The Insight Scoop: February 11th – February 17th
Happy Sunday! Classes may have taken a brief break this week in the face of a winter storm, but the political storm certainly hasn’t abated. We hope you are having More
Remembering Black Power Movements: 50 Years After the Sir George Williams Affair
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the largest student protest in Canada. In 1969, over 200 students occupied the ninth floor of the Sir George Williams University library, which More
Canada Introduces Measures Against Foreign Electoral Interference
On January 30th, the Trudeau government unveiled its plan to secure its electoral process and fight foreign interference in the 2019 federal election. Canada’s last federal elections were targeted by More
Local Issues, Global Audience
The seemingly paradoxical relationship between globalization and localism is well-known. On the one hand, the intermixing of cultures, products, values, and ideas wrought by globalization can sometimes feel homogenizing, especially More
Desperate Times: Private and Public Responses to Fake News
With fake news on the rise, it is becoming increasingly difficult to stay properly informed, especially when it comes to politics. But now, more than ever, it is important to More
A Free Pass for Trump: David Malpass and the Future of the World Bank
Former World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, stepped down in early January of this year, leaving open a highly influential position for a Trump nominee to fill. After about a More
#ShutDownZimbabwe: The Art of Shutting Down A Nation
It all started with a mere public service announcement. On January 12th, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa made a national announcement that Zimbabwean fuel prices would be increased significantly in the More
The E3+1pire Strikes Back: Europe’s New Financial Channel to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
On January 31st, the E3+1 (UK, France, and Germany, and the European Union) announced that they will be setting up a special trade channel with Iran in order to counter More
US 2020: Guide to the Candidates
With the 2020 Presidential Election fast approaching, candidates have been announcing their runs left, right, and centre (literally and figuratively). MJPS’ Candidate Tracker has the most up-to-date information on the More
The Northeastern Republican
To party veterans and lifelong Republicans, the Republican Party of 2019 is wholly unrecognizable. That Donald Trump has transformed the party by accelerating its gradual? rightward drift and adding his More