As is our tradition for Memorial Day weekend here at TMC, it’s time to announce our selections for the fifth annual African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular. Like in previous years, we will feature book reviews, guest posts and author Q&As on some of the most interesting books published on African politics in 2017 and 2018.


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For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television. Aside from Sunday morning shows or occasional commercials, religious programming issued end-time warnings, sought monetary contributions, or staged faith healings. But it did not cover news.


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LONDON (Reuters) - World shares steadied and the dollar resumed its rise on Friday after a wobble caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel a summit with North Korea, though political risk put Italian markets on track for heavy weekly losses.


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About US is a new initiative by The Washington Post to cover issues of identity in the United States. Sign up for the newsletter. ATLANTA — Perri Chandler got dressed up to celebrate Stacey Abrams’s success in Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday by donning a black T-shirt that read “Elect Black Women.” It was a…


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Michigan legislators recently voted in favor of Senate Bill 897, a law that requires Medicaid beneficiaries to work at least 29 hours per week or risk losing their health insurance. Though the bill contained exemptions for a range of subgroups, its work requirements were projected to apply to 700,000 people, and more than 100,000 of…


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