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Keywords: Damage

INTERNATIONAL

Presidential pardons and the cost of selective forgiveness
- Claire Heaney
- 21 February 2025
For 200 years, the power of presidential mercy has shaped America’s justice system. But with tensions heightened by numerous controversial pardons by both Trump and Biden, has this constitutional safeguard become a political weapon, that threatens the balance of democracy?
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INTERNATIONAL

The escalating crisis in Myanmar
- Anonymous
- 20 February 2025
Myanmar’s military-led turmoil drives millions from their homes, bombs local communities, and keeps democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi behind bars. Once a nation of proud heritage and abundant resources, it now teeters on social and economic collapse. Our deep dive examines an enduring crisis and the determination powering an urgent call for change.
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ENVIRONMENT

Climate change is fuelling teen despair. Here's what to do
- Jo Skinner
- 19 February 2025
As climate disasters escalate, more young people grapple with anxiety, despair, and a deep sense of uncertainty. Finding resilience amid rising global temperatures has become a defining challenge for a generation confronting an increasingly unstable world.
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INTERNATIONAL

The use and abuse of tariffs
- Andrew Hamilton
- 12 February 2025
Can tariffs really create a fair economy? As President Trump’s administration leans into protectionist trade policies, we must ask whether these strategies undermine the values of mutual respect and shared prosperity that should define both national and international relationships.
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INTERNATIONAL

The Art of the Self-Serving Deal
- Andrew Hamilton
- 06 February 2025
Donald Trump’s presidency, often dismissed as chaotic, follows a clear, transactional logic: power over principle, loyalty over institutions, and reshaping America into a high-stakes deal-making enterprise. But history suggests such a system cannot last. In the meantime, how should we respond?
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RELIGION

The priest who tried to warn people about the Khmer Rouge
- Ray Cavanaugh
- 05 February 2025
When the Khmer Rouge seized Cambodia, Western intellectuals dismissed reports of atrocities as propaganda. But French missionary Fr François Ponchaud persisted in exposing the regime’s horrors. With his passing, we remember a man who saw the truth before the world was ready to listen.
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Keywords: Damage

Presidential pardons and the cost of selective forgiveness

The escalating crisis in Myanmar

Climate change is fuelling teen despair. Here's what to do

The use and abuse of tariffs

The Art of the Self-Serving Deal

The priest who tried to warn people about the Khmer Rouge