The parallels between American and German politics

Dec 23, 2016
Germany's coal country could support a far-right party.
A coal mine in Jaenschwalde, Germany. 
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Can you run the army like a business?

Dec 19, 2016
The president-elect thinks so.
Vincent Viola arrives at Trump Tower for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 16 in New York.
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What does it mean to have the ExxonMobil CEO as secretary of state

Dec 13, 2016
The multinational oil company has what amounts to its own foreign policy, which can be contrary to U.S. policy.
Chairman and CEO of US oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, speaks during the 2015 Oil and Money conference in central London on October 7, 2015. 
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Federal funding bill sets the table for Trump

Dec 9, 2016
The incoming administration pushes for shorter-term funding.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump leaves following meetings at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Nov. 10.
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigns

Dec 5, 2016
Out with the old, in with the unknown.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi leaves Palazzo Chigi after giving a speech about the results of the referendum on constitutional reforms on December 5, 2016 in Rome, Italy. 

 
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What Trump's Housing Secretary nominee thinks about the government

Dec 5, 2016
Trump has just chosen retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as his pick for Housing Secretary.
Dr. Ben Carson delivers remarks during a Trump campaign event on Nov. 1. 
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Trump's economic vision comes into shape

Nov 30, 2016
What will the appointments of Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross mean for a Trump economic plan?
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence pose for a photo with Wilbur Ross a the clubhouse of Trump National Golf Club November 20, 2016 in Bedminster, New Jersey. 
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EPA's late changes to fracking study downplay risk of drinking water pollution

Nov 30, 2016
Early versions highlighted contaminated drinking water and vulnerabilities from fracking. The final version turned out differently: Fracking had not "led to widespread, systemic impacts." Oil and gas cheered the findings.
Ray Kemble holds two samples of well water from his neighborhood in Dimock, PA. He says the water was contaminated after fracking.
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Trump picks Steve Mnuchin for Treasury secretary

Nov 29, 2016
Wall Street has a friend in the campaign's national finance chairman.
Steven Mnuchin, finance chairman for the Trump campaign, was picked as Treasury secretary.
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Democrats hit the reset button

Nov 21, 2016
The Democratic Party has a lot of decisions to make.
People gathered for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton election night event on Nov. 8th. 
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