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How Data Helped Big Tech Monopolize Modernity
While the concentration of these platforms may be convenient for consumers, they are fatal for the once innovative…
The Flaw in Global University Rankings
Choosing a university is undoubtedly one of the biggest and most life-changing decisions for any student.…
Disaster in Paradise: The Mauritius Oil Spill
In the early hours of July 16, a Japanese shipping vessel entered the Indian Ocean after a stop in Singapore. At…
MIR Meets: Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli
Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli, the acting director for the Andes at WOLA, the…
How Education and Statues are Changing the Comfort Women…
Just as issues relating to comfort women have permeated inter-state views — extending to sanctions and broken…
MIR US Elections Podcast Miniseries: Chris Wallace for…
Nothing says ‘US presidential election homestretch’ like debate season. MIR Senior Editor Justine Coutu sits down…
MIR Meets: John Christensen
Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with John Christensen, economist and chair of the board of the Tax Justice…
The Fire Behind the Smoke: How Lebanon’s Corrupt…
Current leadership makes it all the easier for interested parties to gain power in Lebanon as the government is not…
‘British Tabloids Will Ruin Your Life’:…
By leaning into negative caricatures of Black women, these tabloids perpetuate their mistreatment and exploitation…
Spotlight: The Changing Dynamics Within the Syrian Civil…
This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Maddy Evans, to talk about her…
The Pacific Islands’ Strategy of Nonalignment
The threat of COVID-19 to the Pacific Islands has dominated public health discourse. Less has been said about the…
MIR Meets: William Snowden
Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with William Snowden, founder of the Juror Project, to discuss why there is a…