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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 28: United We Dream activists shout slogans during a rally in front of the White House July 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. The activists urged President Obama not to deport the parents of DREAMers, children who brought illegally to the U.S. and eligible for the Obama Administration's "Dream Act" initiative . (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Obama, pardon the DREAMers

By Raul A. Reyes
History does not give much credit to intentions. If Obama wants to be remembered as a friend to immigrants, he knows what he has to do, says Raul Reyes.
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On this, Dems are more conservative than GOP

By Joshua Spivak
Both parties approach leadership differently in tough times, says Joshua Spivak. But Ryan's challenging Pelosi shows Democrats might be willing to act more like Republicans on this going forward.
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What we can expect from Dylann Roof

By Danny Cevallos, CNN Legal Analyst
A federal judge has ruled Dylann Roof can represent himself; Danny Cevallos says: "Pro se defendants are both the bane and the glory of the criminal justice system."
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Why Petraeus would be a smart choice for secretary of state

By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst
President-elect Donald Trump met Monday in Manhattan with Gen. David Petraeus who is under consideration to be secretary of state. After the meeting Trump tweeted that he was "very impressed."
Cuban President Fidel Castro greets Justin Trudeau, the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, at Trudeau's state funeral on 03 October 2000.

What Trudeau's Castro comments reveal

By Peniel Joseph
The firestorm over Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's praise for Fidel Castro is proof that, despite the U.S. government's official denunciation of the Cuban leader, Castro's legacy around the world ultimately remains far more complicated.
Habana, CUBA: Cuban President Fidel Castro presides over a massive May Day demonstration at Havana's Plaza de la Revolucion (Revolution Square), 01 May 2005. A spokesman of Cuban President Fidel Castro read on Cuban National TV a document signed by Castro, 31 July 2006, by which he delegates power to his brother Raul Castro. Fidel Castro underwent surgery shortly after coming back from Mercosur?s Summit in Cordoba, Argentina. "I do delegate, provisionally, my duties as first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party in Cuba, to the second secretary, comrade Raul Castro Ruz," Castro said. AFP PHOTO/Adalberto ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

Socialism should die with Castro

By John McTernan
A dictator is dead. Another country's citizens may be ready to abandon the discredited and economically disastrous ideology of communism. Citizens can hope that free speech, a free press and human rights will become the order of the day.
Cuban President Fidel Castro, July 1964. (Photo by Grey Villet/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

Fidel, the promise and the betrayal

By Cristina Garcia
Try to imagine the excitement of the Cuban people in 1959 when the young, charismatic barbudo, the bearded one, Fidel Castro, and his band of ragtag rebels managed to pull off the impossible: getting rid of the dictator Fulgencio Batista and ushering in -- or so everyone expected -- a new era in Cuba, a Cuba free of the corruption, violence and cronyism that had pockmarked its history since before its wars of independence.
Habana, CUBA: Cuban President Fidel Castro presides over a massive May Day demonstration at Havana's Plaza de la Revolucion (Revolution Square), 01 May 2005. A spokesman of Cuban President Fidel Castro read on Cuban National TV a document signed by Castro, 31 July 2006, by which he delegates power to his brother Raul Castro. Fidel Castro underwent surgery shortly after coming back from Mercosur?s Summit in Cordoba, Argentina. "I do delegate, provisionally, my duties as first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party in Cuba, to the second secretary, comrade Raul Castro Ruz," Castro said. AFP PHOTO/Adalberto ROQUE (Photo credit should read ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP/Getty Images)

Socialism should die with Castro

By John McTernan
A dictator is dead. Another country's citizens may be ready to abandon the discredited and economically disastrous ideology of communism. Citizens can hope that free speech, a free press and human rights will become the order of the day.

Trump should be the one apologizing, not Mitt Romney

By Dean Obeidallah
Looks like some Donald Trump supporters are still holding a grudge against Mitt Romney for the way the 2012 GOP nominee criticized Trump during the campaign. The President-elect is considering Romney for secretary of state, and according to news reports, before these Trump insiders will support Romney, they want him to apologize for calling Trump such things as a "phony" and a "fraud."
Cuban President Fidel Castro gives a speech in front of the U.S. Interest Section May 14, 2004 in Havana. Castro died on Friday, November 25, 2016.

What Castro's death means for US-Cuba ties

By Eric L. Olson
The death of Fidel Castro, the long-ruling strongman of the Cuban Revolution and nemesis of many US presidents, brings to a close one of the most polarizing periods of the 20th century. Beloved and cherished by many in Cuba and around the world, hated by many more who fled the Island or simply endured his repressive and intolerant rule in silence or from behind bars, Castro became a larger than life figure in the context of the Cold War.
WASHINGTON - MARCH 27: A protester holds an American flag and a Mexican flag while participating in a protest on the west front of the U.S. Capitol March 27, 2006 in Washington, DC. Thousands of immigration advocates rallied on Capitol Hill to protest the immigration bill that is before Congress. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Will America 'build a wall' in sports?

