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Out With the Old, In With the New? The Future of the Fed…
On February 3, Jerome Powell took over from Janet Yellen as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Trump’s decision to…
Population Ageing and the Refugee Crisis
Today, the majority of the developed world is facing the economic consequences of an ageing population and a…
What Can Europe’s Centre-Left Learn from the Communist…
Throughout 19th century Europe, suffrage was restricted to the property-owning middle and upper classes. As a…
Temporary Foreign Worker Programs: A Moral Stain or…
Recent evidence collected by the Alberta Health Inspectors alleging that foreign workers were living out of a…
The Corporate Raid on the United States
Fifty years ago, Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a household name. Founded in 1924, the airline grew in the postwar…
Bill C-69: Environment and Resource Project Policy
On February 8th, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna announced sweeping amendments to the…
On the Assassination of Social Leaders in Colombia
Elkin Fabian Toro was a peasant leader and used to work for a community radio station. His body was found on…
The Fujimori Pardon: A Case of Treason, Impunity, and…
Following the erratic political crisis caused by the impeachment proceedings against Peruvian President Pedro Pablo…
Can the EU Rise to the Challenge of Illiberalism?
Europe—and the world at large—has seen a rise of what some call ‘illiberal democracies’ in past decades. They are a…
A Century of Humiliation: Understanding the Chinese…
The CCP's Narrative:
In 2017, Xi Jinping addressed the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,…
Guilty as Charged…or Are You?
With a longstanding reputation as the U.S.'s progressive outlier, it is hardly surprising that California finds…
The Bangsamoro Basic Law: Impacts of Additional Autonomy…
The Filipino government's newly proposed act for an autonomous zone in the South of the country has shed some hope…