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Politics
The U.S. and Europe Have Desensitized the World to Violence in the Middle East
It is much easier to manipulate the borders of a region, implant satellite states, and repeatedly bomb Middle East nations…
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The Russia-Ukraine War Has Exacerbated The United States’ Hypocrisy Problem
This sudden desire to unequivocally help refugees is great, but given past relations between the United States and refugees, it…
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Dialogue and Opinion
Feminism 101: What is Orientalism?
By relegating the East to a submissive, homogenous caricature of otherness, Orientalism has served as a device for the West…
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Dialogue and Opinion
It’s Time to Stop Turning a Blind Eye Toward Sweatshop Labor
Image by Jenny Dodge. When Nike released its controversial advertisement featuring Colin Kaepernick, the NFL player who began kneeling during…
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Dialogue and Opinion
Syria and the Left: The Pitfalls of Anti-Imperialism
What we need are more humbled, self-reflective anti-imperialisms. What we cannot forget is that, as members of imperial nations, we…
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Dialogue and Opinion
The North Korea Question
Pressure on the DPRK to destroy its weapons programs comes from the U.S., a country with over 100 times the…
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Politics
100 Years in Limbo
It is not a coincidence that Puerto Rico, an island composed primarily of latinxs, is being ignored. Nor is it…
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Feminism 101
Feminism 101: What is Fetishization?
Fetishization is usually defined as the sexual fascination with things that are not inherently sexual. But when it comes to…
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Say My Name
It has been a lifetime’s work of trying to find my name beautiful again. There are days where I am…
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How Not to be a Harmful Voluntourist
If you’re a budding voluntourist, beware the self-serving programs that do more harm than good. Look instead to organizations that…
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