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Katrina vanden Heuvel: Now is Time for Trump & Putin to Negotiate, Not Escalate Tensions

President Donald Drumpf is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Their first official meeting comes as thousands of people have filled

July 7, 2017
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Category: Politics

Berta Cáceres's Daughter Speaks Out After Surviving Assassination Attempt in Honduras

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Last week, there was an attempted assassination on the life of Bertha Zúniga Cáceres, the daughter of murdered Honduran indigenous and environmental leader Berta Cáceres. Bertita Zúniga Cáceres was driving back with

July 7, 2017
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Category: Politics

Making Russia Great Again

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Not since the darkest days of the Cold War has Russia been so front and center in our consciousness. What happened to create this? How did Russia go from Glasnost and

July 7, 2017
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Category: Politics

Trump’s FBI Pick Has a Troubling History on Digital Liberties

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President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Christopher Wray, will begin his confirmation process next week, giving lawmakers an opportunity to press him on his previous statements about

July 8, 2017
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Category: Politics

US trying to water down G20 text on lowering emissions, say charities

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Donald Trump wants to remove wording from a draft communique that would commit the US to agreed reductions of fossil fuel emissions, it is claimed

July 7, 2017
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Category: Environment

Free My Voice; Unpartisan My Vote: The Case for Open Primaries

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Like a lot of Missouri voters, I’m beyond angry at our recent divisive presidential election and scandal-plagued state legislature. It’s time to vent that anger at the real culprit: an election system rigged against the voters.