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Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images The Queen announced that UK citizens will need photo ID to vote in upcoming elections. In a country where an estimated quarter of voters lack ID, the move undermines democracy and disproportionately harms marginalized citizens. With extraordinarily low levels of electoral fraud conviction in the UK, the scheme will fortify the Conservatives' stronghold and is an expensive distraction from much-needed social reform. Parisa Hashempour is a freelance journalist and International Studies lecturer living in the Netherlands. This is an opinio...

Because they are charged with a civil violation, immigrants facing deportation are not guaranteed legal representation in court.

Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images The Chinese Communist Party appears to exert some level of authority over the World Health Organization. Since 2016, Taiwan has been excluded from the World Health Assembly, which sets policy for the WHO. The WHO should invite Taiwan to this year's assembly, especially since the country handled the pandemic well.  Jason Reed is a policy analyst and political commentator. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.  Starting May 24 in Geneva, Switzerland, representatives from the ...

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos offered his support last month for Biden's corporate tax plan.  But Amazon and other large companies have avoided paying their share in taxes for years.  The Biden administration must close corporate tax loopholes or companies like Amazon will keep skirting the bill.  Jason Boyce is the author of The Amazon Jungle and founder of Amazon managed services agency, Avenue7Media. Previously, Boyce was an 18-year Top 200 Amazon seller. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of t...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Now trolling and obstructionist shenanigans are all the GOP cares about. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. In 1994, Americans were presented with "A Contract with America" from Republican Leaders Newt Gingrich and Dick Armey. This policy document was a set of proposals inspired by President Ronald Reagan's 1985 State of the Union speech.. The "contract" was a detailed document of specific policies and actions that Republicans would advance if they took over the majority of the US House of Represen...