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The Case For Papua Merdeka
23 September, West Papua, Indonesia: Police shot bullets at protesters, who fired back with arrows. The sky filled with smoke as houses,...
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Jan 9, 20204 min read
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Abrupt Reporting Amid Abrupt Withdrawals
In the New York Times, Trump’s troop withdrawal from northern Syria was heavily criticized as a betrayal of Syrian Kurds who had...
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Jan 9, 20203 min read
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A State of Emergency
A dictator who died serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity in Argentina. The first former head of state to fall subject to...
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Jan 8, 20205 min read
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Trump v. Vance: An Assault on the Constitution
In 1996, when Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was speaking at an event in Quebec, he shoved a heckler aside. He was charged with...
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Jan 8, 20205 min read
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Temporary Order: Colombia’s Faltering Peace Deal
More than 10 billion dollars of aid and hundreds of US military professionals were sent under Plan Colombia to modernize and improve its...
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Jan 8, 20206 min read
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Bad Billionaires: How Dems Demonize Wealth Going into 2020
In late November, Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and billionaire, paid at least $30 million for a week’s worth of...
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Jan 8, 20206 min read
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Who Let the Dogs Out: Trump’s Aversion to Presidential Pets
In a heated primary that has seen the Democratic hopefuls castigate nearly every dimension of Donald Trump’s presidency, Joe Biden...
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Jan 8, 20204 min read
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The State of the Marijuana Black Market
From California, where there are more than three times as many illicit cannabis dispensaries than licit ones, to Oregon, where the State...
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Jan 8, 20205 min read
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Supreme’s Pioneering Model
A red box logo with white, bold lettering characterizes the ever so iconic Supreme brand. Established in April 1994 as skatewear, Supreme...
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Jan 8, 20204 min read
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The Country That Doesn’t Exist: Chinese Taipei and the Future of Taiwanese Olympians
August 7, 2016. Weightlifter Hsu Shu-ching is on top of the world. After lifting 100 kg (220 pounds) in Rio, she waits for Olympic...
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Jan 8, 20205 min read
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Wage Theft: Addressing Corporate Crime in the Workplace
Wage theft is a corrosive workplace pandemic. Simply put, the issue of wage theft refers to means by which employers fail to pay their...
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Jan 8, 20205 min read
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The Rise and (Hopeful) Demise of Fast Fashion
Americans can’t stop buying clothes: the average consumer today purchases almost three times as many garments as their mid-century...
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Jan 8, 20206 min read
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Joyful Straphangers: A New Target for Public Transit
Public transit in major American cities is undergoing a facelift. The New York City subway, after a recent investment of hundreds of...
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Jan 7, 20204 min read
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Bridging the Gap between a Green New Deal and Carbon Taxes
When it comes to climate policy in the United States, proposals are grouped in one of two poles. The first falls under the progressive...
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Jan 7, 20206 min read
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Finding Shelter in the Local Jail
Today, as the temperatures drop in Nashville, people experiencing homelessness in the city may find themselves retiring to a jail to...
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Jan 7, 20204 min read
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Boosting Investment in the World’s Overlooked Entrepreneurs
With an initial microloan of 1,500 Egyptian Pounds—the equivalent of roughly 93 USD—Azza Abou Zeid Kobbes, a 36-year-old small business...
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Jan 4, 20204 min read
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An Issue Worth Caring About
As eulogies of the American manufacturing worker abound in political and economic commentary, few have taken note of one of the...
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Jan 4, 20205 min read
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Political Resistance on the Move
On the same fateful day in 1994 that NAFTA was signed into law, a coalition of roughly 3,000 armed indigenous revolutionaries in the...
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Jan 4, 20205 min read
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License to Toil
Rhode Islander Jocelyn DoCouto was like many aspiring entrepreneurs: hardworking, ambitious, but subject to burdensome licensing...
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Jan 4, 20205 min read
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Zero-Waste Lands
These days, recycling is out, and recycling cynicism is in. In 2017, that cynicism peaked when China axed a decades-long agreement to...
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Jan 4, 20204 min read
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