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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Trump ‘relinquished any claim’ to the ‘Leader of the Free World’ title

As the U.S. holds separate talks with Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia about the future of Vladimir Putin’s…

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Lawrence Wright’s new novel investigates a murder mystery in the West Bank and the conflict at large

In Lawrence Wright’s new novel, “The Human Scale,” an Arab-American FBI agent and Israeli cop work to find the murderer…

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‘Hypocritical,’ ‘lawless,’ ‘a provocation’: Laurence Tribe slams Trump’s attacks on judges

As concerns grow that Donald Trump is leading America into a constitutional crisis, Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Laurence Tribe…

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The MAGA Scare: Trump’s attacks on free speech won’t stop at college students

The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on the First Amendment by targeting institutions that challenge his agenda, including universities,…

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Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The 57 Bus’ by Dashka Slater

In 2013, something terrible happened on the 57 bus in Oakland, California. Then-18-year-old Sasha Fleischman fell asleep riding the bus…

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John Harwood on Trump’s attack on free speech: ‘Everyone in civil society needs to stand up’

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has launched a multipronged crackdown on institutions and speech that challenge his agenda, targeting…

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‘Speak up, speak out, be bold’: Fmr. Gov. Inslee urges action from civil society leaders

Americans are calling on Universities, CEOs, and people in power to stand up to Trump’s ongoing attack on Democracy. “I…

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‘This is blood on the arrow that stabs at Democracy’: Abortion bans threaten all our rights.

“We have to understand the dismantling of Roe as being an assault against democracy,” says Georgetown Law professor Michele Goodwin.…

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Wesleyan University President: ‘The law should not dictate what your opinion is’

Wesleyan University President Michael Roth is one of many scholars across the country who have spoken out against the Trump…