Author Suketu Mehta discusses borders and immigration, and why Western nations must grapple with the legacy of colonialism.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
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Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
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Posted inLaw and Justice
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Posted inEconomic Policy
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Posted inAmerica and the World
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The elections to the European Parliament halted the rise of the far right but produced more fragmentation—and that’s not good enough.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
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Democrats are ascendant in the Pine Tree State. As Mainers breathe easier and state officials begin to clean up the mess left behind by former governor Paul LePage and his cabal, can Maine provide a beacon for the rest of America?