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Income tax increases have historically faced backlash, especially from the wealthy. Consequently, this group has lobbied intensely against these tax changes, arguing that such measures would ultimately hurt the state as they and many others would simply leave and take their tax revenue with them....
The British people's vote to leave the European Union in 2016 — known as the Brexit vote — represents the outcome of a successful populist movement. More recently, the Conservative Party’s staggering 2019 electoral success shows that the populist “Get Brexit Done” message remains popular amongst...
The Gwangju Uprising provided pivotal momentum for South Korea’s path toward democracy and was assisted by the artwork by Minjung artists. However, the state’s continuous censorship of democratic art ironically contradicts with the principles that Gwangju upholds, generating the question: how...
Argentina’s implementation of neoliberal economic policies in the 1990s caused unprecedented levels of poverty and unemployment. In the face of political and economic subordination, the working class and unemployed turned to collective action and formed the Piquetero movement, carrying out...
This thesis analyzes the strategies implemented by state governments in the Sahel, foreign powers, and regional/international organizations to mitigate the growing threat of violent extremist organizations (VEOs) in the region. Current efforts to combat VEOs in the Sahel have generally involved...
To further understand mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disease(s) and their impact on physiological systems, improved pre-clinical models and innovative methodology are needed to assess the internal physiological state of the animal in real-time. To address this challenge we developed a...
Point mutations in the SIX1 gene play a major role in branchio-oto-renal spectrum disorders (BORSD), a birth defect that leads to mixed hearing loss. Permanent malfunction of the middle and inner ear can be attributed to the malformation of the ear’s ossicles and middle ear space, as well as...
From the outbreaks of the bubonic plague in the Middle Ages to the COVID-19 pandemic, women in Islamic history have been entangled in contagious disease perceptions. An examination of theories developed by scholars at the onset of the Bubonic Plague and cholera outbreaks reveals connections...
The Nuremberg Trials are one of the most well-known legal exercises today. Taking place over the greater part of a year between 1945 and 1946, Allied forces conducted trials to bring various high-profile Nazi officials to justice. Ultimately, twelve Nazis were sentenced to death (in addition to...
The Legenda Aura is a collection of hagiographies and apocryphal stories compiled by Dominican friar Jacopo de Voragine around 1290 A.D. The book’s colorful retellings translate easily to artistic rendering, with countless paintings and frescoes through the ages drawing inspiration from its...