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Jill Lepore | Eugene V. Debs and the Endurance of Socialism 
Debs ran for President five times, captivating crowds by the tens of thousands. (photo: Fotosearch/Getty Images)
Jill Lepore, The New Yorker
Lepore writes: "People could listen to him talk for hours. 'Debs! Debs! Debs!' they'd cry, when his train pulled into a station. Crowds massed to hear him by the tens of thousands."
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Brittany Kaiser is said to be cooperating fully with the Mueller inquiry. (photo: Hardy Wilson/The Observer)
Brittany Kaiser is said to be cooperating fully with the Mueller inquiry. (photo: Hardy Wilson/The Observer)

Mueller Questions Cambridge Analytica Director Brittany Kaiser
Carole Cadwalladr, Guardian UK
Cadwalladr writes: "A director of the controversial data company Cambridge Analytica, who appeared with Arron Banks at the launch of the Leave.EU campaign, has been subpoenaed by the US investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government."
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The American flag. (photo: iStock)
The American flag. (photo: iStock)

11-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Refusing to Recite 'Racist' Pledge of Allegiance
Jay Connor, The Root
Connor writes: "An 11-year-old boy was arrested at school for refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, in addition to being disruptive and refusing to leave his classroom."
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Victorina Morales, an undocumented immigrant who spoke about working on the housekeeping staff for the Trump National Golf Club. (photo: Christopher Gregory/NYT)
Victorina Morales, an undocumented immigrant who spoke about working on the housekeeping staff for the Trump National Golf Club. (photo: Christopher Gregory/NYT







Excerpt: "We speak with an undocumented housekeeper from Guatemala named Victorina Morales, who helped expose what was happening on the Trump properties by speaking on the record to The New York Times."
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Pope Francis. (photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
Pope Francis. (photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)

Gay Priests to Pope: Don't Blame Us for Child Sex Abuse
Barbie Latza Nadeau, The Daily Beast
Nadeau writes: "The letter couldn't have come at a better time."
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Workers are striking in Mexico at the world's second largest Coca-Cola bottling plant. (photo: Reuters)
Workers are striking in Mexico at the world's second largest Coca-Cola bottling plant. (photo: Reuters)

Thousands Strike at Mexican Factories, 'It's Become a Social Movement'
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Strikes in Matamoros, Mexico continue as employees at the world's second largest Coca-Cola bottling plant demand higher wages, better bargaining rights and a one-time bonus."
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Livestock are a leading source of the rise in methane levels (photo: Alamy)
Livestock are a leading source of the rise in methane levels (photo: Alamy)

Sharp Rise in Methane Levels Threatens World Climate Targets
Robin McKie, Guardian UK
McKie writes: "Dramatic rises in atmospheric methane are threatening to derail plans to hold global temperature rises to 2C, scientists have warned."
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