Seeking Immortality: The Era of Xi Jinping
This year’s Party Congress began with a monumental three and a half hour speech by Chinese President and CCP General Secretary Mr. Xi Jinping. Indeed, Xi was the primary focus of this year’s Party Congress, as the gathering provided both an…
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“¿Por qué no te callas?”: Venezuela’s Tumultuous Relationship With Spain
In 1527, Spanish conquistador Juan Martínez de Ampiés sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to help establish one of the most eminent Spanish colonies, known as the Province of Caracas (also known as the Province of Venezuela). For about 300…
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Made in the USA: The Question of Puerto Rican Secession
On June 2017, Puerto Rico voted in a historic referendum for statehood within the United States. An overwhelming 97 per cent of the votes were cast in favour of becoming the 51st state. However, only 23 per cent of the voting population…
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The Time is Right for a New British Prime Minister
These are troubling times for Theresa May, British Conservative Party leader. A disastrous snap election result earlier this year has severely undermined her authority in Parliament by taking away the Conservatives’ majority, impeding…
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Remembering 1917: Russia’s Modern Counter-Revolution
On November 7, 2017, Marxists around the world celebrated the centenary of the world’s first successful socialist revolution. In Moscow, thousands of Russian partisans marched the streets, joined by comrades drawn from the world at large. …
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Javeria
In our continuing coverage of Sunday's Grande Manifestation contre la haine et le racisme, Montreal native Javeria spoke to MIR about her opposition to Bill 62 and the fight for a more pluralist Québécois(e) identity
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Strength in Numbers: the Canadian Census and Stronger Policy Programs
In 2010, the Conservative government scrapped the mandatory long-form census and replaced it with a voluntary national household survey. The reasoning from the Department of Industry, headed by Minister Tony Clement, was that the reform…
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Manon Massé
At Montréal's Grande Manifestation contre la haine et le racisme this past Sunday, MIR had a chance to speak with Manon Massé, a Member of the National Assembly and Co-Spokesperson of Québec solidaire
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Slavery – Not an Institution of the Past
Currently, every country around the world has abolished slavery, though the final country to do so was Mauritania, only a few decades ago, in 1981. It would seem, as taught in modern history courses, that slavery is an institution of the…
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Japan and Its Foreign Workers
Technology has allowed global citizens to travel easily from one place to another, and it is common to have foreign workers in a country. Yet despite such ease of mobility, the labour market is limited and not everyone has equal access to…
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