I share an important exercise with my writing students that asks them to stand in another person’s shoes. They’re finding it harder and harder to do.
Category: Current Events
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Republicans Push Hard Line on Russia While Defending Trump’s NATO Comments
Fearful of antagonizing the former president, congressional Republicans downplayed the remarks, instead lauding the former president’s record and criticizing President Biden.
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As Putin Threatens, Despair and Hedging in Europe
There is a dawning recognition that the continent urgently needs to step up its own defense, especially as the U.S. wavers, but the commitments still are not coming.
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Navalny’s Death Shocked the World, but Will It Galvanize Opposition to Putin?
His death united world leaders and demonstrators in grief, but it also left Russia without a charismatic counterweight to its leader’s increasingly repressive policies.
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2 Police Officers and 1 Firefighter Fatally Shot in Minnesota, Officials Say
A federal agency said the officers had been responding to a “domestic-related shooting” in the city of Burnsville, near Minneapolis.