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Despite the fact that "freedom of the press" is loosely protected in the Angolan Constitution, the former president, Jose dos Santos, nullified these rights by passing a series of "security laws,"  ostensibly meant to protect the state from…
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On October 5, 2017, police allegedly assassinated at least 8 people and left at least 20 wounded in a massacre in the forest of El Tandil in Tumaco, a port city next to the Pacific Ocean in Colombia. Victims, many of whom were coca…
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“Il n’y a pas de raison que le droit de grève soit supérieur à la liberté de travailler” : c’est ce qu’a déclaré le Premier ministre belge, Charles Michel, suite à la grève appelée par la Centrale Générale des Services Publics (CGSP) le 10…
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In the few days following Hurricane Maria’s catastrophic landfall in Puerto Rico, US news media were dominated by Trump’s comment, made that same weekend, that NFL players who take a knee should be fired. The destruction and devastation…
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SpaceX has been all over the news lately regarding its mission to Mars and its unprecedented ability to land and reuse its rockets. The accomplishments and future plans of SpaceX represent the cutting edge of space technology and…
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The Las Vegas mass shooting—the worst mass shooting in recent American history—has incited much controversy on the topic of gun control in the United States. Indeed the event has reignited debate across the nation as to whether it is…
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As the political tensions and constitutional conflict between Catalonia and the Spanish government continue to escalate, analysts would benefit from asking why Madrid so violently cracked down on the referendum in the first place and, in…
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“The People of Canada to-day are being taxed to pay interest on millions of dollars of fictitious capital”. -Sir William Mulock, Member of Parliament, In reference to the Canadian Pacific Railroad, 1895 Binding the East and West Sir…
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Last week, Chicago formally submitted a bid to house Amazon’s second headquarters, HQ2. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Governor Rauner came together along with a committee of 600 business owners, community leaders, and government officials to make…
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