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  • A Mysterious Coup

    The Maldives’ Former President is Not About to Go Quietly In the European mind, the Maldives is a tranquil island paradise of exotic settlements and sun-kissed beaches. In February 2012, the archipelago’s president was Mohamed Nasheed, 44, a charismatic man admired by environmental campaigners for his impassioned calls to reduce […]

  • My New Chosen Career… To Be Very Rich

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    I made a decision this morning, and that is to be very rich. Mind you, I have always wanted to be rich, but this morning I decided on a new course of action to achieve that goal. I am going to get into public office (currently working on schematics) and […]

  • Preventing the rollback of democracy in Pakistan

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    A couple of days ago, the country faced a nationwide electricity blackout for several hours when the main national grid station tripped and backups crashed. When we heard the news, the first thought that ran through the minds of many people, myself included, was that perhaps the army had overthrown […]

  • Current Minister of Superior Court Joaquim Barbosa at the ceremony of his possession. He was the referendary responsible for the process of Mensalão.Photo taken by Jonas Pereira/Agência Senado on Flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0

    The Shy and Gradual Revolution

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    The time for big revolutions is gone. This doesn’t mean we do not change — on the contrary, we’re changing now more than ever. But change is already a conservative aspect of our society. One of the few certainties we have is that we are going to think and live differently […]