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little help from its friends at the IMF</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Earl Anthony Wayne, opinion contributor </div> 05/17/18 03:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/388162-argentina-can-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-its-friends-at-the-imf"> 7 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Finance </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Argentina’s request merits a quick, credible and workable response from the IMF.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/finance">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-47426"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/channel-articles/47426/6/0/nojs" class="use-ajax" title="Load More">Load More</a> </div> </div> <div class="opa-news"> <div class="opa-header">White 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href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/387973-gaffes-threats-should-mean-its-time-to-take-avenatti-off-air" class="opa-title">Gaffes, threats should mean its time to take Avenatti off air</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Joe Concha, opinion contributor</div> 05/16/18 01:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/387973-gaffes-threats-should-mean-its-time-to-take-avenatti-off-air"> 80 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | White House </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>We barely hear the name "Stormy Daniels" mentioned anymore, which is the whole reason he's become cable news royalty in the first place. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" 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to give veterans care they deserve</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Bradley Blakeman, opinion contributor</div> 05/17/18 02:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/388170-senate-must-pass-mission-act-to-give-veterans-care-they-deserve"> 66 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Civil Rights </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Our veterans are waiting for Congress to send this bill to President Trump so he can sign it into law.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/388179-the-music-industrys-songwriters-get-their-much-needed-moment-in"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180518020633im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/mcdonaldmichael_051718gn.jpg?itok=20ShbQCY" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights" class="opa-image-label">Civil Rights</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/388179-the-music-industrys-songwriters-get-their-much-needed-moment-in" class="opa-title">The music industry’s songwriters get their much-needed moment in Washington</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Michael McDonald, opinion contributor</div> 05/17/18 01:47 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/388179-the-music-industrys-songwriters-get-their-much-needed-moment-in"> 8 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Civil Rights </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Due to decades-old regulations that never contemplated the shift to music streaming, it’s much harder for songwriters to earn fair compensation for their creations.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-47421"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/channel-articles/47421/6/0/nojs" class="use-ajax" title="Load More">Load More</a> </div> </div> <div class="opa-news"> <div class="opa-header">Technology</div> <div class="opa-items" id="channel-articles-47432"> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/387692-investing-in-internet-freedom-supports-human-rights-national-security"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180518020633im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/iran_unrest_05142018_1.jpg?itok=k7OXmaKH" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/technology" class="opa-image-label">Technology</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/387692-investing-in-internet-freedom-supports-human-rights-national-security" class="opa-title">Investing in internet freedom supports human rights, national security</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Katrina Lantos Swett, opinion contributor</div> 05/17/18 01:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/387692-investing-in-internet-freedom-supports-human-rights-national-security"> 15 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Technology </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The US must tear down the digital curtains of closed societies such as Iran and China, by funding the circumvention technologies of dissident innovators.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/387765-if-we-want-better-broadband-more-research-needs-to-come-first"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180518020633im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/internet_1.jpg?itok=vtxJBoUj" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/technology" class="opa-image-label">Technology</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/387765-if-we-want-better-broadband-more-research-needs-to-come-first" class="opa-title">If we want better broadband, more research needs to come first</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Ingrid Schroeder, opinion contributor </div> 05/15/18 01:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/387765-if-we-want-better-broadband-more-research-needs-to-come-first"> 11 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Technology </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While there is no one-size-fits-all solution to expanding broadband access, any effort would benefit from new research that can help to identify unserved areas. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/technology">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-47432"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/channel-articles/47432/6/0/nojs" class="use-ajax" title="Load More">Load More</a> </div> </div> <div class="opa-news"> <div class="opa-header">Education</div> <div class="opa-items" id="channel-articles-47424"> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a 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Hess and Brendan Bell, opinion contributors</div> 05/17/18 12:30 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/education/388156-what-itll-take-for-families-and-schools-to-use-springs-exams-responsibly"> 1 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Education </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Like any tool, testing is only as useful as the skill with which it’s wielded.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/education/388125-under-resourced-kids-depend-on-after-school-and-summer-programs"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180518020633im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/article_images/schoollunch_070116getty.jpg?itok=LeD5rUAB" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/education" class="opa-image-label">Education</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/education/388125-under-resourced-kids-depend-on-after-school-and-summer-programs" class="opa-title">Under-resourced kids depend on after-school and summer programs</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Marissa Castro Mikoy, opinion contributor</div> 05/17/18 10:30 AM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/education/388125-under-resourced-kids-depend-on-after-school-and-summer-programs"> 8 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | Education </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many studies have linked</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> high quality after school and summer programs to positive student outcomes in academics, school attendance and behavior. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/education">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-47424"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/channel-articles/47424/6/0/nojs" class="use-ajax" title="Load More">Load More</a> </div> </div> <div class="opa-news"> <div class="opa-header">National Security</div> <div class="opa-items" id="channel-articles-47431"> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/388132-one-last-gasp-by-the-iran-nuclear-deal"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180518020633im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/trumpdonald_saudiarabia_032018getty.jpg?itok=XI-NZuA3" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security" class="opa-image-label">National Security</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/388132-one-last-gasp-by-the-iran-nuclear-deal" class="opa-title">One last gasp by the Iran nuclear deal</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Former Ambassador Richard Morningstar and David Mortlock, opinion contributors</div> 05/17/18 11:00 AM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/388132-one-last-gasp-by-the-iran-nuclear-deal"> 3 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | National Security </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>The “better” Iran deal must not be allowed to face the same destiny as the “better” Paris deal and the “better” TPP Arrangement.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/387957-scrapping-iran-deal-provides-a-trump-card-with-north-korea"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180518020633im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/trumpdonald_05162018.jpg?itok=79hDb0cd" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security" class="opa-image-label">National Security</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/387957-scrapping-iran-deal-provides-a-trump-card-with-north-korea" class="opa-title">Scrapping Iran deal provides a trump card with North Korea</a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By Ilan Berman, opinion contributor</div> 05/16/18 03:00 PM EDT </div> <div class="opa-meta-shares"> <span data-behavior="socialShareCount" class="social-share-count" data-href="http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/387957-scrapping-iran-deal-provides-a-trump-card-with-north-korea"> 18 </span> </div> </div> <span class="opa-category"> Opinion | National Security </span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>President Trump can argue that the nuclear accord collapsed because it was an executive order that failed to address congressional concerns and was unpopular with the American people.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-view-all"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security">View all</a> </div> <div class="opa-load-more" id="channel-items-loader-47431"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/channel-articles/47431/6/0/nojs" class="use-ajax" title="Load More">Load More</a> </div> </div> <div class="opa-news"> <div class="opa-header">Campaign</div> <div class="opa-items" id="channel-articles-47420"> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a 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</span> <div class="opa-summary"> <p>Far-left Democratic candidates <span style="font-weight: 400;">rode a progressive wave to victory in primaries in Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Idaho and Oregon.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="opa-item"> <div class="opa-image"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/388091-could-too-many-candidates-be-a-problem-for-the-democrats"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180518020633im_/http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_opinion/public/blogs/democraticconvention.jpg?itok=Q6YBO36Y" alt=""/> </a> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign" class="opa-image-label">Campaign</a> </div> <div class="opa-article-info"> <a href="/web/20180518020633/http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/388091-could-too-many-candidates-be-a-problem-for-the-democrats" class="opa-title">Could too many candidates be a problem for the Democrats? </a> <div class="opa-meta"> <div class="opa-meta-publish"> <div>By 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