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Takis Würger | Der Spiegel | 28th September 2016

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Diary of a month in Clausnitz, a secluded farming village in eastern Germany which gained unwanted fame when residents blockaded a bus bringing refugees. “Clausnitz is not a typically German place. Clausnitz is typical of what Germany used to be, quite a long time ago, and the people who live here realize that. The refugees divided the town in two: half wants to help the refugees and half wants to be rid of them. In that regard, Clausnitz is extremely representative of Germany today” (6,100 words)

On Being A Fish Science

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How we classify animals. “Consider birds. Inevitably, one thinks of flight. Most birds can fly. Were someone to suggest that, since penguins do not fly, they are not birds, you would know something was wrong. Everyone knows penguins are flightless birds. What, then, is the logical basis of what everybody apparently knows? Modern birds all have feathers. Would that imply that if a species of penguins were to lose their feathers, they would cease to be birds? Would they remain penguins?” (2,590 words)

How Does The Electoral College Work? World

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American voters do not elect the president directly. In the presidential election each state chooses “electors” pledged to a particular candidate. These electors make up the Electoral College that elects the president. Electors sometimes change sides in the Electoral College, and there is no federal law preventing them from doing go. Less populous states are over-represented in the College as they are in Congress: A vote in California is worth less than a third of a vote in Wyoming (1,300 words)

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