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Aug 22 2019
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9 questions about the Hong Kong protests you were too embarrassed to ask
Why is Hong Kong protesting? What do protesters want? And what might China do?
Protesters filled Hong Kong International airport last week. Many wore black, the unofficial uniform of these demonstrations. They carried signs and decorated the walls and floors with messages explaining why they’re rallying, disrupting the transit hub. Some taped bandages to their eyes, dripping with red
VoxFeb 03 2015
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Amnesty Doesn't Reduce The Deficit
President Obama wants Americans to believe that amnesty for illegal immigrants will reduce the deficit. His fiscal year 2016 budget claims, "We will also put our Nation on a more sustainable fiscal path by achieving $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction, primarily from reforms in health programs, our tax code, and immigration. ... The Congress can also help grow the economy, reduce deficits, and
TownhallNov 26 2019
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Former White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with House subpoena, judge rules
Former Trump White House counsel Donald McGahn must comply with a House subpoena, a federal court ruled Monday, finding that “no one is above the law” and that top presidential advisers cannot ignore congressional demands for information. The ruling raises the possibility that McGahn could be forced to testify as part of the impeachment inquiry.
U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Washington PostAug 27 2020
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Hurricane Laura: Gulf Coast Lashed by High Winds and Flooding
Hurricane Laura pounded the Louisiana and Texas coasts as it made landfall near Cameron, La., as a Category 4 storm early Thursday, delivering a barrage of 150-mile-an-hour winds and massive storm surge. The cyclone weakened as it moved inland, but remained destructive, with strong winds and heavy rain, and forecasters said it could spawn tornadoes.
At 8 a.m. Central time, the storm was
New York Times (News)Jul 02 2020
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Economy added 4.8M jobs in June, before surge in coronavirus infections
The economy gained 4.8 million jobs in June, lowering the unemployment rate to 11.1%, the Labor Department said Thursday.
June's job gains were a record and easily beat forecasters' expectations. Nevertheless, the jobs report is clouded by the fact that, even with the improvements, the labor market was in historially bad shape even before coronavirus outbreaks worsened throughout the
Washington ExaminerAug 01 2019
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After debate, Democrats will try to gain traction
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden survived another debate night of sustained criticism, while many of his rivals for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination leave Detroit hoping they did enough to keep their bids alive.
This week’s back-to-back debates gave 20 contenders in the field vying for the party’s nomination to challenge Republican President Donald Trump
ReutersApr 30 2020
Analysis
Street Food
Close the roads. Reclaim the parking lots. Put restaurants outside.
When the shutdowns end, America will reopen with a set of restrictions that seem designed to leave most cities closed for the foreseeable future.
Restaurants and bars, in particular, will have trouble handling the new rules. In Texas, for example, restaurants may reopen on Friday for dine-in service at 25 percent
SlateMar 12 2019
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Brexit: May in final push to convince MPs to back deal
Theresa May is making a final bid to save her Brexit deal ahead of a crunch Commons vote.
Battling a sore throat after late night talks with the EU, the prime minister urged MPs to back her "improved deal" or risk "no Brexit at all".
But a key group of Tory Brexiteers and the DUP, who keep her government in power, have both rejected the deal.
They say the legal assurances
BBC NewsMar 08 2019
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The conservative movement was destined to produce Trump
Corey Robin on Trump’s place in the conservative tradition.
Was the conservative movement destined to produce someone like Donald Trump?
Corey Robin, a political theorist at Brooklyn College, says yes, and the latest edition of his book The Reactionary Mind is an attempt to prove it. Robin argues that conservatism, from its very beginning, has been a sustained effort to mobilize
VoxJun 24 2020
Analysis
In praise of polarization
How identity politics changed the Democratic Party — for the better.
Polarization, party sorting, and identity politics are central villains of our time. Politicians lament them. Pundits loathe them. Book after book has been written blaming them for society’s ills, from the decline of reason to the electoral travails of the Democratic Party to the death of American democracy.
But
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