Charles Pierce | The People Orchestrating This Policy Should Be in the Hague

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Charles Pierce | The People Orchestrating This Policy Should Be in the Hague 

Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Everybody involved in this policy should sleep tonight in a bunk bed in The Hague."
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Senator Bernie Sanders (photo: Jose Luis Magana/AP)

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West Virginia's Absurd, Dangerous Supreme Court Impeachment Crisis
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Putin-critic Alexei Navalny spent 50 days behind bars for organising several protests. (photo: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Freed From Prison
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Over the last couple of years, Navalny has been one of Putin's most staunch opponents. In the run-up to the 2018 presidential elections, Navalny ran a campaign focusing on battling corruption."
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New Climate Report Shows Efforts to End Global Warming Are Falling Short. Here's How We Can Get on Track.
David Freeman, NBC News
Freeman writes: "Why is it so hard to stop climate change? Can we turn the tide? What is required of governmental leaders - and how can citizens help? Licker answered these and other questions in a wide-ranging interview."
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