Social movement theory helps to explain why Japanese-Americans received reparations but the same will be much more challenging to provide for African-Americans.
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Although financial reparation for African-Americans may be complicated to achieve, steps such as accurate acknowledgement of atrocities as well as public apologies and memorials can be enacted.
The U.S. will likely continue to threaten Mexico with trade tariffs due to Central American migrants, and Mexico will respond with more drastic, inhumane measures. None of it will stop migration.
The final MMIWG report says that genocide does not refer only to the deliberate murder of some or all members of a particular social group. It also refers to the destruction of a group as a social unit.
The proposed secular law (Bill 21) in the province of Québec appears to be directed primarily against Montreal and Québec City, and reflects a fear of strangers in Québec’s more homogeneous regions.
Respecting religious freedom not only protects the rights of individuals, it safeguards the integrity and accountability of democratic governments.
Two math professors set the record straight on Ontario math curriculum and achievement.
A six-province study of principals finds those who prioritize spending time boosting staff report high levels of effectiveness supporting inclusive schools.
Covert power brokers are using cultural, political and economic ideas to influence, shape and inform white nationalist views. They help circulate bigotry by dressing it up as patriotism.
Last week a Russian, Sergei Skrynnikov, was charged with “participating in an extremist organization” because he is allegedly a Jehovah’s Witness.
As migrant caravans become commonplace, life goes on along the frontera sur where tumultuous Central America and the poorest part of Mexico meet.
It may not be legally called genocide, but the impact of the Canadian government’s actions, including the sterilization of Indigenous women, still add up to genocidal practices.
An autism policy researcher and the mother of an affected child weighs in on the recent changes announced to the Ontario Autism Program.
Food shortages in Venezuela are a result of draconian government policies and should be declared an international crime against humanity.
A human rights researcher documents the stories of Central American migrants leaving behind endemic poverty and high homicide rates. In limbo in Mexico, many use art therapy to express their anxiety.
The tragedy of the Quebec City mosque shootings which killed six men continues to reverberate. But Islamophobia has not been curbed: it is at its highest rate ever.
Dec. 10, 2018 is the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly.
Once we understand genocide as something that can take awhile, with victims dying of starvation and disease rather than outright murder, we can recognize the genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Parasites can tip the scales and take advantage of their hosts, stealing nutrients or resources. But can they control minds?
The Earth is on the edge of being pushed over a planetary threshold that could lead to a “Hothouse Earth.” But if we take the risks seriously there is room for a more benign future.
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Doctoral Candidate, Department of Religion and Culture, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Anthropology, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Instructor, Global Governance, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Forests and Global Change, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Assistant Professor of Law and Society, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor, Geography and Environmental studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor, South Asian Politics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor Emeritus of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Associate Professor Human Rights and Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education; Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University
