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The Pentagon's plan to livestream an upcoming execution has drawn sharp criticism from both sides of the aisle. Republican Senator Thom Tillis called it something you'd expect from, quote, oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan, unquote. The debate raises serious questions about the role of public spectacle in state punishment, and where democratic governance draws that line.
Shifting to a different kind of constitutional reckoning, Ava DuVernay's new documentary, Fourteenth, is generating serious awards-season buzz after its premiere at the New York Film Festival. The Netflix follow-up to her acclaimed Thirteenth takes on birthright citizenship and the Equal Protection Clause, with critics calling it essential viewing and a powerful reminder that the Constitution is anything but settled history.
And in Papua New Guinea, a mining exploration company called Island Passage has confirmed a porphyry copper-gold system on Bougainville Island following its first trenching campaign. The discovery carries significant weight for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, a place still navigating its post-conflict future, where resource development and indigenous land rights remain deeply intertwined.
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