TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE
International
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DIVISIONS EXPOSED
OFFeature
CONTENTS
Grappling with inequality, Brazil prepares to
host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics
by WADE BOICH ‘15
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ANTS UNDER A MAGNIFYING
GLASS
Why governments use violence to silence public
dissent
by HARRY GARRETT ‘16
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A HOUSE DIVIDED
Exploring the implications of modern
seperatist movements
by ALAK MEHTA ‘16
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NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
How disease makes poverty permanent
by MICHAEL ZOOROB ‘16
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COMIC RELIEF
Free speech and satire in an emerging
democracy
by ALLIA CALKINS ‘16
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PRESIDENT ROUHANI: NEW
LEADERSHIP IN IRAN
Rouhani’s election may not signal a dramatic
improvement in U.S.-Iran relations
by EMILY STEWART ‘16
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14 THE 3 A.M. PHONE CALL
by CHRISTIAN TALLEY ‘16
Domestic
17 ERODING AT THE CENTER
Understanding the present and future of
political partisanship in the United States
by KEVIN SCHOELZEL ‘14
18 THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
An uphill battle for President Obama
by EMMETT McKINNEY ‘16
21 FULL FAITH AND CREDIT
What can be done to prevent Congress from
threatening the United States’ fiscal health
for the sake of political gain?
by CADE BAXTER ‘16
23 IN DEFENSE OF
GENTRIFICATION
A look at the socioeconomic polarization of
the nation’s capital
by CAYLYN PERRY ‘16
25 GET AMPED
The future of public transportation in
Nashville
by WILL STEWART ‘16
The U.S. needs to take advantage of the window
of opportunity presented by the election of
Rouhani
by PETER LIU ‘16
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