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Sarah Wildman

Sarah Wildman

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Sarah Wildman

    World Politics
    The French election, explainedThe French election, explained
    World Politics

    The issues on the table are the future of Europe and the identity of France itself.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Trump just got Egypt to free an American aid worker after 3 years in prisonTrump just got Egypt to free an American aid worker after 3 years in prison
    World Politics

    Loving dictators has benefits.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Watch: Obama’s bromantic call to France’s Emmanuel MacronWatch: Obama’s bromantic call to France’s Emmanuel Macron
    World Politics

    Obama’s call to the centrist frontrunner highlights what’s at stake in the French election: Europe.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    John Oliver warns French voters: “Britain and America fucked up. Don’t fuck up too.”John Oliver warns French voters: “Britain and America fucked up. Don’t fuck up too.”
    World Politics

    The Last Week Tonight host had a message for the French ahead of their upcoming elections.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    A far-left politician is shaking up France’s presidential raceA far-left politician is shaking up France’s presidential race
    World Politics

    Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the populist left: the surge of support for “Unsubmissive” France.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    France’s far-right presidential candidate is whitewashing the French role in the HolocaustFrance’s far-right presidential candidate is whitewashing the French role in the Holocaust
    World Politics

    “I think France isn’t responsible for the Vel d’Hiv,” Marine Le Pen said in a televised interview.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Here’s how leaders around the world are responding to the strike on SyriaHere’s how leaders around the world are responding to the strike on Syria
    World Politics

    Support was nearly universal.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Women and children last: Trump strips global family planning organization of US fundsWomen and children last: Trump strips global family planning organization of US funds
    World Politics

    The United Nations Population Fund works for women and children in 150 countries.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Hungary’s authoritarian leader is trying to shutter a university founded to promote democracyHungary’s authoritarian leader is trying to shutter a university founded to promote democracy
    World Politics
    Meet Robert Reynolds, the senator who wanted to “build a wall” 70 years before TrumpMeet Robert Reynolds, the senator who wanted to “build a wall” 70 years before Trump
    World Politics

    Sen. Robert Rice Reynolds was a showman, an isolationist, and a part of America’s more nativist past.

    By Sarah Wildman

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