Abenomics: A Fiscal Breakthrough for Women and Migrants
Despite Japan experiencing its harshest recession since the 2008 financial meltdown in early 2014, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seems to have formulated policies that are conducive to Japan's recovery. The economy has gone through a…
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Repealing the Clean Power Plan: A Step in the Wrong Direction
On the 10th of October, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced “the war on coal is over,” affirming that President Donald Trump would make good on his campaign promise of repealing a signature environmental…
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MIR Meets Ep. 1: Juju Deshormes
We're pleased to present the first episode of MIR Meets, featuring Juju Deshormes outside the Mile End's famous Fairmount Bagels! By giving writers the opportunity to discuss their work and engaging with our home city of Montréal,…
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China and Bitcoins: A Complicated Relationship
Cryptocurrency, a form of digital currency using cryptography, is on the rise due to its two main characteristics: anonymity and independence from central regulation. For Chinese governing authorities, however, those two elements are to be…
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India’s Healthcare Paradox
Recent months of this year have revealed a grim reality of the Indian healthcare system. In August and September of 2017, two major scandals involved the death of infants and children, due to the lack of appropriate healthcare, or neonatal…
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Sustainability: More than Just an Environmental Issue
Editor's Note: This article is the first of a series on sustainability by Kara Anderson. Later on, we examine Detroit's unique approach to community-side urban sustainability initiatives, which offer a compelling counterpart to those in far…
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The Value of Pragmatism: Challenges and Opportunities for Eurozone Reform
The Eurozone’s imperfect monetary union eats away at the political and social project of the EU as a whole. As inequalities among Member States grow, power imbalances, resentment, and grievances follow. Unless the existing monetary…
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What Happened Then and What It Means Now: An Evening with Hillary Clinton
The crowd was buzzing with anticipation after comedian Andre Philippe Gagnon had finished his act. People were craning their necks to keep the stage in view, and the murmurs grew louder with each passing moment. Then, New York Times…
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The Controversy of Used Clothing: East African-US Trade Relations
On October 12th the New York Times brought the discussion of second hand clothing in East Africa to the mainstream. Unbeknownst to most in North America, the United States trades millions of dollars worth of used clothing to East African…
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Nil Yalter’s Art and the Refugee Crisis in Turkey
Nil Yalter is hardly a new name in the world of contemporary art; from issues of feminism to immigration, she has been expressing both political and non-political perspectives through her art for over fifty years. Born in Cairo,…
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