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Wednesday
December 2, 2020

The Most Unpardonable Presidential Power

Donald Trump is taking lame-duck pardons to obscene new levels, but he had a boost from his predecessors.

By Matt Ford

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	American Military Supremacy is Not InevitableThe United States decided to rule the world. We can also decide to step back. The Politics of Everything Podcast Hosted By Laura Marsh and Alex Pareene

	The Girlboss Feminism of Joe Biden’s Cabinet The boys' club hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s just accepting a few new members.By Melissa Gira Grant

	Who Gets to Recover From the Pandemic?A “return to normal” is a comforting promise to the winners of the world.By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein

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	The Global Temptation to Keep Building Pipelines“All of the above” is a bad energy strategy, but even some of the most forward-thinking countries can’t help falling for it.By Edna Bonhomme

	Wong Kar-wai’s Masterpieces of Political UncertaintyThe upheavals of Hong Kong’s history lie just beneath the surface of his greatest films.By Lidija Haas

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