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Democracy Needs the Loser

Barbara F. Walter The New Yorker
The observance of defeat, especially in an election, is often all that keeps a state from tipping into violence.

Friday Nite Videos | August 23, 2024

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How the Democratic Message Is Shrinking Trump. Palestinian American Lawmaker Gives Speech the DNC Wouldn't Allow. Undecided Voters Say Harris' Speech Made Up Their Minds. Law and Order: The Case of Donald Trump. Single Use Planet | Documentary.

Venezuela’s Disputed Election and the Path Forward

Center for Economic and Policy Research Center for Economic and Policy Research
The crisis in Venezuela is unlikely to be resolved soon. Public pressure for diplomacy, negotiations, an end to sanctions and other illegal, coercive measures; and in favor of cooperation with other governments who share those goals is needed.

Friday Nite Videos | August 16, 2024

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I Spent a Week With Black Republicans. Could Trump Work for a Trump Administration? Personalized, Cancer-busting Vaccines Are Coming. Chances (and Obstacles) to a Ceasefire Agreement. Why These Former Trump Voters Won't Support Him This November.

I Spent a Week With Black Republicans

"I learned a lot about Black Republicans—their motivations, their stories, their goals," says Mother Jones correspondent Garrison Hayes in a new, indepth video showcasing substantive interviews with Black RNC attendees.

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