Quora Questions are part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora, through which we’ll be posting relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors throughout the week. Read more about the partnership here. Answer from Ben Waggoner: What do white people think when they see the “The Confederate Flag”? You mean this flag? That’s the battle […]
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USAMILWAUKEE — Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will participate in Wisconsin’s recount, but there’s no evidence found to suggest hacking or other tampering altered the outcome, the campaign’s top lawyer said Saturday. In a post on Medium.com, Marc Erik Elias, general counsel to Hillary for America, said the decision was “to ensure the process proceeds in
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USANo foreign leader was more associated with conflict and confrontation with the United States than Fidel Castro. His legendary defiance and lengthy tirades against U.S. “imperialism” became an integral part of his lengthy reign in power. He made a political career by appealing to nationalism, wrapping himself in the Cuban flag and “hitting the Yanquis
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International, USASteven Seagal, the Michigan-born martial artist best known for producing and starring in dozens of action movies since his Hollywood debut in the late 1980s, was given a Russian passport Friday during a meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Putin personally presented the 64-year-old action star with his new passport during a ceremony
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADonald Trump supporters believe billionaire and prominent Democratic donor George Soros, 86, organized and funded protests around the country following Trump’s stunning Presidential victory. Now those Trump supporters have put Soros in their crosshairs. Soros’ Open Society Foundations has rejected claims it has played a role in instigating civil unrest. Earlier this week, it announced
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. In recent months, far-right activists—which some have labeled the “alt-right”—have gone from being an obscure, largely online subculture to a player at the very center of American politics. Long relegated to the cultural and political fringe, alt-right activists were among the most enthusiastic supporters of Donald Trump. Earlier
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USADonald Trump spent much of his election campaign raging against groups he doesn’t like; Muslims, the media, Mexicans and the rest. But there’s at least one group he’s a fan of. “I love the poorly educated!” the president-elect to be declared after pulling off a victory in the Nevada caucus of the Republican primary. Now,
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USAMIAMI — Fidel Castro died, and Cuban Miami did what it does in times of community celebration: It spilled onto the streets of Little Havana — and Hialeah, and Kendall — to honk horns, bang pans, and set off more than a few fireworks, saved for exactly the sort of unexpected special occasion that proved
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International, USACuban leader Fidel Castro, the charismatic icon of leftist revolution who thrust his Caribbean nation onto the world stage by provoking Cold War confrontation and defying U.S. policy through 11 administrations, has died. He was 90. With his trademark fatigues and scruffy beard, Castro wore his defiance of Western capitalism like a badge of honor,
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International, USAWith pardons perhaps his only lasting legacy, will President Obama add to it for the Clintons? When the election ended, the Clintons’ investigation problems did not. Adding insult to November’s injury, the Clintons still face FBI investigations with potentially serious legal consequences. Mr. Obama therefore faces an equally serious decision: Should he do for the
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USAThe election results were rolling in, and so were the phone calls for Donald Trump. But no matter who was on the other end of the line, the person handing the phone to the next president of the United States was the same. “Jared was screening the calls,” said Armstrong Williams, a political ally who
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USAThe president of Vassar College in New York commemorated the Thanksgiving holiday by sending a special campus-wide message condemning president-elect Donald Trump and his strategic adviser Steve Bannon. “Dear members of the extended Vassar community,” opened the message from president Jon Chenette. “With the approach of Thanksgiving break, I wanted to take a moment to
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAU.S. President-elect Donald Trump filed two staff positions on Friday afternoon. Trump named campaign finance lawyer Don McGahn as his White House Counsel, and he chose national security analyst K.T. McFarland his deputy national security adviser. Neither selection comes as much of a surprise. McGahn was the chief lawyer for Trump’s campaign and has been
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USAPresident-elect Donald Trump has scheduled a full day of interviews for Monday back at Trump Tower with business leaders and law enforcement professionals, transition team officials announced. Mr. Trump is spending the long Thanksgiving weekend at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, taking a break from the interview process, which has included meetings with
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