Hong Kong’s next Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying was elected controversially. Many political commentators argue that Hong Kong’s political freedom has worsened each year since its return to the People’s Republic of China in 1997.
Burma’s internal problems, such as ethnic conflicts and lack of health care, are difficult problems for any type of regime to face. The black-and-white narrative is an oversimplification of this Southeast Asian country’s political situation
An examination of anti-corruption measures and movements in India and China: Which emerging country is doing a better job of holding its officials accountable?
Ezzat Shahrour, Al Jazeera’s Beijing bureau chief, analyzes several underlying structural problems. Here’s what he got wrong.
The Queer Resource Center of the Claremont Colleges is expanding into a formally funded 7-college center, and will host more events and provide more resources.
What should American web corporations’ response be to censorship and repression on the internet in other countries? A panel of experts discussed answers to this question and more at a Pomona Student Union forum.
Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity had a satellite event in Los Angeles — and the Port Side was there.
Hisham Melhem, a journalist with al-Arabiya satellite TV, believes one seemingly small rhetorical shift signals a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of terrorism on the part of President Obama.
It is evident that racial discrimination is less rampant in multi-racial communities. People with different religions living in the same space will also increase religious tolerance. The liberal environment at the 5Cs exemplifies this.
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