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    U.S. Midterms to Decide Control of Congress as Voting Gets Underway

    Both the Republican and Democratic parties are facing a closely contested race for control of the United States Congress Tuesday as voting gets underway in the country’s midterm elections. Now halfway through Republican President Donald Trump’s second term, these midterms are a litmus test of how Americans view his administration’s performance thus far and will […]

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    Why the World Needs Despair, Not Hope

    On Monday evening, the eve of the midterm elections, the controversial Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek discussed his new book, “Signs from the Future,” at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University in the U.S. capital. The audience consisted largely of young students who found Žižek’s arguments and ideas provocative and who were encouraged to think […]

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