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Friday, July 10, 2020

US must grant representation to all, not most, of its people

Illustration of the flags of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Washington DC and the Northern Mariana Islands flying in front of the Capitol building
Armaan Mumtaz/Staff

If we do not allow all citizens fair representation in their own government, how are we any better than the colonial powers of Europe?
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