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DATE TOPIC
October 16, 2021
to January 8, 2022
No class
August 7 to October 9, 2021 No class due to coronavirus pandemic
July 31, 2021 Cuba Becomes Battlefield in Fake News War
(NEWSWEEK, 7/22/21)
July 24, 2021 Why Is a Florida-Based Pastor Under Arrest for the Assassination of Haiti's President?
(TIME, JULY 13, 2021)
July 17, 2021 Chinese youth revolt against overwork culture by 'lying flat'
(The Christian Science Monitor, July 6, 2021)
July 10, 2021 No class
July 3, 2021 We've Been Saying the Olympic Games Are Dead for Decades. Here's Why They Keep Going
(TIME, JUNE 23, 2021)
June 26, 2021 G-7 pledge money for global health, green energy, infrastructure
(The Christian Science Monitor, June 13, 2021)
June 19, 2021 Can Barcelona Fix Its Love-Hate Relationship With Tourists After the Pandemic?
(TIME, JUNE 9, 2021)
June 12, 2021 Opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Have Reached a Coalition Deal to Oust Him
(TIME, JUNE 2, 2021)
June 5, 2021 Bashar Assad Says Syria 'Not Concerned' About Calls That Presidential Election is Illegitimate
(Newsweek, 5/26/21)
May 29, 2021 Who Gets to Wear a Headscarf? The Complicated History Behind France's Latest Hijab Controversy
(TIME, MAY 19, 2021)
May 22, 2021 How a Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Forced Evictions Spiraled Rapidly Toward 'Full-Scale War'
(TIME, MAY 12, 2021)
May 15, 2021 Japan should cut its losses and tell the IOC to take its Olympic pillage somewhere else
(The Washington Post, May 5, 2021)
May 8, 2021 India's COVID-19 Crisis Is Spiraling Out of Control. It Didn't Have to Be This Way
(TIME, APRIL 28, 2021)
May 1, 2021 No class
April 24, 2021 North Korea pulls out of Tokyo Olympics, citing coronavirus fears
(The Guardian, 6 Apr 2021)
April 17, 2021 No class
April 10, 2021 How China Plans to Control Hong Kong's Elections
(The New York Times, March 30, 2021)
April 3, 2021 Millions of Americans Face Food Insecurity. The Biden Administration Must Make Helping Them a Priority
(TIME, DECEMBER 23, 2020)
January 16 to March 27, 2021 No class due to coronavirus pandemic
January 2, 2021
January 9, 2021
No Class
December 26, 2020 France's Treatment of Its Muslim Citizens Is the True Measure of Its Republican Values
(TIME, DECEMBER 8, 2020)
December 19, 2020 Cancelled
December 12, 2020 Hong Kong Democracy Activist Joshua Wong Goes to Prison Vowing That His Fight Will Continue
(TIME, DECEMBER 2, 2020)
December 5, 2020 Ethiopia's military to begin 'final offensive' against Tigray capital
(The Guardian, 26 Nov 2020)
Nobember 28, 2020 We may have to accept a 'good enough' COVID-19 vaccine, at least in 2021
(The Conversation, November 18, 2020)
Nobember 21, 2020 Why Trump decision to block Biden transition matters
(The Christian Science Monitor, November 10, 2020)
Nobember 14, 2020 New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia in referendum
(The Guardian, Fri 30 Oct 2020)
Nobember 7, 2020 Inside the childhood hunger 'emergency' in Syria's Idlib
(The New Humanitarian, 28 October 2020)
October 31, 2020 As Covid-19 Roars Back in Europe, Governments Get Tougher on Rule Breakers
(The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 19, 2020)
October 24, 2020 Half Of Americans Voting In Person Say They Don't Trust Voting By Mail
(HUFFPOST, 10/14/2020)
October 17, 2020 'You're Gonna Beat It.' How Donald Trump's COVID-19 Battle Has Only Fueled Misinformation
(TIME, OCTOBER 6, 2020)
October 10, 2020 Dozens killed as Armenian and Azerbaijani forces clash for second day
(The Guardian, 28 Sep 2020)
October 3, 2020 Trump attacks China over Covid 'plague' as Xi urges collaboration in virus fight
(Guardian, 22 Sep 2020)
September 26, 2020 Bolivia cancels school year. Parents ask: What now?
(The Christian Science Monitor, September 17, 2020)
September 19, 2020 Portland and Kenosha violence was predictable -- and preventable
(The Conversation, September 8, 2020)
September 12, 2020 Thailand's anti-establishment protests
(International Politics and Society, 31.08.2020)
September 5, 2020 Belarusian Authorities Intensify Pressure on Protesters
(TIME, AUGUST 26, 2020)
August 29, 2020 Feeling betrayed by UAE, Palestinians seek to redefine struggle
(The Christian Science Monitor, August 19, 2020)
August 22, 2020 Kenya Is Trying to End Child Marriage. But Climate Change Is Putting More Young Girls at Risk
(TIME, AUGUST 12, 2020)
August 15, 2020 Virus or politics? Hong Kong delays elections for one year.
