A Top Intelligence Official Warns Trump Decisions Are Not Based on Real-World Facts But on What's Good For Him | The Politics Behind the Choice of Amy Coney Barrett | Religious Dogma's Influence on Barrett's Approach to the Law and Whether it Serves Justice For All
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September 27, 2020 - Malcolm Nance | Lara Bazelon | Massimo Faggioli

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On the Brink of the Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza as Ceasefire Talks Are Deadlocked | The DEA's Decriminalization of Marijuana as Too Little Too Late | Could a Change in DEA Policy Revive California's Troubled Marijuana Industry?
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A Pro-Israel Mob Invades the UCLA Campus to Beat up Pro-Palestinian Students While the Police Look On | Assessing the Flaws and Exploring the Fixes to a Constitution That is Failing Americans As Fascism Threatens Our Democracy
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As Campus Protests Intensify and Spread, Northwestern University Serves as a Model For Deescalation | The Disturbingly Accurate Analogies Between Hitler's Rise to Power and Trump's Threat to Democracy
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The Weaponization of Anti Semitism Against Students Protesting on American Campuses | The Strength of the Only Trial That May End Up Holding Trump to Account Before the Election | Elections Underway in the World's Largest Democracy and the Dark Side Modi's India
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April 29, 2024 - Raz Segal | Dennis Aftergut | Sumit Ganguly

The House and Senate Moves to Strip Non-Profit Status From Foundations That Support Palestinian Causes | The Damage the Supreme Court is Doing to the Rule of Law by Making Trump Above the Law | Biden's Reelection Chances According to a Prediction System That Has Got Every Presidential Election Right Since 1984
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September 27, 2020 - Malcolm Nance | Lara Bazelon | Massimo Faggioli

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