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Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Candidacy: The Glass-Ceiling Still Exists

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Photo Courtesy of HillaryClinton.com When Barack Obama was elected President of the United States people made claims that racism was dead as this 2008 Forbes article "Racism In America Is Over" illustrates. The events of the past two years (really all eight years) have debunked that myth. Hillary Clinton has finally announced her candidacy for President of the United … [Read more...] about Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Candidacy: The Glass-Ceiling Still Exists

The Politics of Sex and Politics

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Women can be patriarchal. After all, women have been born into a society that has constructed identities for them and prevented them from voicing any opposition to such pink-rainbow ideals. Naturally, it is more than possible, if not natural, that women would fall prey to the very systematic oppression that binds them. If you can’t see what you’re fighting, then you’re much … [Read more...] about The Politics of Sex and Politics

Make Waves with Your Vote on Election Day

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Art by Sacha Irick Lil Jon, First Lady Michelle Obama, Fred Armisen and more have spoken up about spreading excitement for the Nov. 4 midterm elections. Midterm elections are right around the corner, but what are they exactly? From deduction, one could guess they are elections in the middle of a president’s term, which is correct, but there is more. Although presidential … [Read more...] about Make Waves with Your Vote on Election Day

Peso Failure Affects IP

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Photo Courtesy of Haley Laningham The collapse of the Argentine peso, coupled with political drama, has sent reverberations through the Buenos Aires International Program — but not in the way one might think. In essence, rapid inflation has caused the cost of buying one peso with dollars to rise significantly. In 2010, $1 could buy about 4 pesos worth of goods. Today, it can … [Read more...] about Peso Failure Affects IP