Xi Jinping’s Paradigm: China, Marx, and History
Over the last several years, the foreign policy of the People’s Republic of China, has taken a new, more assertive direction. This is a marked departure from Deng Xiaoping’s philosophy More
The Future of Russia-Ukraine Relations: Will Volodymyr Zelensky Be a Servant of the People?
At the end of April 2019, Ukraine elected Volodymyr Zelensky as the country’s new president in a landslide victory against incumbent Petro Poroshenko. Zelensky’s election and the support for his More
Cry Me a River: The Sociocultural Impacts of Environmental Personhood
Throughout history, humanity has been marked by an environmental tug of war. From the rapid urbanization of the Industrial Revolution sparking the lush Romanticism movement, to the Cuyahoga River burning More
Satire: Candidate Rejected by CIA For Not Seeming Like The Type Of Person Willing To Start Regime Change Wars on the Down-Low
Seattle, Washington: James Andrews, 28, seemed like the perfect candidate to work for the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Graduate from Harvard, fluent in Russian, and a relative goody-two shoes More
Achieving Global Development: The Necessity of Private Investment in Combating International Challenges
Development has defined international economic discourse for decades as efforts towards global poverty reduction and increased growth continue to fuel ambitious and expensive projects. For years, billions of dollars have More
Opinion: The Problem with “Electability”
For the 2020 presidential election, Democrats want to select a candidate that has an actual chance at winning against the sitting president. Someone electable. However, there is no clear consensus More
European Parliament Election 2019: Wall or No Wall, the East-West Divide in Germany Remains
Between May 23 and May 26, citizens in EU member states voted on a new European Parliament. Overall, the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the centre-left Progressive Alliance of More
No Fare? No Problem: Amalgamated Transit Union Endorses Unconventional Job Action in Winnipeg
After being without a contract since January, the members of Winnipeg’s Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1505 engaged in an unusual job action. On May 14th, the majority of the More
Opinion: Moral Grandstanding in the Age of Political Slacktivism
In an era where online social media are the primary platforms for moral activism, expressed as tweets and reposts, social media users must start actively questioning whether their use of More
Ontario Budget 2019 Breakdown: Protecting, or Cutting, What Matters Most?
In a decisive electoral victory, Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives under now-Premier Doug Ford won a majority government nearly one year ago, decimating Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals in the process. Considering the result, More