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Lijia Zhang says the Communist Party’s violent discarding of traditional values, suppression of religion and later embrace of cutthroat capitalism has severely damaged social trust. The party has attempted moral campaigns since then but, as the Changsheng scandal shows, they have not worked
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Rather than build internment camps, the US should build equitable relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Read MoreTurkey has dismissed thousands of state employees under an emergency decree for alleged links to terrorism groups. Under the decree, published on the Official Gazette early on Sunday, 18,632 people, including …
Read MoreBy: Leila Swan Senior Associate, UN Advocacy and Emergency Response No one was surprised when Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected last May, or when the opposition alleged voting …
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By Selahattin Demirtas Mr. Demirtas is the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in Turkey. EDIRNE, Turkey — Turkey will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24. I am one of …
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Shujaat Bukhari, one of Kashmir’s foremost journalists, was assassinated Thursday, the eve of Eid, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. For Indians, Bukhari’s death is a reminder of …
Read MoreFresh off a tour through Thailand, Laos and China, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Jr. picked up the phone on a Sunday afternoon in October to discuss something …
Read MoreIllinois’ extraordinarily high property taxes are a symptom of a serious problem: too much spending that local governments cannot control. But some claim Illinois’ high property taxes (and sales taxes) …
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