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Marseille capitale du crime : comment s’est construit cette mauvaise réputation ?

Marseille capitale du crime : comment s’est construit cette mauvaise réputation ?

November 1, 2024October 31, 2024 zoe pelen

L’actualité ne cesse de décrire Marseille comme une ville de non droit, où chaque nouvelle affaire de corruption, de clientélisme ou de règlement de compte semble renforcer sa mauvaise réputation. Pourtant, ces actes sont le fait d’individus et non de … Continue reading

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Cillian Murphy’s Small Things Like These: Revisiting Long-Buried Catholic Church Abuses in Ireland

Cillian Murphy’s Small Things Like These: Revisiting Long-Buried Catholic Church Abuses in Ireland

November 1, 2024October 30, 2024 Lily Christopoulos

Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy stars in the new film Small Things Like These, which exposes the Catholic Church’s long-hidden abuses committed against women and girls held within the Magdalene Laundries in 20th-century Ireland. The historical drama, directed by … Continue reading

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TikTok Ban in New Caledonia: Democracy in Danger?

TikTok Ban in New Caledonia: Democracy in Danger?

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 Victoire Thierry

On May 13th 2024 social unrest erupted in New Caledonia after the French government announced a revision to the 1998 Noumea Accords. In response to this, on the 15th the French government issued a ban for the … Continue reading

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The Battle for Transparency: How Julian Assange’s Freedom Marks a Global Victory for Journalism and Free Speech

The Battle for Transparency: How Julian Assange’s Freedom Marks a Global Victory for Journalism and Free Speech

July 27, 2024July 26, 2024 Bill Lin

A tumultuous legal saga came to a surprisingly satisfying conclusion as Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, stepped outside into the searing heat of Saipan, an exotic Pacific Island under US jurisdiction. The 52-year-old Assange secured his freedom by … Continue reading

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Les JO : Atouts ou dangers pour l’économie et l’écologie?

Les JO : Atouts ou dangers pour l’économie et l’écologie?

July 12, 2024July 9, 2024 Margaux Weisrock

Attendus depuis plusieurs années et préparés depuis de longs mois, les Jeux olympiques (JO) arrivent enfin à Paris cet été et les Français sont mitigés quant à leur impact. Si au début les effets semblaient être positifs, au fur et … Continue reading

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From Pins to Protests: Politics on the Red Carpet

From Pins to Protests: Politics on the Red Carpet

April 23, 2024April 24, 2024 Liliana Mason

In a world marred by international conflict and political controversy at a level that many feel is unprecedented, it is rare to have a public event where these issues do not creep in – the Oscars are no exception. At … Continue reading

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Addressing the Implications of Colonialism: Examining Indigenous Health Disparities in Canada

Addressing the Implications of Colonialism: Examining Indigenous Health Disparities in Canada

April 20, 2024April 16, 2024 Shannon Tse

While universal health care is envisioned as a fundamental human right for all, its seemingly contradictory reality presents unique challenges in which health disparities continue to negatively harm Indigenous communities. This is due to the damaging effects of settler colonialism … Continue reading

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How Facebook and Meta Became Breeding Grounds for Sexual Exploitation

How Facebook and Meta Became Breeding Grounds for Sexual Exploitation

April 20, 2024April 16, 2024 Sophie Hill

Excerpt: An investigation into sexual exploitation and trafficking within Meta technology. 

Discussions of technological advancements such as social media platforms often center around the same set of pros and cons – connection and communication, but also isolation and cyberbullying. However, … Continue reading

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Searching for Cleopatra: Redefining and Reclaiming the Egyptian Queen’s legacy

Searching for Cleopatra: Redefining and Reclaiming the Egyptian Queen’s legacy

April 19, 2024April 16, 2024 Megan Tan

The last Pharaoh of Egypt; a living goddess, a promiscuous lover, and one of the first female leaders in human history. At least this is the story of Cleopatra that existing literature writes. However, much of Cleopatra’s identity remains … Continue reading

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Unveiling the Fight Against Environmental Racism in Canada with Bill C-226

Unveiling the Fight Against Environmental Racism in Canada with Bill C-226

April 16, 2024April 15, 2024 Sofia Germanos

Envision a reality where environmental degradation is not a matter of bad luck but a targeted oversight, one that disproportionately impacts your community. Here, the very elements meant to nurture life, air, water, and soil, become silent aggressors under the … Continue reading

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