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Why do children starve?

Why do children starve? After removing all my cynicism and political-minded hoo-ha, I really don’t understand it. Forget the government, forget unfair distribution on a…


Left out in the cold

Almost a decade after being arrested, Omar Khadr has finally been sentenced. He received 40 years for the murder of an American soldier in Afghanistan,…


China in Africa

When Chinese supervisors recently shot at protesting Zambian miners, injuring 11, the story quickly became international news. A labour incident in a remote corner of…


Human trafficking in Canada

Human trafficking does not sound like something that happens in Winnipeg. Sure, most of us have heard of it, but usually in the context of…


Reality Cheque

Debt is something that frustrates me to no end. Not only have I been a student for the past four years, I have worked at…




Ignorance is bliss

Congratulations! If you have managed to stand up, walk over to a Manitoban stand and pick up a copy of this paper then there is…


Over the sea and back again

It is winter as you walk through the streets of St. Petersburg. The snow drifts gently down, quietly blanketing the canals and bridges on your…


This is no Disney movie

Recently, Praxedis G. Guerrero, Mexico, has been under international scrutiny for a reason other than drugs and violence. Last week, Marisol Valles Garcia, a 20-year-old…