(The Christian Science Monitor, July 31, 2020)
August 8, 2020 No Class
August 1, 2020 South Africa is failing on COVID-19 because its leaders want to emulate the First World
(The Conversation, July 17, 2020)
July 25, 2020 To Fix America's Broken Recycling System, States Want Companies to Foot the Bill
(TIME, February 26, 2020)
March 7 to July 18, 2020 No class due to coronavirus pandemic
February 29, 2020 Could the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Be a Victim of COVID-19?
(TIME, February 20, 2020)
February 22, 2020 Parasite's Best Picture Oscar Is Historic. Is This the Beginning of a New Era in Film?
(TIME, February 10, 2020)
February 15, 2020 Knock-On Effects of China's Coronavirus May Be Worse Than Thought
(Foreign Policy, February 3, 2020)
February 8, 2020 Viral Outbreaks Are Here to Stay. This is How Humans Will Fight Back
(TIME, January 30, 2020)
February 1, 2020 Let's laud Harry and Meghan for their act of self-care -- and leave them alone
(The Conversation, January 23, 2020)
January 25, 2020 Taiwan sends message of 'peace, parity, democracy' to Beijing
(The Christian Science Monitor, January 12, 2020)
January 18, 2020 Why US assassination of Soleimani is unlikely to deter Iran
(The Christian Science Monitor, January 3, 2020)
December 28, 2019
January 4, 2020
January 11, 2020
No Class
December 21, 2019 Boris Johnson's big election victory: what it means for the UK and Brexit
(The Conversation, December 13, 2019)
December 14, 2019 Iran state media acknowledges protest violence
(The Christian Science Monitor, December 3, 2019)
December 7, 2019 'Full of arrogance': Trump angers China by signing bills backing Hong Kong protesters
(Guardian, 28 Nov 2019)
November 30, 2019 As Smoke From Bush Fires Chokes Sydney, Australian Prime Minister Dodges on Climate Change
(TIME, November 21, 2019)
November 23, 2019 Spain election: grand coalition ruled out as far-right Vox surges
(Guardian, 11 Nov 2019)
November 16, 2019 Stunning Wealth Gaps and Poor Services are Behind Chile's Massive Protests
(TIME, October 28, 2019)
November 9, 2019 Cancelled
November 2, 2019 Rising demand for online delivery boosts 'virtual restaurants'
(The Christian Science Monitor, October 21, 2019)
October 26, 2019 Pitch perfect? How culture shapes the way you hear music
(The Christian Science Monitor, September 27, 2019)
October 19, 2019 As China celebrates, HK an island and people apart
(Asia Times, October 1, 2019)
October 12, 2019 Cancelled due to typhoon
October 5, 2019 Indonesia Has a Papua Problem
(The New York Times, Sept. 26, 2019)
September 28, 2019 U.S. Ally Japan Is Not Joining Donald Trump's Fight with Iran, So Can It Bring Peace?
(Newsweek, 9/19/19)
September 21, 2019 Xenophobia: time for cool heads to prevail in Nigeria and South Africa
(The Conversation, September 10)
September 14, 2019 Boris Johnson Vows 'I'd Rather Be Dead in a Ditch' Than Ask for an Extension on Brexit
(TIME, September 6, 2019)
September 7, 2019 The Real Reason the Amazon Is On Fire
(TIME, August 26, 2019)
August 31, 2019 Low Wages, Sexual Harassment and Unreliable Tips. This Is Life in America's Booming Service Industry
(TIME, Sep 1, 2019)
August 24, 2019 New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants
(The Associated Press, August 13, 2019)
August 10, 17 2018 No Class
August 3, 2019 Brussels repels Boris Johnson's quest for new Brexit deal
(The Guardian, Thu 25 Jul 2019)
July 27, 2019 Be afraid: Japan-Korea history war spirals toward trade war
(Asia Times, July 16, 2019)
July 20, 2019 Exchange programs bring urban and rural America together
(The Christian Science Monitor, July 11, 2019)
July 13, 2019 Meatless Burgers Look to Sizzle on Your July 4th Cookout
(Fortune, July 3, 2019)
July 6, 2019 Inside Barcelona's Unfinished Masterpiece
(TIME, July 8, 2019)
June 29, 2019 Why are humans so kind, yet so cruel?
(The Christian Science Monitor, March 6, 2019)
June 22, 2019 Oil tanker incident stokes concerns over US-Iran relations
(The Christian Science Monitor, June 13, 2019)
June 15, 2019 Clashes in Hong Kong after vast protest against extradition law
(The Guardian, 9 Jun 2019)
June 8, 2019 What to Make of the European Elections
(The Atlantic, May 30, 2019)
June 1, 2019 Buddhist Anger Could Tear Sri Lanka Apart
(Foreign Policy, May 20, 2019)
May 25, 2019 China Trade Worst Case: Growth Slows, Debt Rises, Companies Exit
(The Christian Science Monitor, May 8, 2019)
May 18, 2019 When does birthright citizenship become citizenship for sale?
(Bloomberg News, 5/16/2019)
May 11, 2019 What the Murder of Christina Grimmie by a Fan Tells Us About YouTube Influencer Culture
(TIME, May 2, 2019)
May 4, 2019 No Class
April 27, 2019 After an ineptly rigged election, Thailand's junta will cling to power
(The Economist, Mar 28th 2019)
April 6, 13, 20, 2019 No Class

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