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Libya’s Unexpected Strength — The New York Times

June 17, 2014 - -

Despite severe security issues and other debilitating weaknesses, Libya these days has one unexpected strength: Most of its people agree on major issues that are often hopelessly divisive… Read more…

Making Our Votes Really Count — The Brooklyn Rail

October 10, 2008 - -

As term limits and elections loom—with much of the current City Council scheduled for eviction in 2009—Mayor Bloomberg (along with more than a few members of the council) has indulged in an achingly long flirtation with the idea of repealing the limits that stand between him and a third term. But New York’s democracy also