Spotlight: Atticus Finch Isn’t a Role Model, He’s an Artifact
This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Elizabeth Franceschini, to…
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MIR Meets: Daryl Davis
In this episode of MIR Meets, contributor Mathieu Lavault sits down with Daryl Davis, a renowned…
MIR Meets: Arthur Rizer
In this episode of MIR Meets, contributor Mathieu Lavault sits down with Arthur Rizer, the director of justice and…
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Police Brutality, and “The Death of Michael Stewart”
Nearly four decades later, the dominant issues of Basquiat’s generation, including police brutality as depicted in…
Star Power, Black Power, and the Limits of Celebrity Activism
Fans should put less focus on their favourite celebrities and instead open their ears, hearts, and minds to the…
Opinion | The Confederate Ghost Whispers to Evangelicals
Of the relationship between some denominations of evangelicals and the Republican Party, Staff Writer Jonah Fried…
Opinion | We’re Not All In This Together
COVID-19 has wreaked immeasurable havoc, much of which could have been prevented if it were not for the persistent…
The Business of Punishment: The Prison Industrial Complex in the United States
The exploitation of prison labour by private corporations is “one aspect among an array of relationships linking…
Opinion: On the Christchurch Terror Attack
Yesterday, forty nine people were gunned down as they gathered for Friday prayers in Al Nour mosque and Linwood…
Ieri, oggi, domani: The Unceasing Battle against Racism in Italy
The Italian people urgently needs to revisit some key passages in its history in order to understand, and combat,…