All Quiet in the ‘West’ Wing
Kanye’s ability to turn national attention towards himself — and away from COVID-19 and ongoing protests — is exactly the type of presidential behaviour Americans have come to expect under Trump. However, the impulse to claim unwarranted…
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Voting Patterns Are Not Immune to the Effects of Consumer Debt
Oversimplifying the prevalence of debt is a mistake, seeing as it comes in many forms, each with their own individual effect on a voter’s political preferences.
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A Political Fumble: The NFL’s Opportunistic Change of Tune on Colin Kaepernick and Black Lives…
The manner in which Colin Kaepernick has been treated is symbolic of the NFL’s relationship with Black athletes more broadly; for far too long, the league has expected them to remain silent and play the game in spite of persistent racism…
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Canada’s Hypocrisy: A Conflict of Self-image and Systemic Racism
Canada has built institutions that rule the nation through a system controlled by a white majority that selects the liberties to which minority communities have access to, and that is the very definition of systemic racism.
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Law and Order Politics: A Gateway to Authoritarianism
Politicians in both Central America and in the US garner public support for law and order policies on the basis of fear of crime and generalized assumptions of marginalized groups, allowing authoritarian behavior to go unchecked under the…
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Tour de Virus: Part 2
As the vehicle of this pandemic, the bicycle represents both hope and despair. The two part series, "Tour de Virus," looks at bicycle politics in the COVID-19 era.
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Behind the Curtain: US Foreign Policy in the Age of COVID-19
Given the extent of the COVID-19 emergency in the U.S., drastic changes in domestic policy should be at the forefront of American consciousness. However, this attitude is not shared by the Trump administration, who seems invested in…
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Biden’s Basement Campaign
With his widening lead in recent polls, Joe Biden’s campaign will have to decide whether or not to continue laying low over the summer, hoping that Donald Trump will hurt his re-election chances in the coming months while avoiding Biden’s…
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Tour de Virus: Part 1
As the vehicle of this pandemic, the bicycle represents both hope and despair. The two part series, "Tour de Virus," looks at bicycle politics in the COVID-19 era.
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How Trust Shapes the Consequences of International Lending and Borrowing
In sovereign and corporate contexts, trust between high-level actors overlooking finances and other stakeholders is crucial to help borrowers successfully overcome the obstacles of debt while effectively responding to the crisis. Inversely,…
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