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ComPost Live with Alexandra Petri: The Second of December (December 10)
Send in your questions to Alexandra Petri, who'll offer a lighter take on the news and political in(s)anity of the day.
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Opinions Live with Eugene Robinson (Dec. 10)
Send in your questions to Eugene Robinson, who'll discuss his latest columns and political news.
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Pop Culture Live with Alyssa Rosenberg (Dec. 9)
Send in your questions to Alyssa Rosenberg about pop culture.
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Attorney General William Barr has issued a threat that reflects a deeply fascistic contempt for the Constitution, says columnist Leonard Pitts.
Let's get two things straight right off the bat.The first is that, in the last few years, no one has protested police wrongdoing more vociferously than African Americans.The second is that no one has had more reason.Those reasons include Darrius Stewart, Oscar Grant, Jordan Edwards, John Crawford III, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, Michael Brown, Terence Crutcher, Sandra Bland, Sean Bell, Rekia Boyd, Botham Jean, Antwon Rose, Amadou Diallo, Anthony Hill, [
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Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992
A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said on Sunday.
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Violence Is Sometimes the Answer
Protesters get slammed by critics whenever they use force. But for the state, it’s normalized.
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Request For Proposal -- Roofing
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Donald Trump has destroyed American leadership – I'll restore it
The president’s behavior at the Nato summit in London was as appalling as it was typical. Our next commander-in-chief will have important work to do
For seven decades, America’s strength, security and prosperity have been underpinned by our unmatched network of treaty alliances, cemented in shared democratic values and a recognition of our common security. But after three years of Donald Trump’s insults and antics, our alliances are under enormous strain.
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The Observer view on who to vote for in the general election
After a tawdry campaign of lies and racism, the choice is clear – anyone but Johnson
This is a historic election, the most important choice voters have faced in decades. The result will determine whether Britain as we know it exists in a generation or whether the union will have splintered beyond repair. It will shape the nation’s economic wellbeing: whether we make countless lives harder by cutting ourselves off from our biggest trading partner or maintain our close relationship with the EU. It...
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Trump is the natural consequence of our anti-democracy decade
The president knows how the system works: the rich give money and get what they want in return. His defeat is imperative
We’re coming to the end of what might be called the anti-democracy decade. It began on 21 January 2010 with the supreme court’s shameful decision in Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission, opening the floodgates to big money in politics with the absurd claim that the first amendment protects corporate speech.
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Democrats are giving us two Trump terms for the price of one
The Dems have made things so difficult for the president that he's now working twice as hard to enact the people's agenda.
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Howard Stern joins Hillary's humanization push
Hillary Clinton continues to signal she's preparing for another presidential run, this time with a long interview with Howard Stern.