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Benjamin Netanyahu at a voting station in Jerusalem, September 17, 2019

Anyone expecting clarity from Israel’s electoral rerun will be disappointed. The public was sent back to the polls when coalition negotiations following the April 9 election failed. The resumption of those negotiations based on the new distribution of seats in the Knesset will not prove any easier. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin will soon call the party leaders to begin the... Читать дальше...

Thousands of people marched to the Capitol on Friday to kick off a week of climate crisis awareness demonstrations. Though many of the protesters were too young to vote, they weren’t too young to tell the nation’s legislators about the urgent need to enact laws and policies that will arrest and reverse the threat that climate change poses to the planet they’ll inherit. The Prospect spoke to a number of children and found out what and who inspired them to turn out.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Dartmouth College, August 23, 2019.

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When Rupert Murdoch sold part of his 21st Century Fox company to Disney, he formed a new firm, Fox Corporation, which retained the rightwing news network Fox News, Fox Business Network, and many television stations and sports broadcasting companies. Читать дальше...

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Mexican authorities, feeling the effects of the Trump administration's “Remain in Mexico” policy, have resorted to busing migrants from Nuevo Laredo, at Mexico’s northern border with the U.S., to areas in the south of Mexico.

More than a month ago, reports emerged that migrants and asylum seekers had been bused from Nuevo Laredo, at Mexico’s northern border with the United States, to Chiapas, near Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala.

The Mexican government paid for the buses. Читать дальше...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters at party headquarters after elections in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, September 18, 2019.

The news from Israel’s second election (so far) this year may be confusing, so let me start with the simple version: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost.

It’s not clear at all what happens next, except that Netanyahu is much further from his heart’s desire—immunity from prosecution. Читать дальше...

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The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle was developed as a successor to the Humvee but proved difficult to maintain without contractor support. Military contractors’ terms of sale have prevented troops from repairing or even troubleshooting equipment in the field, leading to delays and excessive costs to the government.

For years, activists with the “right to repair” movement have fought corporate America’s efforts to prevent consumers from... Читать дальше...

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The lobby of Trump International Hotel in Washington is full with businessmen and visitors the day after the presidential election, November 9, 2016.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently reinstated an Emoluments Clause lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The court ruled that the plaintiffs, who operate hotels and restaurants in the United States, have standing to sue him on the grounds that foreign government entities have patronized Trump’s hotels... Читать дальше...

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Bernie Sanders speaks ​at the Poor People's Campaign Moral Action Congress, June 17, 2019.

Yesterday, the Bernie Sanders campaign rolled out its latest major policy prescription, known as “Housing for All.” In it, he enumerates a list of sweeping reforms to the housing sector: massive reinvestment in extant public housing, construction of new and affordable housing on the order of 10 million units, and a nationwide rent control program. “Housing... Читать дальше...

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The effort by the Labour Party to rebuild on the ground has gone almost entirely unnoticed. In Chingford, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell and Labour candidate Faiza Shaheen (both in the center row) joined a community organizing unit event.

The Chingford Assembly Hall is on the far northeast outskirts of London. The Underground doesn’t run there, so it’s taken a winding bus ride past green spaces to arrive in time to run into John McDonnell, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from the Labour Party... Читать дальше...

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Robert Adler, left, takes part in a news conference on dangerous or toxic toys, November 2011.

Despite the fact that this administration has generally shown nothing but contempt for the public interest, revelations earlier this year about the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s failure to take action to protect the lives of infants and children still stood out. Last week, however, one of its members set herself apart for a different reason... Читать дальше...