The Latest Breaking News from Civil War

What Trump might do in his second presidency and what it could mean for democracy

There is nothing more dangerous than an autocrat who has managed to dupe the public into thinking that they are good at managing the economy, or are the key to maintaining security. That the Trump years saw reasonable levels of economic and job growth while inflation stayed under control, helped…

The Conversation · Nov 6, 2024

‘Collapse is how we win’: US far right aims to make gains on election division

Among extremists, election results matter less than chaos and destruction – they hope ‘civil war kicks off’ either way

The Guardian - US · Nov 5, 2024

Secrets and lies: spies of the Stuart era played a dangerous game in the shadows of an unstable Europe

Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats – a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets for gathering domestic and international intelligence.

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2024

Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest

For decades, the cremated remains on more than two dozen American Civil War veterans languished in storage facilities Washington

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

African writers celebrated with prestigious French literary prizes

French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud on Monday won France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, for a novel set during Algeria's civil war between the government and Islamists in the 1990s. His main rival was Burundi-born Gaël Faye, who was Monday handed the prix Renaudot, another coveted prize.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 4, 2024

Borderlands, Civil War and Scorsese on the Beatles: what’s new to streaming in Australia in November

Plus Ted Danson goes undercover in a nursing home, an Aussie Christmas film with a cute dog, and the skimpy, zany world of Barbarella

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2024

Diners at restaurant where Lincoln assassination was planned think US is as divided now as the Civil War

Mary Surratt, the building’s owner, would become the first woman executed by the US federal government

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2024

Sudan’s civil war grows more brutal as UN details horrific sexual violence

Sudan’s brutal civil war shows no signs of slowing, with reports of escalating atrocities and rampant sexual violence threatening to destroy entire communities. Harrowing accounts from a UN report detail widespread abuses, with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) implicated in a surge of attacks targeting women and children.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 2, 2024

Disaster restoration company Belfor cleaned up after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina—and its billionaire CEO says it's 'ready' for post-election civil war

“Of course, we would first hope nothing happens, but we are prepared to do whatever we're called upon to do,” says CEO Sheldon Yellen

Fortune · Nov 2, 2024

Guns, militia and social media amplify the risks of political violence during the US election

Political violence is hardly new to America. Since the country’s inception, gunmen have shaped its political landscape, from the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan, to high-profile assassinations and the bombing of federal buildings. Yet the threat of political violence has deepened in recent years and intensified during the…

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2024