What is Martin Luther King Jr Day and why is it celebrated? Al Jazeera takes a look at this federal holiday and what it means in the United States. Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2023
How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to misuse the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to judge a person on character and not race. The Conversation · Jan 12, 2023
Marjorie Taylor Greene locked out of Twitter after using Dr Dre song in video Ms Greene used the Dr Dre song in a triumphant video following Kevin McCarthy’s election as House speaker The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Jan. 1 Welcome to the Jan. 9 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Ballotpedia · Jan 9, 2023
Biden’s latest immigration move shows his utter lack of options News analysis: President Biden’s most recent actions to combat the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border reflect decades of inaction that have left presidents with few to no good options when it comes to immigration policy in a toxic political environment The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
Vietnam war: how US involvement has influenced foreign policy decisions over 50 years 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the US withdrawal from Vietnam and the war still casts long shadows over American life. The Conversation · Jan 9, 2023
In baseball, three truly is a magic number The quizmaster gives you one question per decade, ending in 2013. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 7, 2023
GOP can't govern — and doesn't want to As Kevin McCarthy reaps the whirlwind, let's hope voters understand this chaos was never really about Donald Trump Salon · Jan 4, 2023
What did 2022 mean for the US labour movement? While unionisation rates remain low, workers have shown a growing interest in collective bargaining at major companies. Al Jazeera · Dec 30, 2022
A president, a prime minister, the brilliant minds and business moguls: Leaders we lost in 2022 Their legacies live on in their chosen fields of expertise, having dedicated their lives to the pursuit of progress and development. The New Daily · Dec 29, 2022
Mineta? SJC? Airport rebrand aims to show the way to San Jose while still honoring namesake New York has John F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C. has Ronald Reagan, and New Orleans has Louis Armstrong. Tribune News Service · Dec 27, 2022
‘Dreamers’ are America’s investment in its present and future If America’s DACA youth get deported as a result of current politics in Washington, it will be at our own peril. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2022
Zelenskyy's Christmas message to America Ukraine's leader came to D.C. in the same week Congress referred Trump for prosecution. It's a powerful symbol Salon · Dec 22, 2022
Editorial: How old is ‘old,’ and when is a president ‘too old’? President Joe Biden turned 80 on Nov. 20, and so far, he has given every indication he plans to run for reelection in 2024. If he were to win, his second term would conclude not long after his 86th birthday. Chicago Tribune · Dec 20, 2022
Reason · Dec 14, 2022 Why In the World Is the FTC Trying to Block Microsoft From Buying Call of Duty? Antitrust regulators don't seem to understand how the video game industry works.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 13, 2022 As Biden weighs a 2024 bid, his strategy hinges on 'the former guy' WASHINGTON — As former President Donald Trump announced his third bid for the White House last month, President Joe Biden was on the other side of the world, convening an emergency meeting of world leaders following reports of explosions on Poland's border with Ukraine.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev remembered by Pavel Palazhchenko The former Soviet leader’s longtime translator remembers an optimist who wanted to achieve his goals by persuasion, not force, and understood that he was a man of history
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Princess Diana's 'plan' to move to US without Harry and William weeks before death Many of Princess Diana's closest confidents have claimed the People's Princess wanted to move to America and was lined up for a major Hollywood film role
The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2022 Newt Gingrich warns Republicans that Joe Biden is winning the fight Former speaker who led charge against Bill Clinton raises eyebrows with column heralding Democrat’s first-term success
Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022 Martin Schram: Police chiefs dial 911 — law-and-order pols need to answer Beneath the still-gleaming white dome, the Capitol’s new generation of promising leaders are jockeying for position, staking their turf, marking their hydrants, and swapping last-minute promises for next year’s power.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 30, 2022 Herschel Walker Is Trying to Pull a Bill Bradley. So, What Do You Think, Bill Bradley? The former senator knows what it means to be elected on sporting fame. He knows what comes next, too.
Reason · Nov 28, 2022 Nationalism, not Hostility Towards Elites, is the Main Divide Between Libertarians and the "New Right" Despite Tyler Cowen's argument for the elite theory, the real divisions have much more to do with the New Right's nationalism.
Salon · Nov 27, 2022 Republican idea of "freedom" is deadly For decades Republicans have owned the concept of "freedom." What they're really pushing is suffering and death
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022 Staying alive in 85: looking back on a fascinating end-of-year roundup Katharine Hamnett, Clive Sinclair, Ronald Reagan… 1985 was a year packed with incident, as reflected in the Observer’s review of the past 12 months
Tribune News Service · Nov 26, 2022 ‘We’ve lost the common sense’: Maryland Republicans vent about election routs, heated leadership dispute BALTIMORE — Republican state Sen. Chris West spent much of a dispiriting election night driving to various GOP candidate celebrations that turned out to be anything but.