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“At Risk” of Suppression: COVID-19 Prompts a Crossroads in Ethiopia’s Democratization Process

Shortly after Yayesew Shimelis published information on his Facebook page about the Ethiopian government’s alleged preparation of 200,000 burial plots for victims of COVID-19, the independent journalist posted an apology More

Posted On : July 24, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Guise of Progressivism

Just over a year ago, Chicago swore in its first Black woman, and first openly gay mayor, Lori Lightfoot. Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, and political outsider, ran a campaign More

Posted On : June 24, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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Netanyahu’s Corruption Trial Opens: What’s Really at Stake?

When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the courthouse that would hold his trial, protesters for and against the premier filled Salah a-Din Street in East Jerusalem. Netanyahu supporters waved More

Posted On : June 2, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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COVID-19 and Chicago’s Black Community: Following The Deadly Reality of Health Inequity

On March 16th, Patricia Frieson, a 61-year-old black woman, passed away at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she had tested positive for COVID-19. She was a retired nurse More

Posted On : April 20, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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Seeking Welfare: Who Gets to be Well During a Pandemic?

Last week, a video of Hollywood celebrities singing “Imagine” by John Lennon went viral, but not in the way that it likely was intended to be. Many middle-class and working-class More

Posted On : March 31, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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Last Clinic Standing: Testing a Trump-era Supreme Court

One-sixth of all pregnancy-related deaths were the result of illegal abortions in 1965. Doctors think that the actual figure was likely much higher than that when taking into consideration unofficial More

Posted On : March 16, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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Passing the ERA: Understanding A Century-Long Debate Over Gender Equality

On January 12th, both houses of the Virginia legislature approved the ratification resolution of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The following day, the US House of Representatives voted to extend More

Posted On : February 24, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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Iraq at an Intersection: Unpacking the Nomination of a New Prime Minister

In an address on public television on February 1st, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi sympathetically appealed directly to anti-government protesters occupying Tahrir Square, aiming to signal the beginning of a new chapter More

Posted On : February 10, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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T-9 Months: MJPS U.S. Election Outlook

In exactly 9 months, Americans will head to the polls for the 2020 election. Donald Trump will be fighting for reelection against the Democratic presidential nominee, while all 435 seats More

Posted On : February 3, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel
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“Ripe for Corruption”: Understanding Governmental Mismanagement in Puerto Rico

While much of the American mediasphere has been fixated on the Democratic primaries and the intense escalation of U.S. tensions with Iran over the last month, Puerto Rico has faced More

Posted On : January 27, 2020 Published By : Maya Garfinkel

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