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In early June 2020, protests erupted at Civic Center Park in Denver in response to George Floyd’s death and broader concerns over racism and police brutality. Photo by Hart Van Denburg/CPR News [1]
When states around the world defend their use of force against civilians, they rarely describe themselves as authoritarian. Instead, they claim to be acting democratically, and more often t...
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What if ensuring accessibility was not just a legal or a moral obligation, but also a practical advantage for businesses? Many businesses currently view compliance with accessibility guidelines as a costly burden. Relevant measures can be expensive and often require changes across multiple domains including infrastructures, policies, training, customer service, and even websites [1]. For example, ...
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Digital sandboxes are testing grounds for technology innovation, where researchers experiment with their technology using General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant datasets in controlled settings. This variety of sandboxes provides firms with secure technical environments to access datasets and tools under controlled experimentation [1]. In an AI context, digital sandboxes accelerate AI ...
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“In my high-school English language class in São Paulo, our teacher Agnaldo once raised the question of whether Brazilians saw themselves as “Latino” or not. After some lively discussion, Agnaldo informed us that, in the U.S., we would be seen as Latinos. This came as a surprise to many of my classmates, specifically the white and well-off ones who, given their European he...
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The rise of Red Pill media has transformed social media into a political outlet for young men. This online content, often called the “manosphere,” educates men on how to live optimally under a gynocentric world which favors women and disadvantages men. This sentiment often leads to misogynistic, anti-feminist, and right-wing ideologies. These views not only influence Gen Z men&rs...
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On April 12, 2026, Hungarian voters decisively ended the rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. His 16-year tenure leading Hungary was one characterized by rampant corruption, willful degradation of democratic institutions, and coordination with international far-right authoritarian forces. Orbán's status as a darling of the far-right internationale makes his fall from power partic...
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The latest US operation in Venezuela, removing Nicolás Maduro, is arguably one of the most contentious foreign policy choices made by the Trump administration. While the Trump administration justifies their intervention as self-defense, claiming that it was a necessary measure to protect the country from drug trafficking, it opens up the door for a difficult question: Has the United States ...
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In January, the Trump administration bombarded the global stage with assertions that the United States should govern Greenland. US interest in the island dates back over a century, with officials recognizing the political, economic, and military advantage that Greenland could provide. However, annexing Greenland would be a significant violation of international norms, such as territorial integrity...
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In South Africa, language has historically been “enmeshed with hegemony and power on one hand, and powerlessness on the other” [1]. Under colonial rule, English and Afrikaans were designated as official languages, while indigenous African languages were relegated to private and informal spheres. Although the post-apartheid constitutional framework recognizes twelve official languages, ...
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Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) have lost 83 percent, 95 percent, and 25 percent of their funding, respectively [1, 2, 3]. Previously, the US government had used these three agencies to sponsor and direct civil soc...