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A big debate on polling matters
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
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Michael Macy
4:12
The debate launched a thousand polls
Ticking 'yes' for surveys. Asimov says 'no'. As does a 1960s gem on voter data
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
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REPOST: AfD rises, Germans protest like it’s 1933
With the far right's first state election win since the Nazis, a philosophical response and one couple’s resistance
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
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August 2024

REPOST The Ukraine-Russia war and iron endurance
As the conflict nears its 1000th day, these stories show the many forms of resilience
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
REPOST Israel-Palestine: Tears and fears
Amid hopes for a Gaza ceasefire two crucial books offer empathy and balance
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
Indonesia just changed its capital
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
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Michael Macy
4:32
Capital move? Indonesia unveils Nusantara
Why countries change the seat of government. Fairy tales retold. And a lost city
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
A Gen Z revolution in Bangladesh?
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
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Michael Macy
4:34
Gen Z and the ‘second liberation’ of Bangladesh
Crowds take control of history. And looking back at another troubled time
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
Kamala and the Americas' political sisterhood
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
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Michael Macy
4:54

July 2024

Kamala Harris and the women leading the Americas
A cultural history of the US gender gap. And a novel about how it affects politics
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
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Paris 2024: Faster, higher...more equal?
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
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Michael Macy
4:40
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