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A Tale of Two Cities: Bridging the Gap Between Canada-US…
Spanning the short distance between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, the Ambassador Bridge is among the few…
HB 40: Saving Abortion Access in Illinois
Last week, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed House Bill 40 into law. HB 40 expands public funding for abortions…
Cross-Border Blues: Asylum Seekers Leaving the U.S. for…
Since the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, the world has been captivated by the whirlwind of…
Impunity and Machismo: Femicide Epidemic in Mexico
On the night of Thursday September 8, 19-year-old political science student Mara Fernanda Castillo went out…
From Warring to Wary: Colombia in the Aftermath of Its…
In August 2016, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia had an announcement to make to the people of Colombia and…
Violence in Venezuela: Analyzing the Crisis in the Latin…
Merely seventeen years ago, Venezuela was riding high. Latin America's largest exporter of oil was met with soaring…
The Chicagoan: Countering the Media Narrative
Chicago is often thrown around by politicians as an example of one of the greatest failures of the United States,…
Calling it Like it is: Venezuela’s Dictatorship
The world is finally paying attention to the long-term Venezuelan Crisis. For close to a decade, Venezuela has been…
Theatre as a Device for Reconciliation in War-Torn…
Editor's Note: This article includes direct interviews with cast members of Victus: La Memoria, many of whom are…
Harvey, Irma, and the Implications of High-Risk Gambling
It’s September 10th in Florida. Evacuations have taken place, reporters are feverishly on their feet, Irma is about…
What Would Trudeau Do?: The Effect of Canadian Mining…
During his post as Prime Minister, Stephen Harper enthusiastically promoted the expansion of extractive Canadian …
“Cosmopolitan”: A Dog Whistle of the…
The Trump Administration recently endorsed a plan to cut legal immigration by half and prioritize well-educated…