Questions tagged [summary-request]
Questions explaining concepts (e.g. sovereignty), organisations (e.g. the EU) or events (e.g. Brexit) in simple terms without assuming much prior knowledge of the subject
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The Efficacy and Behavior of the African Union
I'm interested in a summary of the political reality of the African Union, what it wants to do, what it actually does, and how effective it is at accomplishing it's goals.
I've gotten the sense that ...
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What happened in the Hunter Biden's laptop controversy?
Recently, I've read Donald Trump's latest quote on the story:
���So now it comes out, conclusively, that the FBI BURIED THE HUNTER BIDEN LAPTOP STORY BEFORE THE ELECTION knowing that, if they didn’t, ’...
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What are former US judge J. Michael Luttig arguments for "why he thinks it’s time to reform the Electoral Count Act"?
Politico's The never-before-told backstory of Pence's Jan. 6 argument begins:
Former judge J. Michael Luttig shares the story of the run-up to the insurrection, and why he thinks it’s time to reform ...
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Which products do NATO countries (read US) exclusively produce? [closed]
Imagine Russia groups with China, Iran, North Korea, etc. They exchange currency to trade amongst themselves.
Would NATO countries still have something exclusively in their store that those countries ...
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Why is a second Scottish referendum proposed?
Majority of the people voted to stay together in the 2014 referendum. Why is a second referendum proposed? Does it have something to do with Brexit?
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Why are people protesting against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett?
I saw on the news that people are protesting against Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
I am not looking for any opinions, but would appreciate some background on these protests against her.
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What reasons have been given for 'breaking up' Public Health England?
ITV reported on August 15th that Health Secretary Matt Hancock was set to announce that Public Health England was to be 'broken up', and in particular pointed to comments by ministers about the ...
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Why do many countries ban the sale of one's own blood?
According to this article, (in Spanish) blood from people recovered from covid-19 is a millionaire's business, laboratories in the US were paying up to thousands of dollars for blood from people who ...
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When did the US start separating illegal immigrants from their children and what is this policy called?
I am trying to understand the precise (objective) history of either the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) practice of separating children (minors) of ...
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What does the EARN IT act mean for messaging services without E2E encryption? [closed]
Many people have been discussing what the EARN IT act entails for services that offer E2E encryption, but almost nobody has mentioned or asked what this act would entail for the messaging services ...
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What is/was the proposal to establish an European Monetary Fund mainly about?
Apparently the EMF was a shot-down proposal of how to reform/expand the ESM. Alas the documentation I found is rather vague [at summary level] along the lines of:
The European Commission's proposal ...
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Is there a summary of Varoufakis' EuroLeaks?
As some kind of protest against the EU's latest action(s), former finance minister of Greece Varoufakis has released some tapes of his conversations with the Troika etc., which seem to date back to ...
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What are the conclusions of the leaked Labour antisemitism report?
Over the weekend, an internal Labour Party report entitled "The work of the Labour Party's Governance and Legal Unit in relation to antisemitism, 2014-2019" was leaked. The report was reportedly ...
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What are the implications of Hungary's emergency coronavirus bill?
Today, Hungary's parliament voted by 137 to 53 to enact the new COVID-19 bill, which apparently grants Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sweeping powers, in order to allow Hungary to deal with the crisis. ...
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What are the objections to Pelosi's COVID-19 Bill?
Subsequent to the Democrats blocking the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in the US Senate on Sunday, March 22nd, in a 47-47 vote that was split along party lines, Nancy ...
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