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Why the U.S. Presidential Election Affects the Entire World

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Last Wednesday afternoon — an otherwise quiet and uneventful afternoon — every news station, online media platform, and social media outlet in Australia was raving about one thing: the Presidential Election that would decide the next President of the United States of America.   I also scrolled through Twitter, and refreshed the live updates page…

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Will Joe Biden Be Better for Muslims Than His Predecessors?

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Joe Biden is now the U.S. president-elect. What does this mean for Muslim Americans? Will it change anything?  The answer is: it’s complicated.  Yes, nationally, the Democratic Party has been much kinder vocally than the Republican Party in calling out Islamophobia, giving Muslims a platform by inviting some to speak at rallies and conventions, and…

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Here’s How to Fix a Democracy That No Longer Represents the People

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In this TED Talk, Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig discusses how money has corrupted democracy and our government, creating a system of inequality where only 0.02% of the U.S. population is represented by the so-called representative government. According to Lessig, this flawed system must be repaired before we can ever even adequately begin to address the…

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6 of Our Favorite Memes About Election 2020

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The votes are in, but there’s still no winner, and it’s possible that there won’t be for a few days. And then it’s also possible that the results will be disputed. While this is no doubt anxiety-provoking, the good citizens of the Internet are still going to get these jokes off. Here are some of…