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Authoritarianism Revisited: The Peruvian Far-Right’s War Against Democracy
“The election will be flipped, dear friends,” Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori cried to her supporters, referring to an...
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Oct 27, 20214 min read
Poll It Together: The Future of Polling Latinos in the United States
In the aftermath of the 2020 election season, pundits and politicians have revived a familiar refrain: Public opinion polling is broken....
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Oct 27, 20213 min read


The Rise of Neoliberal Environmentalism: Why “Green” Capitalism and Woke Twitter CanR
After a year of routinely exceeding 12 hours of screen time a day, there’s a phrase that’s been dominating my social media feeds:...
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Oct 27, 20214 min read


Climate Apartheid: Connecting legacies of imperialism with the present climate crisis
There is little doubt that the manifold ecological disasters caused by climate change carry the potential to reshape the global political...
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Oct 27, 20213 min read


Reviving the Tree of Life: How land reform holds the key to Colombia’s future
In 1503, Christopher Columbus wrote: “When I discovered the Indies, I said they were the greatest rich domain in the world.” Over five...
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Oct 27, 20214 min read


You’re Fired: Strategies for removing a president beyond impeachment
In the United States, removing a sitting president is difficult by design. The Constitution provides only two mechanisms for this...
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Aug 23, 20216 min read


From Abuse to Arrest: How America’s legal system harms victims of domestic violence
Just nine days after surviving domestic abuse so severe that she went into premature labor, Marissa Alexander was arrested and sentenced...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read


The Beef With Big Meat: The barriers to expanding the meat-alternative market
Within the span of a month in the spring of 2019, Impossible Foods made a historic deal with Burger King to launch the Impossible...
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Aug 23, 20215 min read


A Golden Ticket: The Importance of Recognizing Indigenous Passports
In 2010, the United Kingdom barred the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team from traveling to the World Lacrosse Championships. As they are...
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Aug 23, 20214 min read


Zoonosis Neurosis: How deforestation and land use change could cause the next pandemic
Imagine an elephant walking down 5th Avenue in New York City, crushing cabs under its enormous hooves as “hardened” New Yorkers run for...
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Jun 30, 20216 min read


Banking on Our Future: Bankrolling our crumbling infrastructure through a National Infrastructure Ba
While physical infrastructure may not be the most riveting topic for a presidential debate or the campaign trail, the integrity of a...
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Jun 30, 20214 min read


Nursing the US Primary Care System: Deregulating SOP laws for nurse practitioners
After earning her Master of Science in Nursing at Vanderbilt University in 2016, Caitlyn White began her career as a nurse practitioner...
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Jun 30, 20215 min read


The Good Fight: The same motivations that drive war are bringing peace to Dagestan
Khabib Nurmagomedov has wrestled and defeated his fair share of bears since his first ursine tussle at age nine. It’s not particularly...
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Jun 30, 20213 min read


Rebuilding Providence Punk: The punk scene in Providence has degraded—but collective mobilization ca
“The punk scene, the hardcore scene, was smoking,” Umberto Crenca proclaimed, referencing Providence in the 1980s. Crenca is...
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Jun 30, 20215 min read


Bucking Convention: How Indian courts have internalized CEDAW
Sarita Skagnes was born in a small village in Northern India as the third daughter in her family. Based on the perceived lack of honor...
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May 28, 20214 min read


Redefining the Flag: Why Britain’s Labour party must embrace patriotism
As Britain’s Labour Party attempts to reassemble an electoral coalition following its devastating 2019 defeat to Boris Johnson’s...
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May 28, 20213 min read


Closed Until Further Notice: How Covid-19 has left Panamanian children especially vulnerable
With 211 days of full school closure between March 2020 and February 2021, Panamanian schools have had a longer break from classroom...
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May 28, 20215 min read


Transitioning Reforms and Reforming Transitioning: How Germany is reckoning with its past transphobi
Angela Merkel’s Germany usually espouses ideals of acceptance, tolerance, and inclusion. However, for transgender individuals, the...
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May 28, 20215 min read


A Dose of Diplomacy: How Cuba’s vaccine generosity is a symbol of its altruistic medical inter
Cuban patriot leader José Martí declared during Cuba’s final War of Independence (1895-1898) that the battle was “the revolution of the...
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May 28, 20215 min read


An Unraveling Industry: Unjust compensation is taking a toll on Persian rug makers
Persian rugs have long been seen as an international symbol of luxury, beauty, and ancient culture. In fact, the earliest-known Persian...
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Apr 16, 20214 min read
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