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Democracy in US ‘under assault’ by MAGA Republicans, Joe Biden says

President sounds alarm over Donald Trump

Wales Online

Five key takeaways from Biden’s speech on the threat to democracy

In a rare primetime address, Biden pitched the midterms as a battle for the nation’s soul and directly called out Trump

The Guardian - US

Biden’s stern warning on extremism shows the rose-colored glasses are off

The president’s primetime speech named Trump and ‘Maga Republicans’ as a threat facing American democracy

The Guardian - US

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Democracy, political violence and disputed elections: Five takeaways from Biden’s primetime speech

In primetime address, President Biden makes his clearest case against Trump

The Independent UK

Biden takes aim at Trump, 'MAGA Republicans' in prime-time speech

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call to the country Thursday night, asserting in a prime-time speech that American democracy remains in great peril and bluntly singling out the person he sees as the biggest threat to the system: former President Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

Biden is making defence of democracy itself a major campaign issue

Many Americans fear US democracy is in crisis. Biden’s speech is a response, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Biden roars against MAGA's dark shadow

"America must choose to move forward, or move backwards. To build a future or obsess about the past," Biden says

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Trump and "MAGA forces" represent extremism, Biden says in primetime speech

"For a long time, we’ve reassured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not."

Axios

‘A threat to the country’: Biden warns of Trump and GOP extremism threatening ‘the very foundations of our republic’

‘For a long time, we’ve reassured ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it is not’

The Independent UK

America’s getting back to work, and that includes Illinois

Since Joe Biden took office, we’ve added 9.5 million jobs to the economy. The unemployment rate has plunged to 3.5%, matching a 53-year low.

Chicago Sun-Times

Long COVID has put 4 million out of work

A new study reckons with the incredible economic impact of long COVID, which has erased over 2% of the workforce

Salon

Biden asks Americans to defend democracy in elections, politics - Roll Call

President Joe Biden warned of dire threats to American democracy from some Republicans at a prime-time address in Philadelphia on Thursday.

Roll Call

GOP learns hard way sex is still popular

Falling poll numbers are a shock to the GOP: Who knew that Americans would be so fond of the freedom to have sex

Salon

Biden’s speech will deliver a hard truth: American democracy is under grave threat

The essential political choice is no longer Democrat or Republican, left or right, liberal or conservative. It is democracy or authoritarian fascism

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Reason

Pro-American Propaganda on Social Media Had Little Impact—Just Like Russian Propaganda on Social Media

Plus: Chinese censorship targets feminists, a new view of income inequality, and more...

The Independent UK

Indian-American man racially abused by American Sikh customer: ‘You’re a Hindu who bathes in cow urine’

Abuser is now charged with hate crime in violation of civil rights, assault and disturbing peace

The Guardian - US

Polling shows that US voters favor climate bills – yet assume fellow Americans don’t

Part of the key to collective action may be to overcome the ‘false social reality’ that makes us assume no one else cares about the climate

Salon

Don't celebrate too soon, Democrats

Republican hubris and overreach is leading toward dramatic payback — but Democrats' sugar high could be fleeting

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lynn Schmidt: An election system designed to excuse officials from responding to constituents

If an employee was completely unresponsive to her or his employer, the employee would likely not have a job for very long. Unfortunately, this is not the case in politics. Americans’ approval rating of the job Congress is doing has fallen to 18%, yet in the 2020 general election, 93%…

The Independent UK

Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

A new national study finds math and reading scores for America's 9-year-old students fell sharply during the pandemic, underscoring the impact of two years of learning disruptions

ABC News

US admiral issues blunt warning on building Australian submarines in overstretched shipyards

Helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines could be too big a burden for America's shipyards, a senior US Navy official warns.

The Hindu

Indian-American racially abuses Indian-American in California

The accused, Singh Tejinder, called the victim, Krishnan Jayaraman, a "dirty Hindu"

Los Angeles Times

The US killed him in error and vowed to help relatives leave Afghanistan. A year later, some are still stuck

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was the final U.S. drone strike before the withdrawal from Afghanistan — a tragic coda that for many here encapsulates the legacy of America’s nearly 20-year presence in their country.

Benzinga

Mama I'm Coming Home: Ozzy Osbourne Moving From US To UK, Are Guns And School Shootings To Blame?

The Prince of Darkness is leaving the United States to return to his home in the United Kingdom. As he prepares to depart, Musician Ozzy Osbourne is opening up about one of his least favorite parts of America.

Inverse

'White Noise' review: Noah Baumbach’s apocalyptic new movie is the most American film ever made

'White Noise,' Noah Baumbach’s black comedy about an "airborne toxic event," has plenty to say about death, family, and our addiction to spectacle.

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