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• Populism's effect on mainstream parties, Government must take action to save coral reefs, The influence of 'Brexit' in Asia, Combating famine in Somalia, Canadian attitudes toward illegal immigration
• Readers write: Merits of voting system, conservatives and climate
• Election meddling: When Russia returns, will the US be ready?

Populism's effect on mainstream parties, Government must take action to save coral reefs, The influence of 'Brexit' in Asia, Combating famine in Somalia, Canadian attitudes toward illegal immigration Posted: 01 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT "[T]he biggest risk to Europe today is arguably not the prospect of radical right populists in power ... but their outsize influence on mainstream policymakers," writes Benjamin Ward. "Instead of courageously confronting the flawed arguments of insurgent populist parties and defending policies based on rights, mainstream parties have aped their agenda for fear of losing votes.... This attitude and position from mainstream political leaders represents as much of a challenge and threat to human rights values as do the populists themselves.

Readers write: Merits of voting system, conservatives and climate Posted: 01 Apr 2017 03:00 AM PDT This action would be learning the wrong lesson from the recent US presidential election. The Electoral College was designed to have the states choose the president. Equal state representation in some form was a key compromise at the Constitutional Convention.

Election meddling: When Russia returns, will the US be ready? Posted: 31 Mar 2017 01:19 PM PDT Allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election have raised lots of questions, from why so many Trump team members met with the Russian ambassador prior to inauguration day, to whether Moscow hacked any key party groups besides the Democratic National Committee. Because Russia is almost certain to repeat its efforts to undermine American voters' faith in their electoral system, according to US officials. Recommended: Sochi, Soviets, and czars: How much do you know about Russia?

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