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The Effects of Vote-By-Mail on 2020 Democratic Campaigns
If Democrats wish to unseat Donald Trump in 2020, they will not only have to defend vote-by-mail but also use this…
The WTO’s Fall from Grace: Wavering Leadership
Outgoing Director General of the WTO Roberto Azevêdo worked near miracles in 2013 and 2015. However, with US-global…
Opinion | We’re Not All In This Together
COVID-19 has wreaked immeasurable havoc, much of which could have been prevented if it were not for the persistent…
Cryptocurrencies’ Hidden Cost: The Danger of Blockchain…
Bitcoin developers have cast their program as an outstretched hand reaching the world’s underdeveloped populations,…
The Price War and the Pandemic: Why the Oil Market is in…
It is obvious that the war triggered will be harmful in the long run; it might, in fact, permanently disrupt…
How COVID-19 Will Impact Saudi Arabia’s…
COVID-19 struck at the wrong time for a state looking to roll back welfare and build a private marketplace. If the…
Opinion | Cyclical Poverty and Class Solidarity in Bong…
Bong's cinematography is famous for condemning capitalism while portraying layers of vulnerability and…
The Business of Punishment: The Prison Industrial…
The exploitation of prison labour by private corporations is “one aspect among an array of relationships linking…
The Aftermath: Brexit – Part 2
After over three years of negotiations, failed proposals, and leadership changes, the United Kingdom is finally set…
The Aftermath: Brexit – Part 1
After over three years of negotiations, failed proposals, and leadership changes, the United Kingdom is finally set…
One day in Luanda
Eleven years after her first visit, MIR Editor Anja Helliot returned to Luanda, Angola's capital, to reconnect with…
The Culpability of Hjalmar Schacht: Part 2
"When Hjalmar Schacht was appointed the Minister of Economics by Hitler in 1934, he set off to tighten his grip on…