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In June, Israelis and Palestinians marked the 48th anniversary of the Six Day War, and the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip that began in its aftermath. President Obama has admitted that he doesn’t expect to see an end to the occupation by the time he leaves office in January 2017—it will likely crawl past its 50th anniversary later that year without a chance of ending.

On February 1, Iowa will launch the voting phase of the 2016 presidential campaign and Democrats will weigh Hillary Clinton’s strengths as an establishment candidate against Bernie Sanders’ ability to channel the frustrations felt by a wide swath of the population. A win by Clinton will smooth her path to the nomination and make life less complicated for the Democratic National Committee. A win by Sanders will give his candidacy a new legitimacy—as it did for Barack Obama in 2008—and perhaps rewrite... Читать дальше...

Diego Hernandez, 31, remembers what his job as a carwashero was like before he and his coworkers unionized in 2012. He earned roughly $300 a week for 80 to 90 hours of work at Sutphin Car Wash in Queens, New York. He risked being fired if he asked for a day off. And if an antenna broke or a car was accidentally damaged through a routine clean, he could forget about taking home any tips that day.