Location, Location, Location: How CBC Isn’t Helping With COVID-19
While some provinces and regions have been recovering faster than others, a deficiency of relevant and location-specific news on COVID-19 is feeding discord between the provinces, Ottawa, and the Canadian people.
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Right to Vote and Public Health: Elections in the Time of COVID-19
While elections face significant challenges during the time of COVID-19, it is of vital importance that they remain free and fair so that democracy may outlive the crisis.
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Modi Needs to Be Held Accountable
A deified public image and the BJP’s desperate attempts to hinder public access to government information have prevented Narendra Modi from facing scrutiny over the failures of India’s response to COVID-19. Modi is culpable, and he should…
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Violences policières et racisme en France : les sujets qui fâchent
Si le cas des États-Unis est incomparable, il n’empêche que la République française possède sa propre histoire du racisme qu’elle continue de nier au nom de ses principes universalistes. Alors que de plus en plus d’enfants issus de…
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Reviewing European Collective Security on the 75th anniversary of VE Day
On the 100th anniversary of the League of Nations founding and 75th anniversary of VE Day, it is worth reflecting on both the benefits that European collective security has brought, as well as its current poor condition.
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What is the Real Utility of the UN’s Commission for Social Development?
"Given all the politicking and painstaking debate over simple resolution phrases, one would think that the resolutions of the Commission have had some sort of tangible impact on the ground. Whether this has been observed in practice is less…
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CSocD 58: Expectations and Realities of Diplomacy in Practice
From February 10th-19th 2020, the International Relations Students' Association of McGill (IRSAM) attended the United Nations 58th Commission for Social Development (CSocD 58). In addition to viewing the debate over resolutions, the…
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Democracy Post-Pandemic: Big Tech’s Growing Hold on North America
For many North American politicians, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic calls to envision a frictionless, digitalized world. Yet with some calling upon tech industry giants and the ultra-wealthy to establish this “new normal," the move might…
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Underground Techno Raves in Singapore: a New Political Dawn for Disaffected Youth?
The promotional material posted by Horizon99 on their events’ pages reads more like a political manifesto than online advertising. The use of strong anti-capitalist statements ranging from “The neoliberal ideological engine sputters on” to…
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The Effects of Vote-By-Mail on 2020 Democratic Campaigns
If Democrats wish to unseat Donald Trump in 2020, they will not only have to defend vote-by-mail but also use this platform to lead a strong get out the vote campaign to ensure that voters will not abstain amidst COVID-19 fears.
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