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US makes fresh pitch to Latin America in bid to counter China's influence Belt and Road

US makes fresh pitch to Latin America in bid to counter China's influence

Photograph: Ranu Abhelakh/ReutersGrowing tensions between the US and China have prompted clashes at the United Nations, accusations of spying and rumblings of a global trade war.In Latin America, the rivalry has recently prompted a public relations battle over which superpower could provide ventilators and PPE during the pandemic, outcry over…
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October 1, 2020
Who Has the Power to Define Christianity in the US? Christianity

Who Has the Power to Define Christianity in the US?

Since the inception of America, conservatives have regularly—even desperately—sought to distort and exploit religious traditions. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch. On August 26, during the Republican National Convention, Vice President…
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October 1, 2020
What does the term snowflake mean and why is it used? Slavery Abolition

What does the term snowflake mean and why is it used?

On Christmas Eve 2019 the Donald Trump campaign launched a website called snowflakevictory.com to give guidance to Trump’s supporters about how to deal with their “liberal relatives” over the holiday period. It featured 12 hot-button topics (immigration, impeachment, the environment) and witty comebacks to frequently-cited Democrat arguments.For someone reading that…
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October 1, 2020
PM unveils blueprint for Australia’s economic recovery in pre-budget speech Bushfire

PM unveils blueprint for Australia’s economic recovery in pre-budget speech

Listen to this story Today the Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered his pre-budget speech on “arguably one of the most important” budgets since the end of the second world war. The 2020-21 budget, which will be announced next Tuesday, comes at the heels of Australia’s worst economic contraction after being…
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October 1, 2020
Foreign election interference focuses on cultivating distrust, reducing consensus Cold War

Foreign election interference focuses on cultivating distrust, reducing consensus

Foreign interference in U.S. elections likely focuses, in part, on creating distrust among Americans, with paralyzing the American political process as its main goal, according to a new RAND Corporation report. Recent efforts by Russia to meddle in U.S. elections are based largely on strategies developed by the Soviet Union…
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October 1, 2020