Mediterranean Blues: Agreements and Escalating Tensions
On January 7th, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined Donald Trump for a meeting in the White House. The burning question for Greece still is the U.S. position on the recent Turko-Lybian agreement, signed in November 2019. The…
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The Billionaire Candidacies
Because of their unique financial situations, both Bloomberg and Steyer can operate outside the traditional process into which more mainstream candidates are locked. Instead of vying for high polling numbers to qualify for debates, the two…
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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 ringing the alarm bell.
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The Business of Punishment: The Prison Industrial Complex in the United States
The exploitation of prison labour by private corporations is “one aspect among an array of relationships linking corporations, government, correctional communities, and media,” known more broadly as the "prison industrial complex". The term…
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We Need To Talk About Laos’ Bomb Problem
Between 1964 and 1973, the United States dropped two million tons of ordnance on Laos, making the small Southeast Asian country the most heavily bombed country per capita in history. Today, up to a third of these bombs still haven’t…
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Blackout: Professor Tyrell Haberkorn on Thailand’s Democracy and Press
In this edition of Blackout, staff writer Cesar Ramirez speaks with Tyrell Haberkorn, Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison about democracy and press freedom in Thailand following the…
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Mask Hysteria: Outbreak (Ep.1)
On December 31st 2019, China alerted the World Health Organization to a small outbreak of pneumonia, and by the end of the very next day a seafood wholesale market in Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province, was shut down and…
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The Aftermath: Brexit – Part 2
After over three years of negotiations, failed proposals, and leadership changes, the United Kingdom is finally set to leave the European Union on the 31st of January. The tumultuous journey to reach this point has greatly tested the…
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Are on the Rise – Why Aren’t We Protecting Ourselves?
Over the last few years there has been a truly staggering rise in the rates of STI cases. Why is this happening, what can we do about it, and why aren't we practicing the most fundamental prevention methods? Anna Beebe breaks down the…
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Blackout: Censorship in Vietnam
In Vietnam, where freedom of expression is a “national security issue,” the government actively suppresses journalists and bloggers for expressing their opinions against the current administration.
In this episode of Blackout, MIR…
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