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The biggest accelerant of our political tribalism | SONDERMANN
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In years past, my go-to word in describing our political condition was “polarization.” I used it endlessly and still do on occasion. But as time has moved on, and the divide has only grown in depth and toxicity, polarization no longer seems to fully capture the magnitude of what has overtaken us. In its place,…
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Maduro capture brings surprise, hope to Venezuelan community in Denver
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The announcement that U.S. military personnel arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and took him to the United States sent a shockwave through Denver’s Venezuelan community Saturday. Jimmy, an asylum seeker who came to Denver last year, said his phone blew up with the news. “Ever since Trump came to power in the U.S., there was…
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Gov. Jared Polis celebrates ouster of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
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Colorado leaders praise, criticize military operation capturing South American leader Colorado Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro via a military operation that captured and flew him out of the country early Saturday, even as other Democrats lambasted America’s action and expressed wariness about the U.S. embarking on “nation building.” Republicans, meanwhile,…
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Rep. Mike Coffman offers bill to ban Venezuelan oil in wake of political crisis
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WASHINGTON – Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman introduced a bill Tuesday to increase the economic pressure on the troubled Venezuelan government by cutting off its oil exports to the United States. The bill represents a more severe level of sanctions than the debt restrictions the Trump administration imposed Aug. 25. The sanctions were partly a response…
