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Bernie Sanders has officially won the popular vote in the first three contests of the Democratic Primaries. Is he on his way to the nomination? MIR Writer Sara Parker, Editor Rebecka Eriksdotter Pieder and Editor-in-Chief Alec Regino…
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Improving Canada’s Northern policy could prove to kill two birds with one stone: helping both to improve daily life for those who live there as well as consolidating Canada’s position as a defensive northern power in the face of rising…
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The United States, a model plutocracy! (Originally published in French on February 13, 2020).
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Canadian and American democracies are fundamentally different, but these differences extend far beyond our respective structures of government and electoral processes. As I quickly learned while in New Hampshire, the American political…
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Although analysts have remarked that the international community’s tepid response to India’s ongoing citizenship crisis has been informed by the country’s position as a potential democratic counterweight to China, the tensions polarizing…
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"While the continent’s natural resources currently remain preserved and untouched, they face the potential for exploitation. Major powers such as the United States and China will surely turn to Antarctica for their resource needs in an age…
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The current regime would do well to remember that ignoring the needs of the citizens in favour of ideological cohesion is not sustainable. Changes in government structure grow out of discontented masses, and the Islamic Republic may prove…
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Bong's cinematography is famous for condemning capitalism while portraying layers of vulnerability and exploitation. Many of these themes are present throughout the movie. Above all, "Parasite" was a realistic lesson on the importance of…
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With panic and hysteria creeping in, the economic and geopolitical consequences of the coronavirus outbreak have begun to surface. In this episode, Mask Hysteria host Bilal Virji speaks with Naomi Shi to analyze the political and economic…
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“On January 22nd, UN investigators alleged that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, may have hacked Jeff Bezos’ mobile phone.”
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