How Youth in Bermuda Understand and Navigate Systemic Racism and the Impacts of Colonialism
Despite making up the majority, Black people in Bermuda have to contend with systemic racism regularly in the workplace, at school, and elsewhere. Why is that?
The Search for Workers Trapped in Canadian-Owned Mine Remains Ongoing
A month after heavy rainfall, the workers in the flooded zinc mine in Burkina Faso are still trapped, and their chances of survival are waning.
Will President AMLO’s New Era of Public Investment in Mexico Last?
Since his election in 2018, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel López Obrador (known as AMLO) has chosen to focus on public infrastructure investments as opposed to creating a hospitable environment for foreign investment.
Let’s Talk About Supervised Injection Sites
The realities of addiction are immensely complex and not always met with support. Supervised injection sites are one harm-reduction model that takes a new approach to helping those who need it.
The Significance of the ICC’s Decision to Investigate the Ukraine Crisis
In recent weeks, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has made headlines owing to its decision to investigate atrocities committed in Ukraine – a country in which it technically does not have the authority to do so.
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Human Rights
Explainer: The International Criminal Court (ICC)
What is the International Criminal Court, what crimes fall under its jurisdiction, and how is its authority limited?
Environment
A Looming Climate Refugee Crisis: What Are the Indian Government’s Options?
India can expect an influx of climate refugees from neighboring island nations as sea levels continue to rise. Yet, is the Indian government ready and willing to accommodate for such a crisis?
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Social Justice
How Google Represents a Modern Online Form of Orientalism
A quick Google search of a country like Pakistan reveals how search engines sustain long-held Orientalist stereotypes and misconceptions.
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