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Poland
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vulture investigates
Okay, But When Did Lil Yachty Take the Wock to Poland?He’s been invited to Poland by the prime minister — but will he bring the wock?
By Justin Curto
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She Gave Abortion Pills to a Woman Who Needed ThemPoland’s Justyna Wydrzyńska now faces three years in prison. Her case is a glimpse into the U.S.’s future.
By Anna Louie Sussman
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foreign policy
Biden Says Putin ‘Cannot Remain in Power’The White House quickly tried to walk back the comment, insisting the president wasn’t talking about regime change.
By Chas Danner
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reproductive rights
Poland Just Imposed a Near-Total Ban on AbortionEven after 430,000 people took to the streets in protest.
By Amanda Arnold
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donald trump
Trump Congratulates Poland for the Catastrophe of Its Invasion by GermanySurely the Poles appreciate a presidential attaboy on the anniversary of the beginning of World War II and the Holocaust.
By Ed Kilgore
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foreign interests
Poland’s Judicial Purge Fails, But Nationalists’ Fight With the E.U. Isn’t OverThough they’ve backed down for now, agreeing to reinstate Supreme Court judges, Polish nationalists are looking to European Parliament elections.
By Jonah Shepp
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foreign affairs
Poland’s Holocaust Law and the Right-Wing Desire to Rewrite HistoryNew restrictions on speech reflect right-wing nationalists’ obsession with whitewashing the crimes of the past.
By Jonah Shepp
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Nikki Haley (Apparently) Duped by Prank Call From Fake Polish Prime MinisterThe U.N. ambassador assured the Polish leader that she was aware of Russia’s meddling in (the fake island of) Binomo’s recent elections.
By Eric Levitz
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Nikki Haley (Apparently) Duped by Prank Call From Fake Polish Prime MinisterThe U.N. ambassador assured the Polish leader that she was aware of Russia’s meddling in (the fake island of) Binomo’s recent elections.
By Eric Levitz
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foreign policy
The Anti-Semitism Around Donald TrumpWhy does he seem so willing to enable a dark form of nationalist politics?
By Jonah Shepp
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Bused-in Crowds Do Their Job During Trump’s Warsaw SpeechTrump lavishes praise on Poland, reaffirms his commitment to NATO, and even brings up Russia to a cheering audience.
By Jen Kirby
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Poland Is Busing Trump Supporters to Warsaw to Ensure Cheering CrowdsThe government reportedly promised the White House cheering crowds for Trump’s speech, and this is how it will deliver.
By Adam K. Raymond
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military rations
Army Bans Soldiers Stationed Near Russia From Eating Fast FoodWhoppers and lattes apparently don’t put troops “in the right mind-set to fight.”
By Clint Rainey
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The Only Way to Know If Striking Works Is to Do ItWomen from Poland and Iceland explain what made their women’s strikes successful. And why ours could be, too.
By Dayna Evans
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abortion rights
Polish Lawmakers Reject Proposed Abortion Ban After ProtestsLawmakers backtracked after 116,000 people protested the ban.
By Lisa Ryan
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abortion rights
Women’s Protests Against Poland’s Abortion Ban Actually WorkedPoland’s conservative government called the protests a lesson in “humility.”
By Claire Landsbaum
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abortion rights
By Lisa Ryan
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early and awkward
By Joe Coscarelli
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international relations
While Honoring WWII Hero, Obama Nearly Starts War With PolandPoles are understandably sensitive about being conflated with Nazis.
By Margaret Hartmann
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Eva Longoria’s Beso Sued For Slippery Floor; Ludo Launches Baby WebsiteWhoever told the actress owning a restaurant was easy should have thought again.
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the worst form of travel
By Dan Amira
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Volcanic Ash Keeps Obama From Polish President’s FuneralThe U.S. ambassador to Poland, Lee Feinstein, will represent Obama.
By Adam K. Raymond
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Plane Crash in Russia Kills Polish PresidentAir-traffic controllers tried to stop the pilots from attempting to land.
By Adam K. Raymond
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Look Out, Poland!Goldman Sachs is opening a branch in Warsaw.
By Jessica Pressler
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Paula Deen Plans Food for Jonas Brother’s Wedding; Bruce Willis Pushes SobieskiA celeb chef writes a menu for a celeb wedding and a Polish vodka gains a new U.S. pitchman and shareholder..
By Hadley Tomicki
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international intrigue
There Will Be No Interceptor Missiles for the Children of Poland This ChristmasWhich is to say, President Obama has new plans for his predecessor’s missile shield.
By Dan Amira
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Poet Julia Hartwig Links Freedom With Having an Iron WillJulia Hartwig is a poet too little known in America: Countryman Czeslaw Milosz called her “the grande dame of Polish poetry.”