Routine blackouts in Haiti symbolize a loss of political power for its citizens
Feb 08, 2019 11:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Haitis public utility company just announced its reducing output again. The move comes after a series of blackouts throughout the country, some lasting weeks. The power outages are the result of a weeks-long fuel shortage...
Feb 07, 2019 10:08 am UTC| Politics
Vladimir Putin has the support of witches as dozens of them recently held a ritual to cast spells on the Russian president so he will gain more strength and defeat the nations that will go against him and their country....
Donald Trump Announces Plans to Meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Again via Summit in Vietnam
Feb 07, 2019 10:08 am UTC| Politics
Donald Trump revealed that he will be meeting North Koreas Kim Jong Un again and this will take place in Vietnam. The announcement was made on Tuesday, Feb. 5 via the American presidents second State of the...
What actually is populism? And why does it have a bad reputation?
Feb 06, 2019 23:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
No doubt thanks to Donald Trump, Brexit, and a string of anti-establishment leaders and parties in Europe, Latin America and Asia, everyone seems to be talking about populism. But populism is nothing new. Its long...
Feb 05, 2019 10:01 am UTC| Entertainment Politics
Melania Trump reportedly provided the best encouraging words to then President-elect Donald Trump at the night of the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections. Mr. Trump, on the other hand, was said to be rather quiet, according...
Feedback loops and echo chambers: How algorithms amplify viewpoints
Feb 05, 2019 09:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Whether its allegations of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka or the gilets jaunes protests in France, it is clear that social media platforms are helping spread divisive messages online at an...
The meme-ification of politics: Politicians & their 'lit' memes
Feb 05, 2019 09:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In November, during a televised debate about electoral reform, British Columbia Premier John Horgan told the audience, If you were woke, youd know that pro rep is lit. By pro rep, he meant proportional representation,...
A sustainable future begins at ground level
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants
An eclipse for everyone – how visually impaired students can ‘get a feel for’ eclipses