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Sarah Wildman

Sarah Wildman

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Sarah Wildman

    World Politics
    The Mexican government has offered to help Hurricane Harvey victimsThe Mexican government has offered to help Hurricane Harvey victims
    World Politics

    Trump insists he’ll build a border wall. Mexico says they won’t pay for it — and offered Hurricane Harvey aid instead.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    “We are here to stay, forever.” Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to keep settlements.“We are here to stay, forever.” Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to keep settlements.
    World Politics

    And Donald Trump seems fine with it.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    German neo-Nazis are planning to rally outside Berlin SaturdayGerman neo-Nazis are planning to rally outside Berlin Saturday
    World Politics

    Under strict German hate speech laws, demonstrators will not be allowed to sport swastikas or chant Nazi slogans.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Why you see swastikas in America but not GermanyWhy you see swastikas in America but not Germany
    World Politics

    It has a lot to do with our different views on free speech — and our different relationship to our histories.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    “You will not replace us”: a French philosopher explains the Charlottesville chant“You will not replace us”: a French philosopher explains the Charlottesville chant
    World Politics

    American white nationalists may not realize it, but the fear of replacement is essential to the work of a controversial French writer named Renaud Camus.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    French President Emmanuel Macron’s fall from grace, explainedFrench President Emmanuel Macron’s fall from grace, explained
    World Politics

    French President Macron won with 65 percent of the vote. Now his approval rating is a dismal 36 percent.

    By Sarah Wildman
    Politics
    “Of course it was terrorism”: National Security Adviser McMaster on Charlottesville fury“Of course it was terrorism”: National Security Adviser McMaster on Charlottesville fury
    Politics

    On NBC’s Meet the Press, H.R. McMaster called the violence “heartbreaking.”

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    Not taking any chances, Guam issues guidelines on surviving a nuclear attackNot taking any chances, Guam issues guidelines on surviving a nuclear attack
    World Politics

    It’s still really unlikely to happen.

    By Sarah Wildman
    World Politics
    A corruption investigation could bring down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuA corruption investigation could bring down Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
    World Politics

    With charges of bribery and fraud looming, the prime minister looks vulnerable.

    By Sarah Wildman
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    Israel’s chief rabbis say some Jews are more Jewish than othersIsrael’s chief rabbis say some Jews are more Jewish than others
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    A “blacklist” of Diaspora rabbis spans the spectrum of Jewish identity from Reform to Orthodox

    By Sarah Wildman