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The 2026 World Cup Is Over. Here's How To Make It Even Better Next Time.

Plus: nine books for your soccer summer reading list, and a problem with professional golf

Reason · Jul 21

Campus protest crackdowns claim to be about antisemitism – but they’re part of a rightwing plan

Accusations of antisemitism are the tip of the spear in a frightening illiberal project serving an autocratic agenda

The Guardian - US · May 11, 2024

A house divided: 2023 in US politics books, before Trump v Biden part II

The age of the Trump blockbuster may be past but the American political scene keeps producing good reads

The Guardian - US · Dec 16, 2023

Take another look at Joe Biden. His is the presidency progressives have been waiting for

With Trump looming, Biden could still lose the White House. But this has been a transformative period of achievement, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

New book details Biden-Obama frictions and says Harris sought roles 'away from the spotlight'

A new book about Joe Biden portrays the president as someone whose middle-class upbringing helped foster a resentment of intellectual elitism that shaped his political career and sometimes caused strain with his onetime boss, Harvard-educated Barack Obama

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

‘Won’t be a shock’ if Biden drops out of 2024 race, says biographer

Biden and likely opponent Trump are two of the top five oldest presidents to ever serve. They both want a second go at it.

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Biographer says it wouldn’t be ‘total shock’ if Biden drops out of 2024 race

Franklin Foer, author of biography of president, makes comments amid widespread questions about Biden’s age and competency

The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2023

Critics say Biden is old and tired. But so is his most likely opponent, Trump

The two men are almost the same age. Biden’s slight seniority is only an issue because there’s so little else to raise

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023

White House hits back at claim Biden is too ‘tired’ to attend events before 10am: ‘Ridiculous assumption’

At 80, Mr Biden is the oldest person to ever serve as the US chief executive

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy ‘bombed’ first White House meeting with Biden, book says

Demand to join Nato, coupled with claim France and Germany would leave, ‘pissed off’ US president, author Franklin Foer reports

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023