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The Murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

December 1, 2020January 17, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

On Friday, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, ​“the architect of Tehran’s nuclear strategy”​ was assassinated, creating a hazardous increase in tensions in the Middle East. The

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Why capital punishment needs to be abolished

November 24, 2020January 13, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

At present, capital punishment, the execution of a person as punishment for a crime, is ​legal in 28 US states​. However, the use

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The Cold Reality of US Treatment of Immigrants

November 17, 2020January 13, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

Due to the constant stream of chaotic political news outpouring from the U.S. on a daily basis, one of the greatest humanitarian crises

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What will a Biden presidency mean for Brexit?

November 13, 2020November 19, 2020 By Rosie Wiggin

With Biden securing victory in the 2020 US election, there is speculation over what this means for the UK and Brexit negotiations with

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Biden’s dark history and bright future on LGBTQIA+ rights

November 12, 2020October 10, 2021 By Will Howe

Behind the RayBans and grandad-like appearance of President-elect Joe Biden, lies a politician with decades of his life spent in the public eye.

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Biden and Harris win the 2020 election

November 10, 2020January 13, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

After an Election Day that turned into an Election Week, Joe Biden has won the U.S. Election 2020, becoming the President-elect of the

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COVID-19 Response Report – The United States

November 8, 2020October 10, 2021 By Jess Mahon

‘We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be

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The disaster that is Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court appointment

November 3, 2020October 10, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

On October 26th, the Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court with a vote of 52-48. This was in spite

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The corruption of democracy: how voter suppression is occurring in the United States

October 28, 2020October 10, 2021 By Eloise Norris

On October 12th, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia, Johnta Austin tweeted about his eleven-hour wait to vote early in the Presidential Election. Austin’s experience

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The Second Amendment and Human Rights

October 27, 2020November 5, 2020 By Lauren Taylor

It comes as no surprise to hear that the US​ “leads the developed world in firearm-related murders”​, dwarfing the statistics from other states.

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