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An Unfulfilled Promise: Colonialism, Austerity, and the Puerto Rican Debt Crisis
As the Puerto Rican economic recession approached its 10-year mark, the island’s government was preparing to unveil a new budget plan for the 2016 fiscal year. Recognizing the failure of spending cuts ...
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‘The Racial Contract’: Interview with Philosopher Charles W. Mills
Charles W. Mills is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Born in the U.K. and raised in Jamaica, he is a leading thinker in social and political ...
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Where the Law is Silent: Plenary Power & the “National Security” Constitution
On the campaign trail for the 2016 Presidential Election, then-candidate Donald J. Trump spared no words in expressing his opinion on Islam. In an effort to rationalize his promise to block the entry ...
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A Progressive Facade: Comparing the U.S. and Canada’s Treatment of Indigenous Peoples
In the current political climate, many disenchanted Americans have expressed, to various degrees of sincerity, a desire to escape to Canada. “If Trump gets re-elected, I’m crossing the border North.” ...
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Debunking Myths About Foreign Aid
Foreign aid is an often-cited example of public misperception of U.S. government operations. A 2015 Kaiser Family Foundation survey asked Americans what percentage of the U.S. budget they thought went ...
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Unmasking Hinduphobia in the US
Image by Himanshu More licensed under the Unsplash License. According to the latest data from the Migration Policy Institute, 2.7 million Indian immigrants live in the United States, with thousands ...
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Mural Arts Philadelphia: Public Art as a Conduit for Urban Transformation, Political Mobilization, and Community Building
The original artwork for this magazine piece was created by Amen Gashaw for the exclusive use of the HPR. Photos of all murals were captured by the author, Makenna Walko. Left: When it was created in ...
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Neocolonialism and the IMF
Should the “ultimate guardian of the interests of capitalists and bankers doing international business” hold the fate of ordinary citizens in its hands? Since 1944, the answer, apparently, has been ...
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Blood Quantum and The Freedmen Controversy: The Implications for Indigenous Sovereignty
In late 2001, Marilyn Vann, a woman with Cherokee and Black ancestry, applied for citizenship to the Cherokee Nation. She was denied on the basis of her Black ancestry. Experiences like these raise ...
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The Importance of Local Elections
As the media continues its seemingly endless stream of discussing the results of the 2020 Presidential Election, it is important more now than ever to remember that the ballot had more than one page ...
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Water is China’s Greatest Weapon and its Achilles Heel
When it comes to flood myths, China’s is not as well known as Noah’s Ark, but just as influential. Legend says that four millennia ago, the Yellow and Yangtze rivers frequently flooded, with ...
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U.S. Women’s Soccer: A Legacy of Athlete Activism
Image by Nelson Ndongala licensed under the Unsplash License. Four Women’s World Cup trophies, four Olympic gold medals, nine CONCACAF Championship and Gold Cups, six SheBelieves Cups. The list of ...