Volume XII, Issue 1 by Columbia Political Review

International: Independent Goals

by Arvind Srinivasan

Domestic: Fact-Check Republic

by Geetika Rudra

Student Stump: Big Fracking Deal vol. XII, no. 1

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The Ultimate Gamble

The State of Domestic Politics Before the Iranian Elections

by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

VOLUME XII, NO.

Editor-in-Chief Publisher

CONSTANCE BOOZER MALINI NAMBIAR

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TOM CARUSO GEETIKA RUDRA

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Stand By Me

Aligning India’s Foreign Policy Toward a New Future

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columbia political review :: november 2012

Jazz, Jail, and the New Jim Crow Harlem Activist Provides Introspective on the Country’s Prison System by Yoni Golijov

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* All figures based on data are from King, Mauer, and Young, “Incarceration and Crime: A Complex Relationship.” The Sentencing Project, 2005..

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columbia political review :: november 2012

Mudslinging in Denial

The Repercussions of American Rhetoric in Egyptian Politics

by Katie Bentivoglio

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features :: international

The Christian Right Angle

Re-examining Religious Subtext in the European Right

by Lewis West

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columbia political review :: november 2012

The Ultimate Gamble

The State of Domestic Politics Before the Iranian Election

by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj

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columbia political review :: november 2012

Fact Check Republic

The Importance of Objective Journalism in the 21st Century by Geetika Rudra

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columbia political review :: november 2012

Independent Goals

Nationalistic Identities At Play in Spain’s Football Club

by Arvind Srinivasan

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

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CLOSEST SUPERMARKET TO COLUMBIA AND BARNARD!

MORTON WILLIAMS SUPERMARKETS 2941 BROADWAY

(between 115th & 116th Street) 1IPOF t Fax: 212-864-1904 blue@mortonwilliams.com

OPEN 24 +2856 $ '$< Â&#x2021; 7 DAYS A WEEK