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International: Independent Goals

Domestic: Fact-Check Republic

Student Stump: Big Fracking Deal

The Ultimate Gamble

by Arvind Srinivasan

by Geetika Rudra

by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

The State of Domestic Politics Before the Iranian Elections

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Harlem Activist Provides Introspective on the Country’s Prison System

Jazz, Jail, and the New Jim Crow

by Yoni Golijov

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by Katie Bentivoglio

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Re-examining Religious Subtext in the European Right The Christian Right Angle

by Lewis West

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The State of Domestic Politics Before the Iranian ElectionThe Ultimate Gamble

by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

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The Principlists seem to have found a potential means for survival in this newfound ca-pacity to influence national se-curity policy, but it may require them to sacrifice the golden calf of the nuclear program in order to regain the support of the international community

and salvage the economy.

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features :: domestic columbia political review :: november 2012

The Importance of Objective Journalism in the 21st Century Fact Check Republic

by Geetika Rudra

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Nationalistic Identities At Play in Spain’s Football Club Independent Goals

by Arvind Srinivasan

features :: international columbia political review :: november 2012

art by Chloe Blanchard

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29

A Conversation With The Green Party’s Jill Stein It’s Not Easy Being Green

by George Joseph

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