By Samuel Driggers ore than 1,700 French citizens have left their homes in metropolitan France to fight alongside the Islamic State in its crumbling extremist caliphate, but it is not the fighting in Mosul that particularly frightens the French – it’s the chance…
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The Fried Chicken Frenzy: The Chicken Sandwich Wars and the Fast Food Industry
By: Anu Fawehinmi In 2019, with the intent of usurping Chick-fil-A from their fried chicken throne, Popeyes released their Crispy Chicken Sandwich. This bold declaration of war began the battle for market share turned marketing scheme affectionately known as the Chicken Sandwich Wars of the late 2010s. The battle even made its way to social media, with Chick-fil-A reacting to Popeyes’ recent menu addition and Popeyes responding in jest shortly afterward. Popeyes’ introduction of the Crispy Chicken Sandwich and their marketing campaign that followed revitalized the restaurant chain far beyond the expectations of the company, reestablishing it as a true…
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By Nathan Safir EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in the Fall 2018 Magazine. Shortly before his death, Stephen Hawking said, “Artificial intelligence will be either the best thing or worst thing to happen to humanity.” Hawking was not alone in…
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By Christy Chu ince December 12, 2017, two Reuters reporters, Wa Lone and Kyae Soe Oo, have been imprisoned in post-junta Myanmar, and as the country’s prosecution of these two journalists has continued, the international community has witnessed a test of Myanmar’s…
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By Caroline Gustavson emen is home to one of the most severe civil wars today, comparable to that of Syria. Since 2015, Yemen has been devastated by strife between both internal and external actors. Within the country, the Houthi rebels oppose the…
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By Ben Butin riminal justice reform has become a key component of Governor Deal’s administration and will remain a part of his legislative legacy. Over the past few years, Georgia has helped to lead the country in reforming criminal justice policy through…
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By Aditya Krishnaswamy n 2016, conservatives led their siege on Capitol Hill with the mantra of “repeal and replace,” promising to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as soon as they took power. While not completely undone, severe blows have been dealt…
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By Faiz Ali Saulat ore than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017 – 30,000 of these specifically from opioid overdoses. To put these numbers in perspective, between 2002 and 2017, drug overdose deaths increased by a factor of 22. The general…
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By Austin Cherry resident Donald Trump is quietly preparing to use the nation’s central bank as a scapegoat if the economy turns sour before his 2020 re-election bid. In recent months, President Trump has commented that he is “not thrilled” with the…
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By Madison Gable t is the ten-year anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis and one of the government-run consumer protection agencies created in response to it is already being dismantled from the inside out. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched…
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By Christina Chu ecent events in the Gaza Strip have demonstrated an increase in the scale of violence in the 70-year ongoing conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinians living in the area. Planned, peaceful, six-week demonstrations have begun, with support from various…
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This article was originally published in GPR’s Spring 2018 Magazine By Samuel Driggers n 1818, University of Georgia professor James Camak was tasked with demarcating the Georgia-Tennessee border at the 35th parallel. Camak’s surveying party botched the task, mistakenly drawing the border…
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By Caroline Gustavson The construction process for the nuclear power reactor, Plant Vogtle, has been anything but simple. The building of Plant Vogtle has become controversial for both businesses involved and Georgia ratepayers, as both the cost and time of the project…
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There once was a story about a man who could turn invisible. I thought it was only a story… until it happened to me. Ok, so here’s how it works: there’s this stuff called Quicksilver that can bend light. Some scientist made…
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