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The entire world bears the consequences of the largest emitters’ actions. Compared to the future effects of climate change on our lives, a bit of transcontinental smoke is not particularly worrisome. The international community must heed…
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Mathieu Lavault sits down with Jean Casella, co-director of Solitary Watch, an organization dedicated to bringing the horrors of solitary confinement and other forms of torture in US prisons and jails into the public light. Aiming to…
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Proudly anchored in the historic district of Fatih, Istanbul, the Hagia Sophia stands as a monument that seems to transcend history...Spanning centuries of occupation, the Hagia Sophia represents a profound change from antiquity to the…
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A decade after Magnitsky’s passing and with no indication that corrupt behaviour is subsiding, this pattern is worrisome — by lack of enforcement, states are failing to take a firm stand against those responsible for gruesome acts,…
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Mathieu Lavault sits down with Professor Peter Kuznick, Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, to discuss the US in the 1930's and 1940's - a period which is often overlooked when recounting history.…
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This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Elizabeth Franceschini, to discuss her Op-Ed titled “Atticus Finch Isn't a Role Model, He's an Artifact”, where she recontextualizes where To Kill a…
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Staff Writer Jonah Fried argues that slavery determined much more than just the wording of the Second Amendment: "The historical context produced the wording itself, but the imprints that slavery left on the American cultural fabric gave…
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However, where do we, as journalists — specifically journalists of colour — draw the line between education and repetition? When are we able to stop re-educating our audience about history that should be common knowledge by now? 
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The passage of California's Fair Pay to Play Act and the widespread adoption of similar legislation in other states is a testament to the ability for lawmakers, in conjunction with activists and athletes, to make the very same changes that…
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Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with Andy Udelsman, a Legal Fellow at the Texas Civil Rights Project based in Austin, where he works to advance the movement for equality and justice inside and outside of the courts. Having…
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