By Amy Bass
When the US men's national soccer team lost to Mexico in Columbus, Ohio, just days after the election of Donald Trump, their 2-1 loss wasn't the only headline. While many lamented their "dos a cero" streak of more than a decade was broken, perhaps even more remarkable was the photograph taken before the game. Breaking convention, the two squads came together, arms around one another, rather than take separate team photos.
Supporters hold placards during a rally for US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson, New Hampshire on November 4, 2016. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

We need a 'PC' that includes white people

By John McWhorter
America needs a new definition of political correctness that includes white people who feel stereotyped. How do I know?, asks John McWhorter? Donald Trump is our next President

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                QAQORTOQ, GREENLAND - JULY 30: Calved icebergs from the nearby Twin Glaciers are seen floating on the water on July 30, 2013 in Qaqortoq, Greenland. Boats are a crucial mode of transportation in the country that has few roads. As cities like Miami, New York and other vulnerable spots around the world strategize about how to respond to climate change, many Greenlanders simply do what theyve always done: adapt. 'Were used to change, said Greenlander Pilu Neilsen. 'We learn to adapt to whatever comes. If all the glaciers melt, well just get more land. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
                QAQORTOQ, GREENLAND - JULY 30: Calved icebergs from the nearby Twin Glaciers are seen floating on the water on July 30, 2013 in Qaqortoq, Greenland. Boats are a crucial mode of transportation in the country that has few roads. As cities like Miami, New York and other vulnerable spots around the world strategize about how to respond to climate change, many Greenlanders simply do what theyve always done: adapt. 'Were used to change, said Greenlander Pilu Neilsen. 'We learn to adapt to whatever comes. If all the glaciers melt, well just get more land. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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                By John D. Sutter, CNN
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                      Barack Obama: America will take the giant leap to Mars

                      By Barack Obama
                      One of my earliest memories is sitting on my grandfather's shoulders, waving a flag as our astronauts returned to Hawaii. This was years before we'd set foot on the moon. Decades before we'd land a rover on Mars. A generation before photos from the International Space Station would show up in our social media feeds.
                      MADISON, WI - JUNE 28: A research specialist at the AIDS Vaccine Research Labs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison processes blood samples taken from pregnant rhesus macaque monkeys infected with the Zika virus on June 28, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. Researchers at the University released a study today detailing how research at the facility has found the Zika virus persisted in the blood of pregnant monkeys for 30 to 70 days but only around 7 days in others. The study also found that monkeys previously infected with the virus were resistant to a second infection, which suggests the animals have a naturally occurring immunity. Health professionals in the United States are preparing for the possibility of an epidemic of Zika which can be transmitted by mosquitoes. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

                      Could Zika be the next HIV?

                      By Laurie Garrett
                      Global health expert Laurie Garrett evaluates the very real risk that Zika, like HIV or Ebola, will become widespread as a sexually transmitted disease
                      An all-gender restroom at Santee High School in Los Angeles, California.

                      'We need a restroom revolution'

                      By John D. Sutter, CNN
                      Before I launch into the argument for making all restrooms in the United States gender neutral -- that is, removing "men's" and "women's" labels -- I want to show you a photo.
                      LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 02: Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before endorsing Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas February 2, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Romney came in first in the Florida primary on January 31 and is looking ahead to Nevada's caucus on February 4. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

                      The four big questions about Donald Trump

                      By Michael D'Antonio
                      Now that he's likely GOP candidate, voters must scrutinize Trump's claims of success, his political beliefs, temperament and character, says Michael D'Antonio.
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                      Which generation has it worse?

                      Editor's Note: Generation whining has become nearly a national pastime. Millennials say they have it the worst. Generation X feels neglected. Baby boomers are tired of being called narcissistic. In articles and cartoons everywhere -- from CNN to The New York Times to Gizmodo and beyond -- critics call out this generation's sense of entitlement, that generation's self-absorption. We invited writers, activists and CNN contributors from different generations to hash it out.
                      Mosaic of the Valles Marineris hemisphere of Mars projected into point perspective, a view similar to that which one would see from a spacecraft. The distance is 2500 kilometers from the surface of the planet, with the scale being .6km/pixel. The mosaic is composed of 102 Viking Orbiter images of Mars. The center of the scene (lat -8, long 78) shows the entire Valles Marineris canyon system, over 2000 kilometers long and up to 8 kilometers deep, extending form Noctis Labyrinthus, the arcuate system of graben to the west, to the chaotic terrain to the east. Many huge ancient river channels begin from the chaotic terrain from north-central canyons and run north. The three Tharsis volcanoes (dark red spots), each about 25 kilometers high, are visible to the west. South of Valles Marineris is very ancient terrain covered by many impact craters. : NASA/JPL-Caltech

                      Is it ethical to colonize Mars?

                      By Brian Patrick Green
                      With the recent NASA announcement of liquid water flowing on Mars and the movie "The Martian" making a splash at the box office, we might well ask whether humans should go to Mars.

                      Why can't America have high-speed trains?

                      By Michael Smart
                      Imagine being able to travel from New York to Los Angeles without having to step on a plane, yet be able to do so in a fraction of the time it would take to drive. On the surface, that tantalizing prospect took a step closer with the news last month that a Japanese maglev train had reached a top speed of close to 400 mph, breaking its own world record in the process.

                      Ready for the marriage apocalypse?

                      By Carol Costello, Anchor
                      The marriage apocalypse may be coming. Talk to any millennial and you can envision an America virtually marriage-free, with everyone happily single.
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                      Why you don't need God

                      By Ryan Bell
                      Atheists are accused of having no source of meaning in their lives, but it is popular Christian theology that saps the meaning from our daily experiences.
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                      Why more women choose not to marry

                      Pepper Schwartz
                      Some revolutions happen in a single day; others over decades. The rise of the voluntarily single woman has been happening in Western societies slowly, over time, concomitant with well-paying jobs, legal protection from economic or physical abuse, reliable birth control and the possibility of fulfilling careers and adventures.