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A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient Rome to the English 'dead pledge' and its rebirth in America

The average interest rate for a new U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage topped 7% in late October 2022 for the first time in more than two decades. It’s a sharp increase from one year earlier, when lenders were charging homebuyers only 3.09% for the same kind of loan.

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Mike Davis obituary

American writer, political activist and historian who focused on the breakdown of society and urban disintegration

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden urges Americans to take a stand against political violence

President asks voters to reject election-denying candidates in midterms to ‘preserve democracy’. Plus, can Twitter survive Elon Musk?

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Iran: Criticism Mounts over Brutal Crackdown... Khamenei Points to ‘Clear American Role’

Iran’s spiritual leader, Ali Khamenei, played down the school students’ protests, saying that their movement was manipulated by “the owners of plans and agendas,” while demonstrations continued across Iranian universities. Videos on social media showing Iranian security forces severely beating protesters have gone viral as anger grows at a widening…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Democracy, gas prices and fascism

Americans understand that democracy is in dire peril. That doesn't mean they believe in it, or give a damn

Salon

Inflation puts tighter squeeze on already pricey kids sports

Sticker shock in youth sports is nothing new, but the onslaught of double-digit inflation across America this year has added a costly wrinkle on the path to the ballparks, swimming pools and dance studios across America

The Independent UK

Fisher: China’s Economy Can Weather a Global Recession — if One Even Hits

History shows Chinese growth can persist despite pockets of weakness and recession elsewhere

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Joe Biden: Republican ‘election deniers’ threaten to put America on ‘path to chaos’

‘Make no mistake, democracy is on the ballot for all of us,’ Mr Biden said in a speech just days before Americans go to the polls

Evening Standard

60M workers make less than 237K execs

Jobs paying $3 million per week swell, fueled by Trump tax favors for big business

Salon

VIEWPOINT 1: Trump may not be on the ballot, but his MAGA extremism will be

While he occupied the White House, Donald Trump was a relentless presence in American life, a perpetual outrage machine generating endless division, media coverage and social media fuel for extremism. The last 18 months have offered the American public some reprieve from the daily onslaught. Trump isn’t in the White…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: One sick nation: The Paul Pelosi attack was politically motivated even as Republicans spread conspiracy theories

Donald Trump, Alex Jones and their allies have hurtled America into a black hole of disinformation where there’s no light or right or up or down, and Elon Musk seems to think we’ve got to plunge ourselves still deeper in. Latest case in point: Even as a crystal-clear Department of…

Tribune News Service

Biden urges Americans to take a stand against political violence: ‘We’re facing a defining moment’

President asks voters to reject election denying candidates in midterms to ‘preserve democracy’

The Guardian - US

Biden warns that ‘ultra MAGA’ Republicans will lead the US down a ‘path to chaos’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a stark warning Wednesday about threats to American democracy, using a prime-time speech to urge voters to reject “ultra MAGA” Republicans who undermine faith in the voting process.

Los Angeles Times

'Democracy is at risk': Biden warns about political violence ahead of midterms

Warning that democracy itself is in peril, President Joe Biden called on Americans Wednesday night to use their ballots in next week's midterm elections to stand up against lies, violence and dangerous “ultra MAGA" election disruptors who are trying to “succeed where they failed” in subverting the 2020 elections.

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Biden has faith in "American experiment"

During President Biden's pre-midterms speech, he warns against conspiracy theories and voter violence

Los Angeles Times

Biden warns that election deniers will lead the US down a ‘path to chaos’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden issued a stark warning Wednesday about threats to American democracy, using a prime-time speech to highlight the stakes in next week’s midterm election.

The Independent UK

Biden invokes Pelosi attack and Trump’s election lies as he warns of ‘chaos’ if GOP reject midterm results

‘This intimidation, this violence against Democrats, Republicans and nonpartisan officials just doing their jobs, are the consequence of lies told for power and profit’

The Independent UK

Obama sounds warning about threat of political violence: ‘More people are going to get hurt’

Obama warned that in a post-January 6 America, democracy is under the constant threat of the “erosion of basic civility.”

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Iran Official Says Netanyahu Return Would Create New Challenge for US, Israel

An adviser to Iran's Revolutionary Guards' chief commander said on Wednesday that a return of Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to power would create a new challenge for the United States and Israel, said the semi-official Ilna news agency. "Netanyahu's return to power will weaken the democratic government in America and will…

Inverse

105 years ago, a savvy candy company created the most divisive holiday dish ever

In 1917, a marshmallow company commissioned one of the first food influencers to write a cookbook that would fundamentally alter American holiday traditions.

The Independent UK

Heavy drinking accounts for a fifth of deaths in Americans aged 20 to 49, study shows

The causes of death considered in the study included liver disease, vehicular accidents and alcohol poisoning

The Guardian - US

These midterm elections have enormous stakes for poor and low-income Americans

Our country faces a material and moral crisis – and Republicans are offering only resentment and false solutions

The Conversation

Talk of 'Christian nationalism' is getting a lot louder – but what does the term really mean?

According to a May 2022 poll from the University of Maryland, 61% of Republicans favor declaring the United States a Christian nation – even though 57% recognized that it would be unconstitutional. Meanwhile, 31% of all Americans and 49% of Republicans believe “God intended America to be a new promised…

The Conversation

Former math teacher explains why some students are 'good' at math and others lag behind

When Frances E. Anderson saw the latest math scores for America’s fourth- and eighth-graders, she was hardly surprised that they had dropped. Until recently – including the period of remote instruction during the pandemic – Anderson taught high school math to students at all levels.“ Now she is a researcher…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Republican leaders invoke imagery of violence, then express shock at its use

The violent attack on the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with an alleged threat to kidnap the third most powerful elected official in America, is absolutely the result of escalating violent rhetoric by Republican politicians. They will deny it, but the cause-and-effect evidence is simply too abundant to ignore.…

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