In this episode of MIR Meets, Editor-in-Chief Charles Lepage talks with Katia Houle, Montrealer gone to Shanghai to work as an analyst. They discuss their shared half-Chinese half-Quebecer identity as well as the developments of modern China.

Host Berenice Collignon and Victoria Aponte sit down with Jennifer Pedraza, a Colombian student leader of the 2018 and 2019 nationwide protests for better public education. They discuss the student protests in recent years, Jennifer’s political trajectory, the challenges she faced, and what motivates her to keep fighting for what she believes in.

This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Grace Parish, to unpack the instrument of financial stimulus and discuss why it has proven to be both crucial and contentious to restoring economic stability at times of crisis.

Host Andrew Xu sits down with Michael O’Hanlon, the Director of Research in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, to discuss the high-level meeting between China and the U.S. on March 18, the context behind it, and what it means for the relationship between the two countries moving forward.

This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Triumph Kerins, to discuss his article which offers a unique perspective in explaining the irrationality behind the GameStop saga.

Dans cet épisode du MIR Coverage, Chloé Pronovost-Morgan nous parle de l'organisme Monthly Dignity, qu'elle a co-fondé, mais de manière plus générale de la précarité menstruelle et de comment celle-ci représente un obstacle important à l'égalité des genres.

Host Mathieu Lavault sits down with Dr. Kenneth MacLeish, Associate Professor of medicine, health, society, and anthropology at Vanderbilt University. Amidst the Boulder and Atlanta mass shootings, they discuss his recent article: "Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Politics of American Firearms".

Host Emma Frattasio sits down with Social Media Director Natasha Forsythe, Editor Teresa Tolo, and Adrian Iraheta to explore the relationship between Black history and the evolution of mainstream music from the 20th century until the present. Drawing from musical and social movements alike, our guests discuss the fundamental parallels between Black culture and music through the decades.

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This week on Spotlight, host Naomi Shi sits down with MIR Writer of the Week, Boubacar Ouane, to discuss why progressives should be skeptical about the Biden administration’s promises of criminal reform.