Mosaic Policing: What It Is and Why We Need It
It is important to say that mosaic policing will not solve systemic racism in our police system.
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Iran's Feminist Movement, and Why the West Doesn't Address It
Though it is hard to imagine today, many Iranians dressed like Westerners before the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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A Look Into Europe’s Far-Right Surge
Europe is experiencing a political shift.
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#HandsOffMyHijab: France’s New Law is at Risk of Discrimination
There is potential for the bill to become a slippery slope policy. With no safeguards surrounding its enforcement, it is open to be abused by authorities.
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Mass Incarceration and Systemic Racism in the United States
La Tonique political contributor Parissa King takes a look at the problem of mass incarcerations and systematic racism in the United States.
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Northern Ireland: Eruption of Violence as Britain Stays Silent
Northern Ireland has experienced weeks of riots and clashes, appealing for change while facing minimal reaction from Britain.
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Federal Funding Long Overdue for American Infrastructure
As American politics grows more partisan, legislative stagnation along party lines creates an impasse that blocks funding for infrastructure.
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Behind England’s Kill the Bill Protests
The proposed introduction of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill into English and Welsh law has created tension as well as clashes between the public and police.
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Plastic Waste a Corporate Problem Blamed on Consumers
La Tonique politics contributor Parissa King takes a look at the current issue with corporate waste.
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What’s Going On At The U.S. Border?
The number of migrants arriving at the United States southern border is at a 20 year high.
Baha’i Persecution in Iran Intensifies
A recent declassification of documents revealing the new policy directives by Iranian officials has come to light, hinting at the intensification of the persecution of the Baha’i people in Iran, one of the non-Muslim religious minorities within the country.
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Vaccine Distribution Exposes Global Inequalities
As COVID-19 cases continued to climb at the beginning of the year, hope appeared in the form of numerous successful vaccines.
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Andrew Cuomo: The Rise and Fall
As the politics of our nation become increasingly volatile, Andrew Cuomo’s rapid rise and fall clearly demonstrate what it is like to be on both the right and the wrong side of American history.
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Violence Against Women a Manifestation of Gender Inequality
To finally address gender-based violence effectively, societies must face the underlying issue of systemic, culturally ingrained misogyny and take steps to combat it.
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Progressives Lose on the $15 Minimum-Wage (And Why They Did)
The past several weeks on Capitol Hill have shown minor fissures between the Biden administration and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.
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An Insight Into North Korea and Its Isolationist Approach
North Korea is often called the world’s most secretive nation. The country’s largest city, Pyongyang, is also the country’s capital. Since 2011, dictator Kim Jong-un has led the authoritarian regime.
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$15 a Necessary but Insufficient Boost to Minimum Wage
The federal minimum wage in the US has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. Since then the cost of living has increased significantly, but lawmakers have either been unwilling or unable to raise wages.
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Sarah Everard and the Effort to Reclaim the Night
On Mar. 3, 2020, 33-year-old Sarah Everard went missing in South London. On Mar. 9, her remains were found. Walking back from a friend’s house at around 9 p.m., she was kidnapped and murdered by a serving Metropolitan police officer.
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Hong Kong Protests Are Not Over
November 2019 marked the peak of Hong Kong protests for autonomy against the oppressive regime of the Chinese Communist Party, where the police’s arrest of nearly 1100 young activists from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus was a major event that shook the world.
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We Need To Do More To Stop The Genocide Of Uyghur Muslims (Opinion)
China is currently committing genocide against Uyghur Muslims. For seven years the world watched as China targeted Uyghurs for repression, enacted laws governing how they can behave, built concentration camps and then filled them with almost two million Uyghurs.
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