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2025-2026 Issue I

The Politic Episode 11: Texas Democrats Fled the State to Avoid Redistricting—Where Does America Go From Here?

Lily SchecknerOctober 20, 2025October 19, 2025

In August, Democrats in the Texas House fled the state to break quorum in a special session. For two weeks they stayed in Illinois, hoping to delay a redistricting motion put forth by House Republicans, which could gerrymander five seats in the midterm elections.

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The Fragility of Aid: The Fallout of HIV Funding Cuts in South Africa

Avni ChadhaOctober 20, 2025October 19, 2025

In 2005, AIDS claimed the lives of 900 people in South Africa every day. Despite an overwhelming consensus within the biomedical community, Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa at the time and his health ministry maintained their denialist stance. 

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