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Milk Tea with a Side of Democracy: How Memes are Brewing a Political Movement
Mary Grace Nimmer In April, offended Chinese citizens took to twitter to attack Thai celebrities whose tweets implied that Hong Kong and...

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Sep 28, 20203 min read


A Mother’s Life in Occupied Palestine
Amani Altwam It’s been 9 years since my mother has gone home. 9 years since she’s seen her childhood house. 9 years since she’s smelled...

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Sep 14, 20204 min read


An Act of Backpedaling: Italy’s Migration Policy in the Era of COVID-19
Della Maggio In 2018 and 2019, the previous Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, introduced and pushed through parliament...

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Aug 29, 20203 min read


Hong Kong's Long Fight
Katy Trawick The most recent protests in Hong Kong started in March of 2019. With a long history behind them, these have become the...

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May 15, 20204 min read


Episode 2: Unspeakable, the Legal Language of International Rape Laws
Peyton Mitchell Special thanks to: Andy Gasparini, Austin Schlueter, Tyler McDougald, Mims Stewart and Luke Waldrop

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Apr 25, 20201 min read


Female Genital Mutilation: A Feminine Sorrow
Mary Ann Fahmy In the poem Feminine Pain, Somalian Poet Dahabo Ali Muse writes, “it is what my grandmother called the three feminine...

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Apr 19, 20202 min read


The Lebanese Deviation
Gavin Hunt Revolution. Last year was full of it, and the trend continues into this one. Hong Kong, Chile, Algeria, Spain, Ecuador,...

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Apr 3, 20203 min read


Episode 1: The Macron Paradox Podcast
Gavin Hunt Special thanks to: Andy Gasparini, Editor-In-Chief Ashley Rhom, Europe Editor Luke Waldrop, Graphics Editor and Sound Engineer...

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Mar 27, 20201 min read


The Trials of the Rohingya People, as Viewed by the UN
Ashley Rhom A years-long conflict in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has claimed the lives of thousands and gone largely unchecked by...

The Pendulum
Mar 27, 20206 min read


Taiwanization for Dummies: A Simple Explanation of Taiwan’s Fight for Independence
Kingsley Ukuku Today, Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) to the United States, constantly pops up in American news....

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Mar 12, 20203 min read


Koalas Not Coal—Bushfire season leaves Australians fired up about climate change
Nate Matzko Ever since this past October, Australia’s bushlands continue to resemble scenes from the Book of Exodus. However, instead of...

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Mar 9, 20202 min read


Coronavirus: Will it Demand Disease Diplomacy?
Aynsley Hartney and Austin R. Schlueter As of the time this article was written, there are over 80,000 reported cases of the coronavirus...

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Feb 28, 20204 min read


Chaos or Community? Xenophobia in South Africa
Tremain Prioleau Chaos or community? This is the question that looms over the beautiful skies of South Africa. A nation once revered for...

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Feb 21, 20203 min read


The Forgotten First People
Ava Barros The European colonization commonly overshadows the diverse history of Indigenous peoples. For hundreds of years American...

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Feb 14, 20205 min read


Controversial, Yet Cultural: Female Circumcision in Somalia
Eden Wallace While the practice of male circumcision remains prevalent in Western cultures, the practice of female circumcision is...

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Feb 6, 20203 min read


Imperialism: An Inside Look
Josephine Rohrer Imperialism, while seemingly embedded only in the past, has lasting effects on the world and remains relevant in...

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Jan 29, 20205 min read



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Jan 25, 20200 min read


Gender Equality and Welfare States: Denmark and the United States, a case study
Aynsley Hartney Introduction Rome. Washington D.C. Sydney. Johannesburg. Copenhagen. These are just a few of the many women’s marches...

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Nov 7, 20197 min read


Fewer Fish to Fry
Ashley Rhom International organizations are beginning a reckoning process within the illegal fishing industry. Unprecedented accounts of...

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Oct 31, 20195 min read


Organ Sales in the Black Market
Olivia Loew Anyone who has visited the DMV has filled out a form that indicates whether or not they are an organ donor. Despite over 90%...

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Oct 24, 20192 min read
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