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Nancy Pelosi on gerrymandering, the midterms, and her 39 years in Congress | Continue reading
Steven Spielberg’s new film treats extraterrestrial life as a challenge to faith. It’s not. | Continue reading
A new memoir by a Montreal garbageman shows the actual work of cleaning up the world’s junk. | Continue reading
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President Trump wanted an American-flag-blue Reflecting Pool. Instead, he got a swamp. | Continue reading
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