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Catherine Kim

Catherine Kim

Freelance writer

    Latest articles by Catherine Kim

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    His new plan includes combating climate change and helping communities of color.

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    Vox Sentences: Hero or pirate?Vox Sentences: Hero or pirate?
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    House Democrats finally file a lawsuit for Trump’s tax return; the arrest of a German captain shows Europe’s division on refugees.

    By Catherine Kim
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    “People drinking out of toilets”: AOC and other Democrats share details from their Texas border facility tour“People drinking out of toilets”: AOC and other Democrats share details from their Texas border facility tour
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    More than a dozen lawmakers visited border facilities in El Paso and Clint to investigate migrants’ poor living conditions.

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    Some mixed news for the US economy; demonstrators in Hong Kong step up their protests.

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    The Supreme Court will finally rule on DACA; Trump and Putin joke about Russia meddling in US elections.

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    The “heartbeat” bills that could ban almost all abortions, explainedThe “heartbeat” bills that could ban almost all abortions, explained
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    The bills used to be a fringe idea. Now they could threaten Roe v. Wade.

    By Anna North and Catherine Kim
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    The Supreme Court hands down big rulings on gerrymandering and the census; Brazil’s “tough on crime” president finds himself in the middle of a drug bust.

    By Catherine Kim
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    Bank of America cuts ties with the private prison industryBank of America cuts ties with the private prison industry
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    The decision came a day after bank officials reportedly toured Homestead, a migrant children’s shelter they had been financing.

    By Catherine Kim
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    The first 2020 Democratic debate is here; a far-right supporter confessed to killing a pro-immigration politician in Germany.

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    Oregon Republicans are in hiding over a climate change bill; the Council of Europe ends its punishment of Russia for the annexation of Crimea.

    By Catherine Kim