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The world’s rapid reaction to COVID-19 has shown society’s capacity to transition to more sustainable options and drastically alter one’s lifestyle in a short amount of time, spurring the question of the possibility of taking similar steps…
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Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with Kevin Baugh, President of the Republic of Molossia. Molossia is a micronation - a self-declared nation in the middle of the Nevada desert in the United States. President Baugh discusses why he formed his…
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This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Renée Lehman, to talk about her piece "Fanon and Collective Catharsis: The Removal Of Racist Monuments Around The Globe”. Drawing parallels between the…
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Les différends entre ces deux membres viennent alimenter les critiques toujours plus véhémentes qui accablent l’Alliance et questionnent son efficacité.
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In this episode of MIR Meets, Mathieu Lavault sits down with Dr. David Buckeridge of the School of Population and Global Health at McGill University to discuss whether the province of Quebec and Canada can handle the testing if there…
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As the Lebanese parliament remains in shambles, popular protests have continued despite a COVID-19 lockdown, and humanitarian needs have skyrocketed to increasingly critical levels. With Syrian refugees making up an estimated 30 per cent of…
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The Climate Crisis has always been a crisis - but have we recognized that? Now that we've experienced the COVID-19 crisis, are we in a better place to progress on climate action at the rate that's necessary in order to avoid a global…
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"President Trump has issued an executive order and given Beijing an ultimatum: TikTok must agree to be acquired by an American tech giant, likely Microsoft, or face a ban on the US market." Staff Writer Rose Bostwick asks whether such a ban…
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Vancouver has only dipped its feet into the waters of approaches that have produced positive outcomes for addicts and the communities in which they live. What’s becoming clearer now is that we have to jump in the deep end and accept the…
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On this episode of MIR Meets, Mathieu Lavault sits down with Dr. Agnes Callamard, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, to talk about the murder of Mr. Khashoggi of October 2, 2018, as well…
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