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The president is finally going after the high court, but his ideas are pretty weak.
The president is finally going after the high court, but his ideas are pretty weak.
Nicolás Maduro has presided over Venezuela’s economic decline — while increasing his authoritarian tendencies.
They try to undercut her legitimacy — and stoke fears about women of color in power.
Trump’s extremist policy agenda is flying under the radar — and that’s a problem.
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