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Russian state media marked the centenary of the Bolshevik revolution this year by airing new television dramas, launching interactive websites, and live tweeting. On today's episode of World Policy On Air, Moscow-based journalist Amie Ferris-Rotman discusses the current government's conflicted relationship with the country's Soviet past.

World Policy On Air is a podcast from the pages and website of World Policy Journal.

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act just passed by the U.S. Congress reopens the debate about whether policies that further enrich the wealthy also benefit everyone else. James H. Nolt argues that traditional economics makes faulty assumptions about how the wealthy spend their money, leading not just to increased inequality, but also to circumstances ripe for financial crisis.

By James H. Nolt

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Disinformation becomes more potent when it targets female politicians, especially in a conservative country like Georgia. Nina Jankowicz discusses how the spread of false information online is used to destroy women’s reputations and push them out of public life.

This article was originally published by Coda Story.

By Nina Jankowicz  

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Over the past decade, an anti-caste movement has gained traction in India, calling for an end to institutionalized discrimination against Dalits. Cynthia Stephen spoke with Sumeet Samos, a student organizer at Jawaharlal Nehru University, about the origins of his campus activism.

Caste is the most significant marker of an individual’s standing in Indian society. One’s caste is derived from a classification system called varna, which... Читать дальше...

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The Hungarian government has taken a law-and-order approach to address a rise in drug use, often targeting poor and minority communities in police raids. On today's episode of World Policy On Air, drug-policy expert Peter Sarosi discusses the social issues, from structural racism to a lack of affordable housing, that contribute to high rates of drug use and are largely ignored by policymakers.

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In the latest installment of our “People of the North” series, Karina Kesserwan interviews Marjolaine McKenzie about solidarity among neighbors and ties to nature in the Innu communities of Matimekush and Lac-John, located in a remote part of Quebec.

Marjolaine at Goerges River, after a 185-mile canoeing trip

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Soil degradation across the world has contributed to climate change, malnutrition, and poverty. Esther Ngumbi argues that national governments, NGOs, and research institutions need to step up to protect healthy soil and restore agricultural land.

By Esther Ngumbi

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Radek Koten, a Czech far-right politician with a penchant for fake news, has gained national power. Michael Colborne describes how the country's toxic political climate has allowed figures like Koten to rise.

This article was originally published by Coda Story.

By Michael Colborne

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An interactive documentary compiled by the Quipu Project shares the testimonies of women and men who were forcibly sterilized by the Peruvian government in the 1990s. World Policy Journal spoke with Sandra Tabares-Duque, a producer for the project, about the government policy that left hundreds of thousands of people calling for justice.

"Quipus are knotted cords that were used by the Incas and ancient Andean civilizations, to convey... Читать дальше...