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Category Archives: Politics
Video by The New York Times. – By Sam Shaw Often economics is used to reference the health or status of a country–but yet sometimes the best metric of change is music. During the French revolution, “rescue” operas were commissioned … Continue reading
Video source. – By Joseph Hammond, Guest Contributor Throughout history, powerful rulers and their horses have had odd relationships. After all, Roman Emperor Caligula named his horse a consul. More recently, the horse of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov almost killed … Continue reading
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Video courtesy of The Guardian. – By Calie Hill Millions of the Dutch public, dressed in orange, swarmed to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a historic milestone for the country’s ruling House of Orange-Nassau. After 33 years … Continue reading
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- By Lara McLeod On April 16th, the Iceland’s President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC to discuss the future of the arctic as a new global playing field. President Grímsson’s core mission … Continue reading
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Photo: Gwenaël Piaser (cc). – By Calie Hill President Hollande’s “marriage for all” law is one of the most important social reforms in France since his left-wing predecessor Francois Mitterrand eradicated the death penalty in 1981, a move which also … Continue reading
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Photo: Nora Shalaby (cc). – By Lara McLeod On April 11th, an Egyptian report was leaked that implicates the Egyptian armed forces in the disappearance, torture, and killing of Egyptian civilians during the 2011 revolution. Although the report puts pressure … Continue reading
Video courtesy of Global Post. – By Lara McLeod On Monday April 15th, election authorities publicly announced that Hugo Chavez’s successor won 50.8 percent of the votes in Sunday’s election, making Nicolas Maduro the official president-elect. After election authorities proclaimed … Continue reading
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- By Calie Hill Rallies and protests are anything but atypical to the DC scene. This year especially has witnessed an outpour of public reaction to some of the most sensitive policy issues being discussed on Capitol Hill. And on … Continue reading
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- By Maria Beltran As of 2006, Mexican citizens abroad can vote in their country’s elections, but this is limited to only to presidential elections. In the 2012 presidential elections, over 40,000 Mexican citizens living in 91 countries cast their … Continue reading
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- By Oscar Montealegre What’s next for Venezuela after the death of Hugo Chavez? Truth is, no one knows. What we do know is the financial markets have always forecasted a brighter future for Venezuela if Chavez were no longer … Continue reading
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