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Rear Vision — How History Shaped Today

Move beyond the headlines to see how the past defines our world.

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Checks and Balances—the crisis surrounding Israel's judicial reform

Checks and Balances—the crisis surrounding Israel's judicial reform

Israel has two institutions underpinning its political system - its parliament, the Knesset, and its judiciary - but it ... Read more

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Hollywood on pause: actors and writers are on strike and their very existence is at stake

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