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Catherine Kim

Catherine Kim

Freelance writer

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    Vox Sentences: DimissioniVox Sentences: Dimissioni
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    Recession fears are on the rise; Italy’s prime minister resigns, deepening the country’s political crisis.

    By Catherine Kim
    Politics
    Poll: voters who reject racism are more energized for 2020 than they were in 2016Poll: voters who reject racism are more energized for 2020 than they were in 2016
    Politics

    “Anti-black” voters used to be the more politically engaged group in 2016. A new poll shows that’s not the case anymore.

    By Catherine Kim
    We asked 3 prisoners about the movement to give them voting rights
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    Bernie Sanders wants to give felons in prison a right to vote. These prisoners agree.

    By Catherine Kim
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    Vox Sentences: Planned Parenthood loses fundingVox Sentences: Planned Parenthood loses funding
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    Planned Parenthood withdraws from Title X funding to protect its ability to refer patients to abortions; a deadly terrorist attack in Afghanistan leaves some worried of a rise in violence if the US withdraws troops.

    By Catherine Kim
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    Vox Sentences: Hope for a US-Taliban peace dealVox Sentences: Hope for a US-Taliban peace deal
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    US-Taliban peace talks inch toward a resolution; Justin Trudeau’s reelection prospects are in doubt amid scandal.

    By Catherine Kim
    Politics
    Cory Booker on why Democrats should go bolder on gun controlCory Booker on why Democrats should go bolder on gun control
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    “For Democrats to play into the hands of the corporate gun lobby, and just letting them define what the realm of possible is, it’s so defeatist to me.”

    By German Lopez and Catherine Kim
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    Vox Sentences: Israel bars doors to 2 critics in CongressVox Sentences: Israel bars doors to 2 critics in Congress
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    Israel bars Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country after pressure from Trump; a court suspends Italy’s migrant ship ban, but the government’s not budging.

    By Catherine Kim
    Culture
    Barack Obama’s 2019 summer reading list celebrates a diverse group of authorsBarack Obama’s 2019 summer reading list celebrates a diverse group of authors
    Culture

    His recommendations include the works of Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys and Haruki Murakami’s Men Without Women.

    By Catherine Kim
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    Vox Sentences: One step closer to an Ebola cureVox Sentences: One step closer to an Ebola cure
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    Scientists are one step closer to an Ebola cure; a Swedish court finds A$AP Rocky guilty of assault, but he won’t serve prison time.

    By Catherine Kim
    Politics
    Jeffrey Epstein’s death and America’s jail suicide problemJeffrey Epstein’s death and America’s jail suicide problem
    Politics

    Suicide is the leading cause of death in jails.

    By Catherine Kim