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Belarus opens case against an 78-year-old activist who became a symbol of the pro-democracy movement
Authorities in Belarus have opened a criminal case against the 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country's pro-democracy protests in 2020.
Olson: Rep. Angie Craig enters U.S. Senate race ready to upset seniority, decorum
When Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig started talking about problems with slow mail in her south-central suburban Twin Cities ...
America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before
The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, ...
‘We Have Power Together’: Three Social Change Leaders On Solidarity And What We Can Learn From History As We Build A More Equitable Future
Interview with pro-democracy leaders Pamela Shifman, LaTosha Brown and Monica Riley on the significance of marking the 60th ...
‘At this point, we are a liberal democracy in decline’
A conversation with scholar Larry Diamond about the state of U.S. democracy.
'The Last of Us' Season 2: Who are the Seraphites or 'Scars'?
The first we see of the Seraphites beyond the trailer comes in Season 2, episode 3. We meet a group of people on a forest ...
'The Last of Us' Season 2: What is the Washington Liberation Front?
In Season 2, episode 1, we meet Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) and her crew of Fireflies. But in subsequent episodes they've become ...