politics
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Will Facebook’s name change be the makeover it needs to recover its reputation?
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Social media conglomerate Facebook will be changing its name, citing a shift in focus to the “metaverse” as the motivation. Critics of Facebook cite…
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Waterloo’s Riding Candidates Reveal their Top Priorities for a Post-Pandemic Canada
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It won’t be long before Canadians cast their ballots to vote in the next prime minister on Sep. 20. Whether you vote in-person or…
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How volunteering for my political party of choice has helped me grow
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On Aug. 15, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would once again be going into a federal election. Naturally, there was outrage online…
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A lesson from afar: Navalny in Russia
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In August of last year, Alexei Navalny, opposition leader and anti-corruption activist in Russia, was poisoned in Siberia. The nerve agent Navalny was exposed…
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Hong Kong is under attack and Canada lies dormant
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When we think of the past, it is easy to imagine ourselves in the boots of righteous rebels and martyrs, fighting to the end…
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Editor’s Note: Athletes don’t have to stay out of politics
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In the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, the NBA began to allow players to display approved slogans on their jerseys while they…
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What does President Trump’s impeachment mean?
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On Dec. 18, 2019, the United States House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump based on two articles alleging grave misconduct. This…
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Jimmy Fallon and why he’s no longer funny
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I used to be a person who eagerly watched Jimmy Fallon’s late night show with unending amusement. I found his sketches funny and thought…
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Politicians that stood effortlessly at the intersection of fashion and politics
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Social Media Coordinator Brittany Ditizio weighs in on politicians past and the impacts of their fashion choices Behind the intelligence and leadership qualities of influential politicians is a…
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Acknowledging the Trump: the takeaway from USA
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Even though Trump won, we still need to keep moving forwards. It has now been over a week and we are still trying to…
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