“It is evident that regardless of the successful military operations against the terrorist organization, neither the U.S. nor any of its allies have affected ISIS’s violent, global influence.”
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“One might wonder: why would the president skip the annual dinner that dates back to the 1920s without an excuse? Well, simply put, the president cannot stand to be in a room with people who do not agree with him.”
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“The example of education bears the truth: our capitalist state government is exploiting the good will of teachers simply because they can. Educators in North Carolina, and the country, lack classroom funding, have class sizes that are too large, have more students living in poverty than ever before, and do not have access to the national standard of health care professionals in schools for their students.”
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“All states have school immunization requirements, but most allow exemptions for religious reasons, and 17 also permit “personal belief exemptions.” Political efforts to eliminate these exemptions are creating battles in state legislatures across the nation.”
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“Empowered by this trend and the strength of the #MeToo movement, several female politicians took a leap into the race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Presidency in 2019’s first quarter. However, gendered notions of being “presidential” or “likeable” maintain a strong grip on the race for the nation’s highest office.”
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“Though Buttigieg is entering a crowded pool of Democratic presidential candidates, early polls suggest that he may be a top contender heading into Democratic primary debates.”
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“Despite the progress made over the past 100 years of granting and protecting citizens’ right to participate politics regardless of their social status, it seems that deep within the American psyche remains an elitist, classist, and often also racist notion that only a privileged few belong in politics.”
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“It’s September 26, 1960. Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon are seated across from each other, waiting for the first of the four 1960 presidential debates to begin.”
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“To the dismay of democracy, though, the unrest in Sudan has mirrored other recent uprisings in one troubling way: those who are screaming the loudest, but perhaps being heard the least, are the Sudanese citizens.”
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“This streamlined transportation process would have allowed for quick and easy sharing of information and talent among research sites and universities.”
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“Hosted by the UNC Young Democrats, O’Rourke brought up policy points ranging from climate change action, gun control and background checks, and voting rights to universal health care, the student loan crisis, and immigration reform.”
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“The American government is not giving the problem of domestic terrorism the attention it deserves.”
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“Decisions about the federal minimum wage over the next months and years will impact not only minimum wage earners, but also the national and international perception of American culture.”
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“Last year’s rally successfully showed lawmakers that teachers are active participants in politics with enough community influence to help shape elections.”
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“In an ideal world, the eight-mile trip to Durham would take a reasonable amount of time, around ten minutes. This is not an ideal world, however.”
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“Some chance remains for true improvement in the region, notably through Rojava’s democratic experiment, but for most Syrians, the best hope is an end to the fighting and a reconstruction that creates a semblance of prosperity in the country.”
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“It is manifested in the Confederate statue which remains somewhere on campus to be assigned a new place next month, in the pepper spray canisters of campus police, and in the deafening silence of UNC’s leaders, who invite back the Confederates each time they leave.”
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The United States labels the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika steps down after 20 years in office.
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“Climate scientists and their policymaking counterparts around the world agree on this: any approach to tackle climate change must be multifaceted, with support from the local, state, and federal levels.”
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“The 2016 presidential election was the fourth time in the history of the United States that the candidate who won the Electoral College, and secured the presidency, had lost the popular vote.”
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