News from the US and UK
Following #news, #politics, #us, #UK from theguardian.com, washingtonpost.com, latimes.com, bbc.com, cnn.com, newrepublic.com, economist.com.
Helene response hampered by misinformation, conspiracy theories
From washingtonpost.com, 18h ago, 9 15
‘Coal jobs were out, opiates were in’: how shame and pride explain Trump’s rural popularity
From theguardian.com, 9h ago, 3 3
Oklahoma seeks to buy 55,000 Bibles – exactly like the ones Trump is hawking
From theguardian.com, on Sat, 4PM, 2 6
MAGA Desperately Claims Russian Propagandists Were the Real “Victims”
From newrepublic.com, on Sep 5, 2 2
Opinion | Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery
From washingtonpost.com, on Aug 30, 1 2
From theguardian.com
Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles
0 1
Trudeau also announces 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum and says ‘China is not playing by the same rules’
on Aug 27
From theguardian.com
How Exxon chases billions in US subsidies for a ‘climate solution’ that helps it drill more oil
0 7
Climate experts raise red flags as oil giant spends millions lobbying while touting ‘underperforming’ carbon capture
on Sep 7
From newrepublic.com
GOP: If We Can’t Win, We’ll Cheat. If We Can’t Cheat, We’ll Intimidate
0 3
Last week in Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton unleashed police raids of the homes of Hispanic voting activists. Get ready for more of this.
on Sep 1
From theguardian.com
Special relationship at risk if UK bans arms sales to Israel, says Trump adviser
0 3
Robert O’Brien says UK could face US counter-embargos and put its role in F-35 fighter jet project in danger
on Aug 30
From washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Republican judges are blocking Biden’s agenda. Harris’s could be next.
0 1
The deep hostility that GOP-appointed judges have for Democratic use of executive power is a huge problem.
on Aug 30
From washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Don’t yawn at Trump’s dishonorable use of Arlington National Cemetery
1 2
The candidate who has repeatedly maligned our soldiers couldn’t resist an illegal publicity stunt.
#us #USA #Trump #USpol #arlington
on Aug 30
From theguardian.com
Elon Musk is getting out of control. Here is how to to rein him in | Robert Reich
None None
He may be the richest man in the world – but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless to stop him
on Aug 31
From theguardian.com
Unions in higher education are surging, new report reveals
None None
An estimated 38% of graduate student employees are now in unions as ‘unionization becomes a tactic for change’
on Aug 29
From cnn.com
US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery | CNN Politics
0 5
The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony “were made aware of federal laws” regarding political activity at the...
on Aug 30
From theguardian.com
Separated review – Errol Morris’s quietly furious takedown of Trump’s inhumane border policy
None None
Morris’s forensic account of those who implemented family separation makes for harrowing viewing
on Aug 29