What’s Going On At The U.S. Border?
The number of migrants arriving at the United States southern border is at a 20 year high.
Baha’i Persecution in Iran Intensifies
A recent declassification of documents revealing the new policy directives by Iranian officials has come to light, hinting at the intensification of the persecution of the Baha’i people in Iran, one of the non-Muslim religious minorities within the country.
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Vaccine Distribution Exposes Global Inequalities
As COVID-19 cases continued to climb at the beginning of the year, hope appeared in the form of numerous successful vaccines.
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Andrew Cuomo: The Rise and Fall
As the politics of our nation become increasingly volatile, Andrew Cuomo’s rapid rise and fall clearly demonstrate what it is like to be on both the right and the wrong side of American history.
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Violence Against Women a Manifestation of Gender Inequality
To finally address gender-based violence effectively, societies must face the underlying issue of systemic, culturally ingrained misogyny and take steps to combat it.
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Progressives Lose on the $15 Minimum-Wage (And Why They Did)
The past several weeks on Capitol Hill have shown minor fissures between the Biden administration and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
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An Insight Into North Korea and Its Isolationist Approach
North Korea is often called the world’s most secretive nation. The country’s largest city, Pyongyang, is also the country’s capital. Since 2011, dictator Kim Jong-un has led the authoritarian regime.
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$15 a Necessary but Insufficient Boost to Minimum Wage
The federal minimum wage in the US has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. Since then the cost of living has increased significantly, but lawmakers have either been unwilling or unable to raise wages.
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Sarah Everard and the Effort to Reclaim the Night
On Mar. 3, 2020, 33-year-old Sarah Everard went missing in South London. On Mar. 9, her remains were found. Walking back from a friend’s house at around 9 p.m., she was kidnapped and murdered by a serving Metropolitan police officer.
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Hong Kong Protests Are Not Over
November 2019 marked the peak of Hong Kong protests for autonomy against the oppressive regime of the Chinese Communist Party, where the police’s arrest of nearly 1100 young activists from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus was a major event that shook the world.
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We Need To Do More To Stop The Genocide Of Uyghur Muslims (Opinion)
China is currently committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims. For seven years the world watched as China targeted Uyghurs for repression, enacted laws governing how they can behave, built concentration camps and then filled them with almost two million Uyghurs.
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CPAC 2021 and the Man with the Midas Touch
If there was any hope that that the GOP would broker an unsteady peace between pro-Trump and #NeverTrumper Republicans, let alone abandon Trumpism once and for all, those hopes were all but squashed last week at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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Biden Airstrikes in Syria Draw Criticism and Concern
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised voters that he would reenter the Iran nuclear deal, which was originally negotiated under Obama.
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Unsafe Conditions Leave Asylum Seekers At Risk In British Barracks
In Sep. 2020, the U.K. designated the Napier Barracks in Kent as their first migrant camp. The former military base has been used by asylum seekers — who mostly came from France across the English Channel — ever since.
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A Tale of Two Climates: Texas Politics During the Deep Freeze
“Unpredictable” might be an appropriate word to describe this winter season. In the Northern states, the frequent snow storms stop only long enough for beachgoers to get a mild tan.
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Albuquerque Protest to Abolish APD
A protest organized by the local chapter of Fight For Our Lives was held outside of the Albuquerque Police Department Headquarters on Friday night.
Texas Community Comes Together to Rescue Sea Turtles
Texas’ recent winter storm, which left hundreds of thousands of residents without power, wasn’t just devastating for humans — thousands of sea turtles off the coast of the state’s South Padre Island were afflicted by the frigid conditions as well.
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The End of an era: Angela Merkel - and then? Part III
More than two years have passed since Merkel’s announcement to resign after her current term, but it seems as if there is only slow progress in finding the right candidate(s) for her succession.
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OP-ED Stroke of a Pen, Law of the Land, NOT Cool
The U.S. president’s power has been consistently growing since our country was founded. The executive branch, which presidents have almost complete control over, has significantly expanded to accommodate for the industrialization and development of a world superpower.
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All You Need To Know About The Myanmar Coup
Less than a month ago, the Myanmar military launched a coup against Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the ruling party. Declaring a state of emergency for a year, the military handed over power to their senior general.
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