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MAGA's no good, very bad week

MAGA is having a no-good, very bad week, as Marjorie Taylor Greene learned when her NYC "protest" collapsed

Salon · Apr 6, 2023

Commentary: Eisenhower's misgivings about military power still ring true

As an orator, Dwight D. Eisenhower was not in the same league with Abraham Lincoln or Franklin Roosevelt. His roster of memorable speeches numbers a grand total of two, a paltry total for someone who served eight years as U.S. president. Yet some five decades after his death, those two…

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023

Kazakh official: Not the time to resolve differences through war

Roman Vassilenko, Kazakhstan’s deputy foreign minister, calls for diplomacy to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2023

UK is on par with Russia for confidence in political system, study shows

Only one in six British people say they are highly satisfied with how the political system is functioning - with 32% dissatisfied

Wales Online · Apr 6, 2023

UK on par with Russia for confidence in political system, study shows

Just one in six (17%) of the British public polled say they are highly satisfied with how the political system is functioning.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Seth Meyers on Trump arrest: ‘How a healthy democracy and criminal justice system should be functioning’

Late-night hosts discuss the media circus around Trump’s arraignment in Manhattan on 34 charges of falsifying business records

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

American democracy faces a vital challenge with Trump’s circus

Trump and his supporters have given no indication that they are concerned about inciting unrest; they are encouraging it.

The New Daily · Apr 5, 2023

Trump’s indictment is about more than hush money – it’s a question of democracy

And it’s just the first of possibly many charges against the ex-president, the only US head of state to be charged with a crime

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

First Thing: Trump attacks hush money case in grievance-filled Mar-a-Lago speech

Former president appeared subdued in New York, only to return to his inflammatory ways in Florida. Plus, the campaigners using using dating apps to boost voter turnout

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Minn GOPer: Democracy "not a good thing"

A spending bill in the Minnesota legislature would enjoin the state to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Salon · Apr 5, 2023