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France’s Year Under “Le Président Normal”
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A Country and its Amnesia
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Valuing the Pearl
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All hail Google
At what point does it become our responsibility towards one another and towards our community to curtail the size of corporations?…
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Treason and Torture in Africa's "Smiling Coast"…
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The longest-running war in the western hemisphere could soon be coming to an end…
Remembering Without Resenting: History and Memory
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More Complex than Life-or-Death
An evaluation of how people behave and why when faced with evacuation and natural disasters…
The Door Wide Open
A Force of Change
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The Princeling and the Party
Fresh Prince of Lichtenstein
Rich and Religious
The Death of Kings
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Freedom of (Op)press(ion)
This issue offers just a glimpse of the paradox of the freedom of speech and some…
Losing the Land of the Free
The Digital Stage of Colonialism
Shutting down the Internet
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Unmasking Tyranny
Articles in this issue present a snapshot of various communities engaged in struggles against oppression.…
Bleeding Hearts of Liberty
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