MIR Meets: Dr. Kenneth MacLeish
Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with Kenneth MacLeish, Associate Professor of medicine, health, society, and anthropology at Vanderbilt University. Amidst the Boulder and Atlanta mass shootings, they discuss his recent article: "Mental…
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The Cartel and the Avocado
Embracing traditional indigenous staple foods has caused higher prices, lower supply, decreased crop diversity, and regional violence.
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Lessons from Diet Prada
Of all Diet Prada encounters, none has caused as much damage as its recent Dolce & Gabbana case.
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Haves and Have Nots: Vaccine Passports Come with Concerns over Global Inequality
Vaccine passports might be inevitable, but governments and corporations should be wary of them fostering massive inequality.
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Tsai Ing-Wen’s Political Dilemma Between Beijing and Washington
While the world is focusing on rejuvenating their economies and handling COVID-19, Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen's best hope is to try to restore some form of communication with Mainland China to reduce the risk of possible warfare.
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Nostalgia Nationalism: Twisting the Image of the Past for the Present
“Anemoia” is nostalgia for a time you’ve never known. While often used to describe the odd feeling you get when you look at old pictures, nationalist parties have manipulated the sentiment to encourage devotion towards old empires and…
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Justice in Colombia: A Delicate Balancing Act
The divided response in the court's ruling has magnified the rifts and cracks of a transitional justice system designed to straddle the uncomfortable middle between accountability and reconciliation. It is no panacea, but for a country…
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Olympic Boycotts: Counterproductive or Moral Necessity?
Increased tensions with Western countries and recent revelations about the persecution of China’s Uyghur population have polarized opinions about Beijing hosting the world’s foremost sporting event. Amid growing calls for an Olympic…
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Bill C-21: Can Trudeau Solve Canada’s Handgun Problem?
In 2018, 31 per cent of all murders in Canada were by firearms, versus 18.2 per cent in Australia and 10 per cent in the UK. The meteoric rise in popularity of the handgun as a weapon of choice among murderers in Canada continues to be a…
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Mind the Gap: The Role of Gender Norms in Recruitment
Women are judged by employers and society based on standards of femininity and domesticity that they internalize from a young age, a fact which inevitably hinders their chances at fair wages during the recruitment process.
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