Underpaid Fighting Championship? The Uphill Battle for a UFC Union
The principal debate in the labor politics of the UFC is whether fighters are independent contractors, which would…
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Gay and Afraid: What South Korea Taught Us About the Dangers of Contact Tracing
Having established the consequences of compulsory contact tracing on the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea, is this a…
Opinion | We’re Not All In This Together
COVID-19 has wreaked immeasurable havoc, much of which could have been prevented if it were not for the persistent…
Vaulting Ambition
So long as the Syrian Civil War persisted in full force, the contradictions between Russia's alliances could be…
Labour’s Love Lost: The Party’s Unsure Path Post-Corbyn
The internal divide within Labour over issues like immigration and Brexit lays bare a greater phenomenon permeating…
The Cost of Burning
As climate change unfolds, putting a price on the societal costs of its impacts may be the most compelling way of…
Le Québec devrait-il décriminaliser toutes les drogues?
Les nouvelles restrictions sur l'accès au cannabis au Québec feront grimper le chiffre d'affaires du marché noir.…
Unmasking the Alt-Right: the Psychology Behind Online Radicalism
In the face of a reality where an everyday tool is also the perfect weapon for hate-mongers to radicalize and…
Au Liban, la colère rassemble les communautés religieuses
Longtemps divisées par le système politique libanais multi-confessionnel, le moment semble être venu pour les trois…
Duterte and the South China Sea: A Carousel of Partnerships
However, despite the apparent warming of relations with China, it would appear that circumstances have prevented…