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Art Not For Art’s Sake: The Politics of…
Since its appearance in 1983, China’s Central Television’s (CCTV) annual Spring Festival Gala, or chunwan, has…
The New Colombian Congress and its Implications for the…
Plaza Bolivar - Bogotá, Colombia, where the National Capitol that hosts Colombian Congress is located. Photo…
Is Large-Scale Hydropower Sustainable?: Taking a…
Author's Note: I am currently working on my undergraduate thesis at McGill University. I chose to write about the…
The Politics of Popularity
With the presidential election of Donald Trump and the rise of the far-right in Europe, the term 'populism has…
A Change Has Come: How Student Activism is Changing the…
Once again, the United States finds itself in a moment of crisis as the nation struggles to reorient itself…
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Multi-National…
The narrative of the big, bad multi-national corporation (MNC) swooping into developing countries to off-shore low…
The Second Emperor of the PRC Dynasty
Chairman Mao passed in September of 1976, and following a lacklustre and short-lived continuation of his regime by…
Looking to November in Illinois
Although we’ll have to wait for November to see how Illinois’ public official makeup is truly going to change,…
Montreal on the Front Line of the Battle for Information…
Artificial intelligence, or AI as it is commonly referred to, is at an important juncture in history. Technological…
MIR Meets EP 5: Jasmine Lee
In this episode of MIR Meets, we sit down with Jasmine Lee. Jasmine has been a writer with MIR for the past three…
A Scandal of Succession: The Battle for the MPLA
One of the promises former Angolan president Jose dos Santos made upon nominating Joao Lourenco as his successor…
Community Resistance to Renewable Energy Projects: The…
Wind Turbines at Your Doorstep
Taking the sleepy barge which spans the short distance between Amherst Island and…