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At Uluru, an invitation was issued to the Australian people. With the upcoming referendum, the nation will decide whether to accept that invitation. In this compelling, fresh and imaginative essay, Megan Davis draws out the significance and the promise of this “constitutional moment” – what it could mean for recognition and justice. Davis presents the Voice to Parliament as an Australian solution to an Australian problem. For Indigenous people, it is a practical response to “the torment of powerlessness”.

"5 Reasons to Vote Trump" is from the October 02, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicholas Kristof and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"After Blazing Trail to Japan, An Irish Breeder and Owner Sees No Reason To Leave" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ryan Goldberg and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Taking Baby Steps Toward Software That Reasons Like Humans" is from the Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by John Markoff and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Five Reasons Scientists Believe Zika Virus Causes Birth Defects" is from the April 02, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Donald G. Mcneil Jr. and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Being the minority party, the Democrats would face long odds in trying to derail any of the nominations. They are, however, seeking to delay Republicans’ plans to open hearings Tuesday until the nominees have completed FBI background checks.

"Republicans See Little Reason to Wait on Hearings" is from the January 08, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Lichtblau and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Americans increasingly agree on one thing: Every day that Trump stays in office, he diminishes the United States and its people. TV and radio host Bill Press offers 100 reasons why Trump needs to be removed from office, whether by impeachment, the 25th Amendment, or the ballot box. Beginning with the man himself and moving through Trump’s executive action damage, Press covers Trump’s debasement of the United States political system and destruction of the Republican Party. But, in a political climate where the world has learned to expect the unexpected, Press offers listeners a twist: one reason not to ditch Donald Trump.

It's on the television, in the papers, and in our minds. Every day we're bludgeoned by news of how bad everything is - financial collapse, unemployment, growing poverty, environmental disasters, disease, hunger, war. But the rarely acknowledged reality is that our progress over the past few decades has been unprecedented. By almost any index you care to identify, things are markedly better now than they have ever been for almost everyone alive.