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Teachers representing the observatory of knowledge, protest against budget cuts for public universities outside the Ministry of Education, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. 

Trust the process: Part I

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the politics of patronage in Brazil.

The World

GOP, White House Reach Deal on Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits

Global Politics

Rockaways residents still struggling to recover from Hurricane Sandy’s destruction

Global Politics

No Job? Volunteer Overseas!

Congress Holds Hearing on I.R.S. Targeting of Conservative Groups

The Suspected Boston Bombers and the Russia Connection

Russian counter-terrorism officials tipped off the FBI at least once about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the dead alleged Boston bomber. He was questioned but released. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Fiona Hill, an expert on Russia and the Causcasus at the Brookings Institution to find out what went wrong.

The Shadowy, Byzantine Process of Political Rule-Making

Between the fiscal cliff and sequestration, bemoaning Washington bureaucracy is almost a cliché these days. Getting a bill signed into law seems like quite a victory, but for major legislation, like the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Affordable Care Act, getting the president’s signature doesn’t automatically set the entire law […]

The World

This week’s agenda: Dodd-Frank anniversary, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launches, and gay marriage in New York

Conflict & Justice

Charlie Herman, business & economics editor for The Takeaway and WNYC, and Kai Wright, editorial director for ColorLines, give their analysis on the major stories of the week.

Government shutdowns — uniquely American

Conflict & Justice

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Allen Schick, a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, about why government shutdowns do not happen anywhere else other than US.

The World

California Regulations: The Pendulum Swings Again

Once a state at the vanguard of environmental protection regulations, in its current political climate, California’s legislative pendulum is swinging towards deregulation. Tara Siler reports on the motions in the Golden State.