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Kevin McDermott: Tucker Carlson is the last person qualified to assess Biden's mental fitness

We’re so accustomed to Tucker Carlson saying crazy stuff that his declaration last week that President Joe Biden should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment barely rippled through the national conversation. Because it was both silly and unsurprising. Of course this scowling hypocrite would suggest that Biden’s penchant…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 5, 2022

Ted Cruz vs. "defund the police"

Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing" became a prop in the Jackson hearings. What's the state of police reform now?

Salon · Apr 5, 2022

America's internet is splitting along party lines

Internet media is being reshaped along the partisan divide, even in previously apolitical realms.

Axios · Apr 5, 2022

Amazon workers in New York City have two words for Jeff Bezos: Ha ha

Workers in Staten Island formed the first Amazon union in the US. Their victory makes Bezos’s space flight seem like small fry

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2022

Editorial: The U.S. House passes a sane marijuana decriminalization bill; the Senate should follow suit

Eighteen states all over the physical and political map, including California, Arizona, Virginia, Michigan, Montana, Illinois, Oregon, Nevada, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, now permit the recreational use of cannabis, opting to regulate and collect taxes from adult use of the substance rather than continue to treat it as…

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022

The ‘magic’ of Julia Child: How she mastered French cooking and inspired America to love it too

There is a timeless appeal to Julia Child’s story, brought to life again and again by her sincere love of food, writes Clémence Michallon

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022

US oil boom towns risk ghost town future

The world has spent a decade gorging on fuel from America’s shale basins, and oil prices are topping $100 a barrel. So it might seem an odd time to be contemplating the energy transition. But that's precisely the task facing the small towns across places like Texas, Wyoming and New…

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022

Biden rebuffed as US relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE hit new low

Analysis: As oil prices – and diplomatic tensions – rise, two of the biggest US allies are questioning the basis of their relationship

The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2022

After Amazon workers’ union victory the Fed must stop tipping the scales for bosses

A post-Covid jobs recovery has strengthened workers’ hand – companies posting record profits don’t need government to slow the economy

The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2022

Commentary: Why Putin unites extremists on left and right

Two old friends of mine once sat on opposite ends of the political spectrum. One used to be pro-American — a liberal Cold Warrior and defender of the Vietnam War. The other was very much in the leftist camp, a lifelong opponent of “American imperialism” and a committed anti-Zionist. Both…

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022