It’s time to end the two-party binary in America. Real democracy is about voting on one's conscience, not through coercion.
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Delegates at COP 28 reflect progress in climate finance and cooperation. Yet, there is still an urgent need for efforts combating climate change.
A wave of diplomatic breakdown between France and its former colonies has swept West Africa, stirring a heated debate and reflecting escalating anti-colonial sentiments. The controversy highlights historical tensions and calls for a reevaluation of France’s relationship with the region.
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En tiempos de crisis, dictadura y tragedia, María Corina Machado es la única persona que puede salvar a Venezuela.
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El Congreso de los Diputados ha adoptado la norma de “representación lingüística”, pero datos electorales sugieren un motivo menos sencillo que respeto.
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Hablamos mucho sobre los derechos de las mujeres en los EEUU después de Dobbs, pero también tenemos que mirar lo que está pasando alrededor del mundo.
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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s ambitious foreign policy to foster infrastructure and economic development and to create a trade network with China as the central hub. To overcome perceived predatory perspective of the BRI, China needs to be more involved in the management of funds in their partner countries, especially for developing countries with historically corrupt or unstable governments.
It is vital to honor history when speaking of such a contentious topic as Israel and Palestine; that is of course, history of an earlier time and of a more recent time. The proportion of death must come into play, especially in an evaluation of arguably the most complicated conflict humanity has ever seen.
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As right-wing extremism occupies the plans of select Republican Congresspersons, parallels can be drawn between the optics and strategies of GOP dissenters of the 2020s and the Tea Party Republicans of the 2010s. While their similarities are striking, differences in representation suggest that the kind of rhetoric of select Republicans falls onto the deaf, unrequited ears of the electorate.
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In the United States, freedom before trial is based on a defendant’s financial means. This creates detrimental effects for equal rule of law and justice, and structural reforms are necessary.
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The government finds it prudent to curb minors’ access to pornographic content, but does that simultaneously curb our rights as citizens?
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Urban sprawl is ugly and widely disliked, yet it composes most new development in Charlottesville and throughout North America. Why does this type of built environment persist and proliferate?
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Political idealism is often met with criticism and disregard. However, hope in the future of America has always played an essential role in political and social progress.
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The trial testing of redesigned naturalization tests announced by USCIS in December 2022 include increased difficulty in a standardized English-speaking portion and an updated civics test. Increasing the difficulty of the English-speaking test could create barriers for non-English speakers seeking U.S. citizenship, reinforcing discrimination. The historical and current attempts to make English the official language in the U.S. have and could increase discrimination towards people who speak languages other than English.
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Virginia's recent model policies for the treatment of transgender students in schools have faced significant criticism for endangering the human rights of transgender students. Debates about whether Transgender Rights oppose Parents' Rights have taken hold across the state's school districts.
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Virginia is different from many other states in America in the fact that it holds off-year congressional elections, a choice made centuries ago that has withstood the test of time. Considering the many other changes in Virginia since then, why has this policy persisted and what implications do these off-year elections have on politics in Virginia?
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Living in a westernized society means living within the bounds of the gender binary. Beyond our scope, however, lies a rich history of unique gender expression and the lessons we can learn from the cultures that embrace it.
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This past year has seen more strikes and union action than the past two combined, creating a sort of contagion of worker protests that have impacted every corner of the American labor system. What sparked these strikes and why now?
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Virginia's public schools find themselves facing a crisis — a staggering decline in teacher retention rates. Nowhere is this more evident than in Spotsylvania County. The root cause? Demoralization among teachers, fueled by the growing influence of local politics, is pushing the limits of an already strained education system.
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