Black women, these tabloids perpetuate their mistreatment and exploitation — thereby engaging in this vicious cycle.
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This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Maddy Evans, to talk about her piece “Battling Conflict and COVID-19: The Changing Dynamics Within the Syrian Civil War”, where she details how the coronavirus…
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The threat of COVID-19 to the Pacific Islands has dominated public health discourse. Less has been said about the threat posed by tuberculosis. Yet, on June 26, the Australian government pledged a further $8.3 million in research funding to…
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Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with William Snowden, founder of the Juror Project, to discuss why there is a need to reform the structure of US juries in order to more accurately represent the American population. Mr. Snowden began his…
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The scramble to a pandemic solution poses top-down consequences. It's a dangerous playing ground for major powers’ unchecked ambitions, and one that only breeds human insecurity.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic is bound to come to an eventual end, its impact on criminal networks will be long-lasting. This will hold especially true in places where organized crime is now able to restrict the movement of populations in the…
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When COVID-19 swept across the globe, many democracies were forced to enact previously unthinkable restrictions on civil liberties to curb the spread of the virus. In the United States, however, such restrictions were met with an onslaught…
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