As a blogger and a young student, I have seen the civic spaces within Pakistan evolve over the past decade especially because of the reemergence of democracy after a decade long military dictatorship. Also, with the expansion of social media…
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What Millennial Home-Buying Trends Tell Us About People’s Needs
Once upon a time, the American Dream seemed to be pretty predictable: a detached, single-family home on a tree-lined street in the suburbs. There would be a white picket fence and a big backyard for the kids and pets to…
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Report: The High School Democrats of America Need Reform
In the 2016 presidential election, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s loss in part stemmed from leaked emails showing possible collusion between the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee to ensure Clinton was chosen as the Democratic nominee. To believe this…
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Partnerships Models — Addressing Vaccine Inequities in Africa
Vaccine inequity has a fundamental impact on global health security across the world and can be traced back to issues related to intellectual property, infrastructure, skills shortage, production, and supply chains. The issues of vaccine inequity will have a long-term…
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Serhii Sternenko: the Liberal Journey of a Ukrainian Joshua Wong
Kyiv (Ukraine). It was a typical sultry summer day when Serhii (born 1995) entered the Kyiv headquarters of the Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine. Around 42 days had passed since his release from illegal detention in the city of Odesa.…
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Putin’s Russia: Elections with Less Choice than Ever
Find out more about the Vremya Movement. Election campaigns in Putin’s Russia have never been distinguished by much honesty and freedom of choice. But the toughness of the authorities in relation to opposition candidates in the current electoral cycle literally…
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Have Faith in the midst of Corona – or Don’t
As there’s no end in sight regarding the pandemic, charities are playing a bigger role than before: having food, clothes and hygiene products is no guarantee, especially if you got laid off and have other people to look after. And…
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Imperium Americae: How America’s Foreign Policy Has Led to Its Degradation of Character
On April 14, 2021, President of the United States Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the endless war in Afghanistan. Former president Donald Trump had already begun the process of withdrawing troops under an agreement reached with…
We still Lack enough Voices that Speak against Gender-Based Violence in South Africa
My solidity is renewed by a thousand voices of women who stand against patriarchy, by women who come together with one voice and collectively denounce patriarchal power structures that dominate their societies. South Africa is one of the countries in…
The Taliban take over Afghanistan – How Did it Happen and What Does the Future Look Like?
The capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul, was overrun by the Taliban on the 15th of August 2021. However, to the surprise of many, there was very little to no resistance. The Afghan National Army did not put up much of…