‘The truth is they’re vulnerable’: inside America’s mobile home crisis The maddening documentary A Decent Home highlights a cross-section of mobile home-owners and the system that aims to ruin them The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2022
Most in US want more action on climate change: AP-NORC poll A new AP-NORC poll shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans think the federal government is not doing enough to fight climate change The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022
In Iran, all options to curb crisis are bad 'Death to [fill in the blank]!" has been the slogan of choice chanted by Iranian protesters since the glory days of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. ("Death to the Shah!", "Death to America!", etc) It's now forty-three years later, however, and the content has become a bit more nuanced. Bangkok Post · Oct 24, 2022
Democrats’ midterms hurdle: Americans are getting used to eroded democracy While a whopping 71% of voters said that American democracy is at risk, just 7% named it as the most important issue in this election The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2022
Review: Brothers bite hard in powerhouse ‘Topdog/Underdog’ on Broadway NEW YORK — Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog” is a phenomenal two-brother drama, every bit as intense and rich as anything by Sam Shepard and, frankly, as good an American play as most anything written during the last quarter century. And on Broadway, the director Kenny Leon has put this 2001 masterpiece… Chicago Tribune · Oct 24, 2022
Adam Hochschild on Trump and history Author and historian says we haven't quite hit "American Midnight" — but the crucial turning point is upon us Salon · Oct 24, 2022
Editorial: Trump's self-dealing should spur reforms to prevent presidential pilfering Even as former President Donald Trump remains mired in the fallout from his unlawful retention of classified government documents, a new investigation outlines how his businesses bilked the government by massively overcharging the Secret Service to stay at his properties while they were protecting him and members of his Cabinet… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 24, 2022
Is South Bay birria taqueria the No. 1 taco shop in America? Yelp reviewers say yes SAN DIEGO — For the past 17 years, Ed Fernandez Restaurant Birrieria in the South Bay border community of Nestor has been one the area's best-kept secrets. Not anymore. Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022
John M. Crisp: Does our nation really need Republicans? Yes, more than ever In his “Soul of America” speech, delivered at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall on Sept. 1, President Joe Biden distinguished between two types of Republicans: mainstream Republicans and MAGA Republicans. Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022
Reservations are no longer required at these national parks In 2021, the number of visitors at America’s most popular national parks hit a record high. Now, as the summer travel season comes to an end, the reservation requirements for visiting certain national parks have been lifted. Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022
Sunsets, sea turtles and hippies? Folly Beach in SC makes this national list. Here’s why COLUMBIA, S.C. — Laid back, eclectic, edge of America, Folly Beach has been called any number of things. Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022
Jay Ambrose: Higher ed tuition rates must come down Whither America? Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022
Commentary: Trump has offered to negotiate peace in Ukraine, but he is no Wendell Willkie Former President Donald Trump has offered to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine, a bizarre concept that illustrates just how far America has fallen from the days when leaders of both major parties collaborated to support global democracy. Chicago Tribune · Oct 24, 2022
Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022
Salon · Oct 23, 2022 The South won the psychological war Propaganda and psychological warfare helped perpetuate false narratives about the Confederacy that still persist
Roll Call · Oct 23, 2022 Buy America takes a back seat in drive to build EV charging stations - Roll Call The Department of Transportation and others have been seeking waivers from the made-in-America provisions of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022 Pro-Trump group led by Michael Flynn ‘misled US election officials’ to participate in 2020 surveys Michael Flynn’s America Project used survey data to promote bogus voting machines agenda, investigation finds
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022 Daniel Smith: One of the last children of enslaved Americans Civil rights activist Daniel Smith grew up listening to his father’s brutal stories of bondage, experiences that drove the fierce pride and resilience he maintained until his death
The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2022 America is built on a racist social contract. It’s time to tear it up and start anew From the civil war to the January 2021 insurrection, the white nationalist response to democratic defeat has been to attempt to destroy US institutions and our national agreements. We shouldn’t tolerate this
The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2022 ‘I just care about change’: Nevada’s Latinos on their cost-of-living fears Nevada has an acute shortage of affordable housing – but do Republicans or Democrats have practical answers to curb one of America’s most pressing issues?
The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2022 Republicans always choose radicalization to energize their electoral base Conservatives have long harnessed the extremist, far-right energies of their base to animate the party
WEKU · Oct 22, 2022 Chinese families navigate a maze of laws and COVID rules to have babies in the U.S. There's a well-established industry centered in California that provides surrogate births and attracts Chinese mothers to the U.S. to engage in what's known as birth tourism.
Benzinga · Oct 21, 2022 What Do Biden's Cannabis Pardons Mean For Psychedelics? Can This Huge Cultural Shift In America Lead To Legalization? This article by Partick McConnell was originally published on Microdose and appears here with permission.
The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022 In 'Good Nurse,' a serial killer exposes health care system Charles Cullen is by some estimates the most prolific serial killer in American history
The Conversation · Oct 21, 2022 Pit bulls went from America's best friend to public enemy – now they're slowly coming full circle As recently as 50 years ago, the pit bull was America’s favorite dog. Pit bulls were everywhere. They were popular in advertising and used to promote the joys of pet-and-human friendship. Nipper on the RCA Victor label, Pete the Pup in the “Our Gang” comedy short films, and the flag-wrapped…