What happened on 6 January 2021? Botched assault on cradle of American democracy by misguided Donald Trump supporters remembered as deeply shameful climax to his chaotic and divisive reign The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
January 6 changed America. Here are two directions the country could go now Whether or not the assault on the Capitol actually failed is yet to be determined The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022
Editorial: The GOP's 'Commitment to America' is a list of platitudes, not plans Despite its stated purpose, the vague and cynical “Commitment to America” that top House Republicans unveiled with fanfare last week wasn’t actually intended to tell the country what the GOP would do if it regains power. The party’s list of platitudes revealed more about its intentions than it intended to.… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 27, 2022
Biden's strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits The Biden administration has an ambitious goal for America: ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030 The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022
Why the White House wants to put nutrition labels on the front of food packages The Biden administration unveiled its plan to end hunger and diet-related diseases in eight years — 40 pages of ideas to make nutritious food easier to get in America. WEKU · Sep 27, 2022
Melinda Henneberger: Ken Burns Holocaust documentary makes it harder to kid ourselves about U.S. culpability Those who think we should tell only happy stories about America will not want to watch the new PBS Ken Burns documentary, “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022
Robin Abcarian: I read 'Gender Queer,' the most banned book in America. And so should you. It doesn't take long to read the most banned book in America, an award-winning memoir in graphic novel form called "Gender Queer" by Maia Kobabe. It's about the illustrator's yearslong quest to unravel what it means to be gender nonbinary — that is, to feel neither female nor male. Los Angeles Times · Sep 27, 2022
Editorial: As Florida’s DeSantis roars ‘Onward, Christian soldiers!’ Democrats must get real about religion Is America a Christian nation? Miami Herald · Sep 26, 2022
Traffic is coming back to downtowns across America Downtown traffic levels have nearly reached pre-pandemic levels. Axios · Sep 26, 2022
St. Augustine rich with history, style and a robust dining scene ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida — Many agree that the most impressive way to arrive in St. Augustine is by crossing the Intracoastal Waterway on the Bridge of Lions. Tribune News Service · Sep 26, 2022
‘I want a president who has been gaybashed’: America’s underground anthem Zoe Leonard wanted a leader who had been on welfare, lost a lover to Aids, and much more. Sadly her plea, penned in 1992 and later displayed beneath New York’s High Line, is just as relevant today The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022
US senators refuse to let killing of Shireen Abu Akleh drop with Israel The state department seems keen to avoid questions about the Palestinian American journalist’s shooting by an Israeli soldier The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2022
Philippa Anderson keen to build on breakthrough at Ericeira Pro Merewether surfer Philippa Anderson heads to Portugal on Tuesday with renewed confidence as she tries to make a last-ditch push for Championship Tour qualification. Anderson ended a torrid run on the second-tier Challenger Series with a round of 16 effort at the US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach last… Newcastle Herald · Sep 26, 2022
Barbara Ehrenreich obituary American journalist and author of the bestselling Nickel and Dimed, her 2001 memoir of living undercover on the breadline The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022
Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2022 An essay of war, madness and addiction by photojournalist Eugene Richards The work of award-winning American photographer Eugene Richards was recently the subject of a retrospective at the international photojournalism festival, Visa Pour l'Image. The 78-year-old has documented poverty in the US, photographed drug addicts, patients in psychiatric hospitals, Iraq war veterans. His exhibition is called "An Outsider".
The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2022 ‘They’ve been an afterthought’: millions of elderly Americans still vulnerable as pandemic caution wanes For older people, loneliness and the stress of weighing risk of ordinary activities have taken an additional toll
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 25, 2022 Presidents Cup: Can the International team pull off a Quail Mary and upset the Americans? The Internationals need to win 8½ of the 12 points up for grabs on Sunday to complete the comeback.
Tribune News Service · Sep 24, 2022 Newsom signs law removing ‘squaw’ across California. What it means for Squaw Valley FRENSO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill on Friday, California Native American Day, that will remove the word “squaw,” now widely considered a slur, from California places by 2025.
Salon · Sep 24, 2022 "White Psychodrama" and the culture wars Philosopher Liam Kofi Bright's startling new take on the culture wars: A pointless struggle between white people
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 DeSantis claims it was only the American Revolution that caused people to question slavery The Florida governor failed to mention abolition movements that preceded the birth of the US by a century
Daily Record · Sep 23, 2022 Kyogo Furuhashi absence explained as Celtic star missing for Japan while boss throws down World Cup gauntlet Teammate Daizen Maeda was preferred ahead of the Parkhead talisman in the win over America.
The Guardian - US · Sep 23, 2022 Republicans unveil 90s-throwback midterm election agenda The House minority leader introduced the Republicans’ ‘Commitment to America’, focusing on Biden and not on Trump
Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022 Republican leadership unveils its 'Commitment to America' with backdrop of a Pa. factory PITTSBURGH — Using a factory floor in Monongahela as a backdrop, U.S. House Republican leaders, on a no-holds-barred pursuit to take back the majority this November, unveiled a plan on Friday to curb inflation, secure the southern border and fight rising crime rates — an effort, they said, that will…
Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022 American woman pranks British boyfriend - and his response is adorably polite An American woman has left people in stitches after revealing the prank she pulled on her British boyfriend, and many are particularly amused by his adorably polite reaction
Benzinga · Sep 23, 2022 'Workaholics' Actor Adam Devine Talks Cannabis: 'I'm Basically A 50's Dad, But Instead Of Whisky I Do Weed' “I've liked weed from the second I smoked it under a freeway underpass, when I found weed for the first time.