Why some Americans don’t celebrate Thanksgiving The holiday is viewed by some to be a celebration of the conquest of Native Americans The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022
Why some Americans don’t celebrate Thanksgiving The holiday is viewed by some to be a celebration of the conquest of Native Americans The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022
King Charles urged to remove Prince Harry and Meghan's titles over 'insult' to monarchy British author Nile Gardiner said the King should strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their titles after they won a human rights award for standing up to 'structural racism' in the Royal Family Daily Mirror · Nov 21, 2022
Ruth Paine, who lent a helping hand to Lee and Marina Oswald, looks back at Nov. 22, 1963 SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The words that come to mind are peace, serenity and beauty. It is here, in the foothills of California wine country, that Ruth Paine has chosen to make her home, in a Quaker retirement community, far from the sound and fury of Nov. 22, 1963. Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022
We Are Going to the Moon Thanks to the rise of private spaceflight companies, mankind will have a future off-Earth. Reason · Nov 15, 2022
Miami Beach hotel that hosted JFK, Beatles imploded A once-luxurious Miami Beach hotel that hosted the Beatles and President John F. Kennedy during its 1960s heyday has been imploded The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022
The midterms didn't produce a wave. Here's what that's meant historically Historically, first midterms are cold showers for the occupant of the White House. WEKU · Nov 13, 2022
Union leader wounded during RFK slaying dies at 97 Paul Schrade, a labor union leader who was shot in the head during the assassination of Robert F The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022
Paul Schrade dies; union leader survived bullet to the head when Robert F. Kennedy was killed Paul Schrade soaked up the excitement as the crowd roared and Robert Kennedy smiled and leaned into the microphone: “So my thanks to all of you, and on to Chicago we go.” Los Angeles Times · Nov 9, 2022
Baseball quiz: Vote for Bill On Election Day, remember to cast your ballot — and if you don’t like the choices, write me in Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 5, 2022
Sixty years ago, true statecraft avoided a nuclear war. We need that again over Ukraine The danger of a quick slide into all-out nuclear war between Russia and the US is less, but in other ways the risk we face is more alarming, says author and former Moscow correspondent Jonathan Steele The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022
21 of the best conspiracy theories Conspiracy theories that have taken hold range from a faked moon landing to Barack Obama's birthplace to chemtrails. LiveScience · Nov 2, 2022
When the Supreme Court loses Americans' loyalty, chaos – even violence – can follow The Supreme Court’s historically low public standing has prompted a national conversation about the court’s legitimacy. It’s even drawn rare public comment from three sitting Supreme Court justices. What’s referred to by experts as the problem of “judicial legitimacy” may seem abstract, but the court’s faltering public support is about… The Conversation · Oct 31, 2022
The Loop: Australian killed in Seoul stampede remembered as 'gorgeous angel', Caroline Kennedy on ambassadorship, Melbourne Cup set to be wet Here's your TL;DR for today's news. ABC News · Oct 31, 2022
ABC News · Oct 31, 2022 'America doesn't have a stronger, closer ally': US ambassador Caroline Kennedy on her Australian posting In her first interview as US ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy says she's honoured to serve in the role.
Reuters · Oct 30, 2022 Russia's Lavrov needles Biden over Cuban missile crisis and Ukraine President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister on Sunday needled Joe Biden over Ukraine, saying that he hoped the U.S. president had the wisdom to deal with a global confrontation similar to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
Salon · Oct 29, 2022 Time to give peace a chance in Ukraine Leaders in the global South, former U.S. diplomats and Henry Kissinger (!) agree: It's time to negotiate for real
The Texas Tribune · Oct 28, 2022 Texas tries again to prove that Scott Panetti is just sane enough to be executed The convicted murderer’s lengthy history of schizophrenia and delusions is well documented, from trying to call Jesus Christ as a trial witness to believing that prison dentists put a transmitter in his tooth.
Salon · Oct 27, 2022 Stop worrying and love the bomb The U.S. is slipping into war with Russia, with the goal of humiliating and defeating Putin. What could go wrong?
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Voices: We need to have an urgent conversation about what happened at the Oz-Fetterman Pennsylvania debate Fetterman’s performance was genuinely shocking to many
ABC News · Oct 25, 2022 JFK's Cuban missile crisis speech became iconic. But it could have been 'humanity's suicide note' Author and former speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum unearthed the speeches that were not delivered at turning points in history.
Roll Call · Oct 25, 2022 John Fetterman had a stroke, but have voters ever cared about a candidate’s health? - Roll Call From Arlen Specter to Mark Kirk and beyond, “it doesn’t reveal a thing about a person’s character,” one pollster says.
The Guardian - US · Oct 25, 2022 Samuel Alito assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of respect for Roe, diary reveals Excerpts reported by late senator’s biographer show Alito, who wrote June ruling that outlawed abortion, said he was ‘big believer in precedents’
The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2022 Biden officials sued over delayed release of JFK assassination records Non-profit archive Mary Ferrell Foundation says repeated delay has deprived historians of ability to work on president’s death in 1963
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022 Historians sue Biden for ‘illegally’ withholding 16,000 JFK assassination files: ‘What are they hiding?’ ‘They decided to pillory Trump over this issue because he’s a political enemy, but they’re guilty of violating records laws themselves with the JFK records act,’ historian says