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Dec

Note: Another fall in Europe

Another fall in Europe. The government in France collapsed on December 4, after the National Assembly passed a no-confidence motion—
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03
Dec

Note: Meanwhile, in Tokyo …

Meanwhile, in Tokyo …. For the past 55 years, Japan has—effectively, for the most part—been a one-party state. In
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03
Dec

Note: ‘Fluorescein’

111 MHz: ‘Fluorescein.’ Aria Cheregosha and Lauren Spaulding formed Tallā Rouge—which means “the gold-red” in a combination of Farsi
03
Dec
Future blues

Future blues

Why has Japan’s longtime ruling party lost its majority? Tobias S. Harris on political scandals, economic struggles, and a deep loss of public confidence in the country’s institutions.
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02
Dec

Note: ‘The Presidential Pardon Power’

5 W Main: The Presidential Pardon Power. On Sunday, December 1, U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter
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01
Dec

Note: A holiday gift offer

A holiday gift offer. For the month of December, we have a simple-enough offer: Anyone who buys an annual membership
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28
Nov

Note: ‘Come to Me’

111 MHz: ‘Come to Me.’ From the official motion-picture soundtrack to Nosferatu—the British-Irish composer Robin Carolin brings symphonic vigor
27
Nov

Note: ‘The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S.’

5 W Main: The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. In 15 weeks of the American presidential race,
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26
Nov

Note: ‘These groups are mystical creations’

‘These groups are mystical creations.’ Donald Trump won the recent U.S. presidential election with a greater share of non-white
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26
Nov

Note: ‘Sunbeat’

111 MHz: ‘Sunbeat.’ Cahill Costello is a guitar-and-drums duo with jazz and classical backgrounds out of Glasgow. From their new