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Is TikTok’s parent company an agent of the Chinese state? In China Inc., it’s a little more complicated By Shaomin Li

Mar 17

Mar 17 Is TikTok’s parent company an agent of the Chinese state? In China Inc., it’s a little more complicated By Shaomin Li

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US autoworkers launch historic strike: 3 questions answered By Joshua Murray

Sep 18

Sep 18 US autoworkers launch historic strike: 3 questions answered By Joshua Murray

American Politics

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How pardoning extremists undermines the rule of law By Michael Becker

Jun 22

Jun 22 How pardoning extremists undermines the rule of law By Michael Becker

American Politics

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50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate By Molly Jackson

Jan 17

Jan 17 50 years after Roe, many ethics questions shape the abortion debate By Molly Jackson

American Politics

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Political violence in America isn’t going away anytime soon By Richard Forno

Nov 3

Nov 3 Political violence in America isn’t going away anytime soon By Richard Forno

American Politics

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Democratic and Republican voters both love civility – but the bipartisan appeal is partly because nobody can agree on what civility is By Robert Talisse

Oct 25

Oct 25 Democratic and Republican voters both love civility – but the bipartisan appeal is partly because nobody can agree on what civility is By Robert Talisse

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Proposed federal abortion ban evokes 19th-century Comstock Act- the law that triggered backlash leading to Roe By Amy Werbel

Sep 20

Sep 20 Proposed federal abortion ban evokes 19th-century Comstock Act- the law that triggered backlash leading to Roe By Amy Werbel

American Politics

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Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? Economists have been trying to answer this question for a century – and finally starting to gather data By Veronika Dolar

Sep 7

Sep 7 Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs? Economists have been trying to answer this question for a century – and finally starting to gather data By Veronika Dolar

American Politics

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Juneteenth celebrates one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days By Kris Manjapra

Jun 20

Jun 20 Juneteenth celebrates one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days By Kris Manjapra

American Politics

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Window for Congressional staffers to unionize may close this fall By Luke Perry and Jordan Conestabile

Mar 31

Mar 31 Window for Congressional staffers to unionize may close this fall By Luke Perry and Jordan Conestabile

American Politics

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Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble By Robert Talisse

Jan 4

Jan 4 Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble By Robert Talisse

American Politics

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The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face By Celine-Marie Pascale

Nov 11

Nov 11 The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that half of Americans face By Celine-Marie Pascale

American Politics

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Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money? By Ana Maria Dimand

Nov 7

Nov 7 Congress passes $1T infrastructure bill – but how does the government go about spending that much money? By Ana Maria Dimand

American Politics

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‘Tax the rich’? Democrats’ plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America’s long slide from progressive taxation By Gabriel Zucman & Emmanuel Saez

Sep 19

Sep 19 ‘Tax the rich’? Democrats’ plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America’s long slide from progressive taxation By Gabriel Zucman & Emmanuel Saez

American Politics

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D.C. statehood mired in partisan divide By Jordan Conestabile

Jun 30

Jun 30 D.C. statehood mired in partisan divide By Jordan Conestabile

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Joe Manchin's opposition to HR1 and eliminating filibuster grounded in process as potentially final Senate campaign looms By Luke Perry & Jordan Conestabile

Jun 10

Jun 10 Joe Manchin's opposition to HR1 and eliminating filibuster grounded in process as potentially final Senate campaign looms By Luke Perry & Jordan Conestabile

American Politics

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Why Republican fealty to Donald Trump might be electorally effective and a sign of existential crisis for the GOP By Luke Perry

May 10

May 10 Why Republican fealty to Donald Trump might be electorally effective and a sign of existential crisis for the GOP By Luke Perry

American Politics

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US-backed vaccine patent waiver: pros and cons explained By Farasat Bokhari

May 6

May 6 US-backed vaccine patent waiver: pros and cons explained By Farasat Bokhari

American Politics

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Internships in Congress overwhelmingly go to white students By James R. Jones

Apr 28

Apr 28 Internships in Congress overwhelmingly go to white students By James R. Jones

American Politics

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US seeks to change the rules for mining the Moon By Scott Shackelford

May 20

May 20 US seeks to change the rules for mining the Moon By Scott Shackelford

American Politics

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