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Rethinking State-Building in Myanmar
Military appointees sit in the Union Parliament in Naypyidaw. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) Twenty-six years ago, mass protests took place in almost every major city and town in Myanmar. The people were...
View ArticleInequality and the Need for Redistribution
A worker and her son walk past graffiti in Yangon. (Photo: Reuters) Some may argue that inequality is a global trend affecting not only developing countries but developed countries as well. While that...
View ArticleBurma’s Looming Power Struggles
Mon State villagers protest the planned construction of a 1280-megawatt coal-fired power plant at Inn Din village on May 5. (Photo: Tin Htet Paing / The Irrawaddy) Local protests against coal-fired...
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