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As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation.
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Common Sense about Negotiations
For Americans about Ukraine
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August 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? We teamed up with history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat to answer the internet's burning questions about authoritarianism and fascism.
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about dictators and fascism. Why do people suppo...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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We have looked at the USA-Canada border through the Great Lakes and along the 49th Parallel.
Today, it is time to find out why there is an odd blip west of Lake Superior and east of Manitoba.
This is the story of the Northwest Angle.

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March 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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For a half-century, a pulp mill in northern Ontario has used a tributary of Lake Superior to dispose of its wastewater. With the mill shuttered, the creek is bouncing back, but it’s been through boom and bust before: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-pulp...
The life and death of a creek and pulp mill | The Narwhal
A pulp mill in northern Ontario has disposed of its wastewater in a creek connected to Lake Superior for a half-century. With it shuttered, the creek is bouncing back
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March 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Remember the Greenbelt scandal? There's been a lot of chatter about it lately on the campaign trail. Here's a little bit of analysis from me, recapping this never-ending boondoggle and the ways it has shaped Ontario's 2025 provincial election.
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The Greenbelt scandal is shaping the 2025 Ontario election | The Narwhal
The controversial and now-reversed plan to build on protected land outside Toronto is lingering through Doug Ford’s third election campaign
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February 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Last week, she was exclusively interviewing Pierre Poilievre.

This week, she was linking the Delta plane crash in Toronto to DEI in a social media post.

Just...sickening.

Let's talk about the truth behind these "meritocracy" arguments:
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Canadian right-wing media host links DEI to Toronto plane crash. Gross.
YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore
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February 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Trump is blaming Ukraine for Russia's war while calling Zelensky a "dictator."

Yikes.

Trump’s increasingly icy approach to Ukraine — as things warm up between him and Putin — shows the gravity of the international consequences of the U.S. election.

Let's talk about it:
Trump is blaming Ukraine for Russia's war while calling Zelensky a "dictator." Yikes.
YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore
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February 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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On this day in 1942, German tanks and soldiers marched through Winnipeg. The mayor, premier and Lt. Governor were arrested. The city was renamed Himmlerstadt, books were burned and the swastika flag flew around the city.
This is the story of Winnipeg's If Day.

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February 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM