Solomon Medintz

Third year undergraduate at the University of Michigan and a member their Climate Action Movement

Third year undergraduate at the University of Michigan and a member their Climate Action Movement 

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When political protesters were gunned down by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, was it a victory or a defeat for President Trump?

Deadly protests in Iran; divestment from fossil fuels

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