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Watch: OneShot — Subway Strangers
Worldcrunch.com / ONESHOT The legendary American photographer Walker Evans spent three years secretly capturing images of passengers in the New York Subway. He produced the Many Are Called series...
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French Revolutionary Lessons Of 1968 For Putin's Russia Of Today
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH MOSCOW — Fifty years ago, in May 1968, France was swarmed with such powerful mass protests that the government feared a full-fledged civil war or revolution. This popular...
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Is This Macron's Watergate, Or Just A Passing Summer Scandal?
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH -Analysis- The W-word has been dropped. The first to mention it was France’s far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon in an interview with Le Monde. He was quickly followed by...
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How A Decades-Old Deal Could Doom Utah's Great Salt Lake
Worldcrunch.com / NEWS DEEPLY SALT LAKE CITY — Engineer and hydrologist Craig Miller awoke some time ago from a nightmare. In it, he envisioned a scenario where the state of Idaho built a massive...
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In Beijing, The Chilling Job Of "Stability-Maintenance"
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH BEIJING — In order to implement the Beijing Municipal government’s instructions, the Zhongguanyuan Community is now recruiting community stability-maintenance information...
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The Quiet Capital
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Reykjavik isn't only the world's northernmost capital, it's also one of the quietest. Overlooking Iceland's beautiful Faxa Bay, the unassuming city of then 110,000 souls...
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Evolving Populism In Latin America, From Colombia To Mexico
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -Analysis- BOGOTÁ — Colombia's future is never clear, with storm clouds seemingly forever brewing on the horizon. Sure, they'll say that other countries face...
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Toward A More Humane Response To Migration
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN -OpEd- SANTIAGO — We are gradually becoming more nomadic in our time. Young people are increasingly moving abroad with the idea that, by getting to know other countries and...
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How The "Chinese Dream" Has Put "The American Dream" To Bed
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -OpEd- PARIS — My conversation partner is a Japanese banker. He has just returned from Amman, the capital of Jordan. And he's talking about the Chinese who were also there...
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Untouchables And Your Trash: How Indian Sanitation Counts On Caste
Worldcrunch.com / THE WIRE ANGUL — Sanitation in India’s cities relies heavily on the most oppressed castes — the erstwhile untouchables, the Dalits. Not only is the work itself degrading, it is also...
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Watch: OneShot — Vive Le Tour De France
Worldcrunch.com / ONESHOT Tour de France photographer Pauline Ballet has been capturing the cyclists around the country during the world's most iconic cycling race. This OneShot follows the athletes...
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More Than Soccer: Özil’s Resignation Is A Fatal Message For Integration In...
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG -OpEd- In Germany, there are many people who criticize the policies of Recep Tayyip Erdogan — rightly so. Many of his toughest critics here are Germans with...
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We Once Cheered Ortega: Revisiting History In Nicaragua
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -Analysis- BOGOTÁ —Thirty-nine years ago, on July 19, 1979, those of us who were young were busy celebrating a historical event: the entry of rebel Sandinista forces...
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Chinese Business Meets Confucius, On The Enduring Power Of Relationship
Worldcrunch.com / ECONOMIC OBSERVER BEIJING — Chinese talk about ancient China as an "acquaintance" society, structured with a unique pattern of human associations. Such a pattern is also referred to...
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Protecting Ethiopian Women Migrant Workers In Gulf Region
Worldcrunch.com / NEWS DEEPLY DEGA — The house in Saudi Arabia was huge, with endless rooms blasted with cool air conditioning, recalls Tsega of her years as a migrant domestic worker. Now back in...
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Only Environmentalism Can Save Capitalism
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -Analysis- PARIS — Capitalism is in a vicious circle. For lack of a project, it ends up consuming its own capital. And this represents a real threat to the future, because...
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Watch: OneShot — Addie Card, The Face Of Child Labor
Worldcrunch.com / ONESHOT As a member of the National Child Labor Committee, starting in 1908, Lewis Hine photographed working children. His images helped expose their plight and end the practice....
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With Italy's Conte, Trump Forges New Alliance Against Germany
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT -OpEd- This must have been the moment he was waiting for: an energetic handshake with Donald Trump, with a smile and a deep look into his eyes to top it off. The two men...
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Democracy In Latin America Should Not Be Taken For Granted
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN -Analysis- BUENOS AIRES — Even as Argentina struggles to resolve its fiscal deficit, a more disconcerting shortfall haunts the entire region: a democratic deficit. In 1983,...
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Nailing The Thai Dance
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH In the Thai capital, I remember being treated to a lavish meal involving a variety of authentic Thai dishes, all the while watching a traditional dance performance. Here,...
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