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Executives in Exile: Venezuela’s Missing Court
Throughout 2016, the United States' presidential election featured vehement debates regarding the future of…
A Closer Look at the Alleged “War on Coal”…
The poisonous relationship with coal that individuals in poverty-stricken regions make it a difficult subject to…
DNAinfo: The End of a Local News Era
Last week, billionaire Joe Ricketts announced that he was shutting down the media conglomerate DNAinfo-Gothamist,…
What Happened Then and What It Means Now: An Evening…
The crowd was buzzing with anticipation after comedian Andre Philippe Gagnon had finished his act. People were…
The Controversy of Used Clothing: East African-US Trade…
On October 12th the New York Times brought the discussion of second hand clothing in East Africa to the mainstream.…
Tumaco Massacre: A Red Alert Threatening the Colombian…
On October 5, 2017, police allegedly assassinated at least 8 people and left at least 20 wounded in a massacre in…
Doublethink: While Puerto Rico Collapses, Trump Tweets…
In the few days following Hurricane Maria’s catastrophic landfall in Puerto Rico, US news media were dominated by…
Québec’s Emerging Far-Right
La Meute, Les Soldats d'Odin, Atalante: These small but highly centralized far-right groups are slowly…
Gun Laws in America: A Change Needs to Occur
The Las Vegas mass shooting—the worst mass shooting in recent American history—has incited much controversy on…
The Northwest Passage and Canada’s Claim to the…
“The People of Canada to-day are being taxed to pay interest on millions of dollars of fictitious capital”.
-Sir…
A Cautionary Tale of Amazon HQ2
Last week, Chicago formally submitted a bid to house Amazon’s second headquarters, HQ2. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and…
Separate Worlds Collide: How Venezuela’s Life is…
To many, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela exist in totally separate worlds. One is a desert-covered Arab nation,…