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Decoder Replay: The military footprint of the United States
Donald Trump commands some 200,000 U.S.troops in more than 125 military bases in more than 145 countries. Why are they there in the first place?
Decoder: Why some viruses are so difficult to stamp out
We’ve come oh so close to eradicating measles and polio. But more stubborn than the viruses are people who don’t listen to doctors.
Decoder: The Silence of America
As the threat of tyranny rises across the world, the United States has pulled funding of Radio Free Liberty and other networks that broadcast dissident voices.
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