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A COVID-19 anti-lockdown protestor in Vancouver, Canada, May 2020

Going Viral: COVID Conspiracies in Historical Perspective

… As national governments and the global scientific community struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus … few months confronting a different type of outbreak. Misinformation about the current public health crisis—which has … of fake news. Rumors during a time of crisis almost always reflect and reinforce cultural fears already in …
the monument of the Soviet army in Sofia, completed in 1954

11/4/2014: Empty Fountains: Communist-Era Monuments Revisited

… What is the afterlife of an old communist statue? Just what to do with all the Soviet-era … of how the monuments have been dealt with across the former “Soviet bloc:” some blown up or knocked down, others … the early reform years were all but forgotten. And secured away in a museum, the monuments seem no longer to have the …
Government of National Unity in 2009. Left to right: Arthur Mutambara, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, and Thabo Mbeki.

A Lesson for South Africa? Zimbabwe’s Path to Multi-Party Rule

… 1965 to official independence in 1980.   Political factors complicated matters. Since the early 1960s, the British … tactics, including sabotage, bombing of trains and railways, attacks on electric power plants, and murders of white … used currency following Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s visit to the U.S. in 2009, and it has remained so to date. …

The Ethiopian Civil War in Tigray

… of Ethiopia and Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2019, for not only instigating the conflict but for stoking its … peace. At his inaugural ceremony in 2018, he counseled a complete break with the past forms of governance that were … demonstrations for three consecutive years and paved the way for Abiy’s election in April 2018. In November 2019, …
Group of women marching with signs: "GWU Women's Liberation," "I'm a second-class citizen," "Women demand equality"

A Slut from East Toledo (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 5)

… The fading of former suffragist activism during the interwar period did not spell the end of the fight for women's rights, especially as so many women remained … expansive vision of women's rights, including advocating for workplace justice and pushing for reproductive freedom. …

A Fresh Start for Pakistan?

… After being out of power for 13 years, 7 months, and 21 days, Nawaz Sharif was … in 1947, Pakistan’s political elites have faced regional, communal, and religious obstacles to building a stable, … the Taliban evolved into a major political movement best known for its strict interpretation of Islamic law. …

The Alpha and Omega of the Greek Debt Crisis

… an eternity under the blazing sun, I was just two people away from the machine when I heard some Greek expletives and saw a commotion in front of me. The ATM ran out of money. I spent … me to fear that the agreement reached is only a Band-Aid buying a little time. I hope I am wrong, though, for the …

Las raíces del estado de fallido venezolano

… y Buicks y la clase alta famosamente se lanzaba de compras a Miami donde eran conocidos como los del “dame … es la mayor fuente de divisas del país, el mayor contribuyente al sector fiscal y la principal actividad económica. … y desarrollo y pueden desestabilizar los regímenes al reforzar los intereses petroleros y debilitar la capacidad …