Welcome to Arcadia Political Review’s Eleventh Issue. Enjoy!
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“Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s AK Party may lack a substantial number of qualities that one might hope for in an elected government, but one thing cannot be denied, they possess an unyielding ambition to reform Turkey (some might argue, beyond recognition). This claim does not merely refer to more obvious shocks (the radical constitutional referendum in 2017, or the countless activist, and often provocative, foreign policy initiatives), but specifically to urban policy – yet another arena manifesting Erdoğan’s excerption of power.”
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Original Art by Elle Bixby
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“On Thursday, February 6th, 2020 the sun was shining on the Argentine research station Esperanza, and despite a breeze, the weather was pleasant, if not balmy.[1] T-shirt weather -- good for relaxing in the sun or going for a hike. The station recorded a temperature of 18.3 °C, or about 65 °F: nothing too out of the ordinary. Except, you know, if you’re in Antarctica.”
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“Many of us have probably swiped by an Instagram story with the caption “Free Uyghurs,” seen the leaked satellite images of Uyghur detention centers, or heard calls for boycotting the Disney movie Mulan for thanking government security agencies in the Xinjiang province in their final credits. But who exactly are the Uyghurs and why is the Chinese government conducting a campaign of genocide?”
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“As a result, I naively dismissed the problematic example and attributed it to the time and context it was written in. It was only when my professor assigned Crusoe, Friday and the Raced Market Frame of Orthodox Economics Textbooks, by Matthew Watson that I finally caught a glimpse of the bigger picture – that the Robinson-Crusoe rhetoric is actually commonplace in economics textbooks.”
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“My view of modern Black-led youth movements comes from a place of sadness and admiration. I hate that people my age are forced to fight the battles of corruption but I am extremely humbled by the acts of courage I’ve seen. The hands of white supremacy have twisted our ideals to value money over people, production over product and individuals over communities. The EndSARS protests started as a call for the disbanding of the police force but turned into a multi-dimensional demand for a more equitable government.”
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“An economy previously built on dispersed manufacturing has transitioned to white-collar jobs in urban areas like California’s Silicon Valley, and the supply of new housing hasn’t been remotely close to keeping pace with the increasing demand.[2] Yet, it hasn’t always been this way — and it doesn’t have to be now.”
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“When African people were savagely kidnapped and arrived in unknown territory, they were deprived of their traditional wardrobes, practices, and rituals. Natural hairstyles, particularly braided hairstyles, were seen as a form of communication. It communicated a story about a person’s marital status, age, religion, ethnic identity, wealth, and rank within the community. One of the first things slave traders did was shave slaves’ heads. Europeans erased the slaves’ identity and culture by dehumanizing them.”
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“Three months out of the explosion, in the city laid waste, destitution and despair is palpable. Winter’s darkness is growing; electricity cuts have soared to 22 hours a day and impending thunderstorms threaten those who are still living in roofless and windowless homes, who jump at every loud sound, unable to sleep from their resurfacing PTSD.”
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“A seasoned moderate Democrat who has long advocated for increased bipartisanship in Congress, Klobuchar has had an impactful and notable political career both within and outside the confines of her state. Despite this, her early presidential campaign efforts did not resonate with prospective voters.”
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“The Supreme Court handed down a number of high stakes decisions in its summer term, deciding issues ranging from disclosing Trump’s tax returns to deciding the fate of DACA recipients. One particular, though less notable, case that reached the court involved the question of whether the 1st Amendment’s religion clauses bar civil courts from adjudicating employment-discrimination claims brought against a religious employer.”
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Kamala Harris’s nomination feels much more impactful than any other vice presidential nomination in recent memory. But could it help Joe make it to the Oval Office?
Note:
This article was written before President-Elect Joe Biden was projected to win the 2020 General Election.
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“In that moment, my mind only considered the “what-ifs.” What if my mother was not so close by? What if there were fewer people around? What if I were to be arrested by him, alone in a police car?”
WARNING: This article contains discussions of sexual assault and sexual violence.
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“Of all the hot topics in the news today, nothing burns hotter than California’s wildfire crisis… However, if you recall from middle school science classes, fire requires another ingredient to ignite; all fires require a spark, or ignition source, to start. That source has a name in California, the most detested company in the state, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).”
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“During the last week of 2020, I traveled to Shanghai to visit a friend before New Year’s. While having lunch, I got a Wechat message from my mom forwarding an article titled “The Situation is Worse than we Think.” This must be about the “new virus” from Wuhan that I had heard bits about from here and there, I thought after reading the title, but soon put my phone away, thinking that it is just one thing among hundred others that mom worries too much about.”
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