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Anne Karam

Anne is a U4 student currently studying International Development with minors in Hispanic Studies and Management. She specializes in North American and European politics as well as questions of social justice and issues surrounding the environment.

Jeremy Corbyn: An Unsatisfactory Alternative

Anne Karam Apr 23, 2019
As the UK keeps falling down the Brexit rabbit hole, Jeremy Corbyn is doing nothing to help. His lack of leadership on Brexit, and within the Labour Party itself, shows he is not only unfit to lead his own party, but to lead the country.…
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Our Fascination with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Anne Karam Feb 18, 2019
At only 29, and with only a few months in office, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has already made herself one of the most important and influential names in Washington. With this spotlight, she has almost no room to make mistakes.
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Veganism and Political Activism: A Contentious and Misunderstood Relationship

Anne Karam Jan 15, 2019
It's officially 2019, and online personalities such as Piers Morgan are still decrying the introduction of vegan options in fast food chains, even painting himself as a "vegan victim". But why? Has he never eaten vegan food, like a salad,…
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Macron’s Presidency: A Revolution Turned Sour?

Anne Karam Nov 27, 2018
Macron's presidency delivers a programme unfamiliar to the French electorate: optimism. The French President's legislation and rhetoric illustrate his genuine belief that France is capable of progress. Facing him, however, is a population…
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The War in Yemen: Why the West Looked Away

Anne Karam Nov 19, 2018
On October 2nd, 2018, outspoken Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered at the Saudi embassy in Istanbul, prompting global outrage towards the Saudi government and the flagrant violation of human rights and of freedom of speech.…
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The Brain Behind the Deal: A Portrait of Chrystia Freeland

Anne Karam Oct 13, 2018
For the past year, Canada's economic relationship with the United States has had an element of uncertainty thanks to US-prompted re-negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). On September 30th, 2018, an eleventh-hour…
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#OscarsSoPolitical: A Brief History of the Academy Awards Ceremony as a Stage for Political Protest

Anne Karam Mar 10, 2017
Up until 1973, the annual Academy Awards ceremony, where the Oscars are presented to the most talented of the movie industry, was mainly just that: an awards ceremony for glamorous people living in the bubble of wealth and fame. Then…
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Trump’s Radical Anti-Abortion Agenda: A Slippery Slope

Anne Karam Feb 8, 2017
In March 2016, Donald Trump, then-candidate to become the most powerful person in the world, made a shocking statement. If abortion were made illegal on the federal level in the United States, Trump said, there should be “some form of…
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The World Rings in a New Year of Uncertainty for the Environment

Anne Karam Jan 10, 2017
More than one year after the groundbreaking Paris Agreement, environmental protection as a policy issue remains less certain than many environmentalists would hope. Despite progress in 2016 in countries around the world, such as Costa Rica…
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Fighting for Gender Pay Equality, One Minute at a Time

Anne Karam Nov 22, 2016
Every year on October 24th, women in Iceland finish their work, pack their bags, and leave work at —what might seem to some— a very peculiar, prespecified time. This October, it was 2:38 pm, or 86% of the Icelandic work day. In October of…
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Rising Extremism and Threats to Electoral Systems in the American and French Presidential Races

Anne Karam Oct 26, 2016
In the United States and France, rising populism and extreme right tendencies are challenging two traditionally solid, yet different, electoral processes: the American two-party system and the French universal direct suffrage vote. In light…
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