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Puerto Rico Se Levanta

I’m Puerto Rican, but I didn’t learn much about the history of Puerto Rico or the political implications of its being a territory of the United States until I was a freshman at Brooklyn College. It was devastating but not

March 21, 2019 No Comments

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Puerto Rico Se Levanta

I’m Puerto Rican, but I didn’t learn much about the history of Puerto Rico or the political implications of its being a territory of the United States until I was a freshman at Brooklyn College. It was devastating but not

March 21, 2019 No Comments

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Rebuilding the Foundations: Examining Recent Violent Protests in Zimbabwe

By an Anonymous Zimbabwean What happens when known killers are promoted to the most senior positions in government, the military, and state-run offices? What happens when cruelty and coldness achieve the same social status as bravery and courage? Answer: the

February 8, 2019 No Comments

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Rebuilding the Foundations: Examining Recent Violent Protests in Zimbabwe

By an Anonymous Zimbabwean What happens when known killers are promoted to the most senior positions in government, the military, and state-run offices? What happens when cruelty and coldness achieve the same social status as bravery and courage? Answer: the

February 8, 2019 No Comments

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Liu Xiaobo: Democratic Vistas and the Empty Chair

Ever the undiscouraged, resolute, struggling soul of man; Have former armies fail’d, then we send fresh armies – and fresh again — Walt Whitman, “Life” Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died on July 13, 2017, at age 61 after

July 24, 2017 No Comments

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Liu Xiaobo: Democratic Vistas and the Empty Chair

Ever the undiscouraged, resolute, struggling soul of man; Have former armies fail’d, then we send fresh armies – and fresh again — Walt Whitman, “Life” Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died on July 13, 2017, at age 61 after

July 24, 2017 No Comments

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Preventing war with North Korea and assessing a new South Korean President

This coming Tuesday, May 9, millions of South Koreans will cast their ballots and elect their next president of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The front-runner is Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer and former Chief of Staff to President

May 4, 2017 No Comments

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Preventing war with North Korea and assessing a new South Korean President

This coming Tuesday, May 9, millions of South Koreans will cast their ballots and elect their next president of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The front-runner is Moon Jae-in, a human rights lawyer and former Chief of Staff to President

May 4, 2017 No Comments