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Hawaii To Holland, Populism Bumps In The Road

The headlines this morning provide two bits of far-flung hope for those still shaken by Brexit and Donald Trump: the new version of Trump’s travel ban applied to six majority-Muslim countries was blocked by a judge in Hawaii; meanwhile, halfway across the world, Geert Wilders’ far-right party suffered surprisingly disappointing results in Dutch parliamentary elections. […]

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‘Red-Letter Day’ — Tensions High As Dutch Elections Kick Off

“GO VOTE (and send us a pic from the voting booth),” reads the front page of the Dutch daily Metro inviting young voters to go to the polls as the country elects a new parliament Wednesday. As the colorful front page shows, Dutch voters will be using red pencils to tick boxes on old-fashioned paper […]

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