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This Happened - February 6: Birth Of A Jamaican Icon

On this day in 1945, Bob Marley was born. He is considered one of the most influential musicians of all time.

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Who is Bob Marley?

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician who was the most widely known performer of reggae music.

What is Bob Marley known for?

Known for his rastafarian faith, this singer-songwriter was one of the pioneers of reggae.

He quickly became a household name known for being a global symbol of Jamaican music and an advocate for legalized marijuana.

How did Bob Marley die?

Though Bob Marley died from cancer in 1981 at age 36, he made a huge mark on music across the world.


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U.S., France, Israel: How Three Model Democracies Are Coming Unglued

France, Israel, United States: these three democracies all face their own distinct problems. But these problems are revealing disturbing cracks in society that pose a real danger to hard-earned progress that won't be easily regained.

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Israeli anti-government protesters take to the streets in Tel-Aviv, after Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Galant.

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"I'd rather be a Russian than a Democrat," reads the t-shirt of a Republican Party supporter in the U.S.

"We need to bring the French economy to its knees," announces the leader of the French union Confédération Générale du Travail.

"Let's end the power of the Supreme Court filled with leftist and pro-Palestinian Ashkenazis," say Israeli government cabinet ministers pushing extreme judicial reforms

The United States, France, Israel: three countries, three continents, three situations that have nothing to do with each other. But each country appears to be on the edge of a nervous breakdown of what seemed like solid democracies.

How can we explain these political excesses, irrational proclamations, even suicidal tendencies?

The answer seems simple: in the United States, in France, in Israel — far from an exhaustive list — democracy is facing the challenge of society's ever-greater polarization. We can manage the competition of ideas and opposing interests. But how to respond to rage, even hatred, borne of a sense of injustice and humiliation?

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