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Divestment campaigns advocate the sale of shares in companies that support atrocities. Proponents of Darfur divestment argue that such “financial pressure” on companies that support the Sudanese government can help alter its political stances. While divestment is similar to traditional boycotting of products, classic economic...
Finally, it is questionable why our primary concern when faced with genocide should be whether our own hands are somehow dirtied by it. It makes little sense for strategies that could effect real change in Darfur, such as military intervention or humanitarian aid, to be ignored in favor of attempts...
Though some current Harvard seniors have expressed their regret that they won’t be affected by the new financial aid plan, the move has been largely popular among students.
Minority voters, critics claim, are disproportionately affected by the law. For example, Hispanics, who often use two last names, make up "only 15% of the applicants, but they are almost 40% of the unmatched" cases, according to attorney Myrna Perez of the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School...
Last week, I acted as moderator for this year’s official Undergraduate Council (UC) Presidential Debate.Debate? There was a debate? Glad you asked. There was, in fact, a debate. It took place Wednesday, Dec. 5, more than 48-hours after voting had started. I don’t...