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How Oxford university shaped Brexit — and Britain’s next prime minister
Simon Kuper returns to the place where Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt began their climb to power.
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Tory Cuts
Jeremy Hunt had the nerve to call local councils ‘hidden victims of the cuts’, noticing that hospitals have been forced to prolong patient stays at great expense because of the disappearance of community care: ‘that wasn’t a smart move.’ No shit, Sherlock. By Tom Crewe.
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The Unimaginable Reality of American Concentration Camps
The debate over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s use of the term “concentration camp” is not about language or facts. It is about how we perceive history, ourselves, and ourselves in history. By Masha Gessen.
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Oregon Statehouse Shut Down After Lawmakers Team Up With Right-Wing Militias
While leaving the statehouse before the walkout, one Republican senator implied that police who pursued them should be ready to die: “Send bachelors and come heavily armed.” By Kelly Weill.
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Next Contestant, Iran: Meet America’s Permanent War Formula
When it comes to starting wars, we don’t even bother to change the script anymore. By Matt Taibbi.
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Lies They Told Us: A Long History of Being Manipulated Into War
Before we retaliate over drone and oil tanker attacks, take a look at all the times we've been duped. By Robert W. Merry.
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New Bill Prohibits Phone Companies from Charging Customers to Ban Robocalls
House Republicans and Democrats came together on Thursday to put forth comprehensive legislation designed not only to help end the scourge of robocalls but prevent U.S. consumers from being forced to foot the bill. The duly titled Stopping Bad Robocalls Act would require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe regulations governing the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and other artificial or prerecorded messages, namely by forcing callers to...
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The absurdly high cost of [U.S.] insulin, explained
Colorado just became the first state to cap the price of insulin at $100 per month. By Julia Belluz.
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What you need to know about CIA’s Iran Mission Center
The agency set up a special unit on Iran, predating the Trump administration, that some hawks fretted was not focusing enough on regime change. By Vijay Prashad.
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Is the White House Plotting an End-Run Around Congress Into Iran?
Officials are suggesting the 9/11 law used by three presidents to justify every intervention of the last 18 years is applicable to Tehran, too. By Heather Brandon-Smith.
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Say Hello to China's New Model for Controlling Hong Kong
Writer Simon Lau Sai Leung says the extradition bill is the nail in the coffin for Hong Kong’s autonomy under "One Country, Two Systems."
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As Consumer Protections Dwindle, Schools Push Financial Literacy
Teaching students how to manage their money has become mandatory in many K-12 classrooms. But can it substitute for real enforcement of financial fraud? By Rachel M. Cohen.
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‘If we don’t burn it, nature will’: Georgia blazes old fears, leads nation in prescribed fire
In the face of more intense and frequent wildfires, federal land managers consider adopting burning practices the Southeast has been successfully using for decades. By Maya Miller, Samantha Max.
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FacebookCoin is a Trojan Horse of Corporate Oligarchy
Allowing any person or company this sort of control is absolute insanity. By Michael Krieger.
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Climate Change: Why is it So Often “Sooner than Predicted”?
It’s increasingly clear that our situation is worse than we’ve been told, perhaps far, far worse. By Kollibri terre Sonnenblume.
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Critics Lament as 126 House Democrats Join Forces With GOP to Hand Trump 'Terrifying' Mass Domestic Spying Powers
The Democrats who voted against this common sense amendment just threw immigrants, LGBTQ folks, activists, journalists, and political dissidents under the bus by voting to rubberstamp the Trump administration’s Orwellian domestic spying capabilities. By Jon Queally.
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Let’s Play War
Could war games replace the real thing? By Jonathon Keats.
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The [U.S.] One Percent Have Gotten $21 Trillion Richer Since 1989
The bottom 50% have gotten poorer. By Eric Levitz.
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"War with Iran Will Be Totally Fine," Says Person Who Thought War with Iraq Would Be Totally Fine
Who is Reuel Marc Gerecht? By Shane Ryan.
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Hong Kong police ‘threatened and humiliated’ in backlash to force’s response to protests
Officers and their families abused and humiliated in what union boss calls ‘quest for revenge’ from ‘rioters.’ By Denise Tsang.
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