Will Biden force striking workers back? The administration is not likely to accept a rail strike for long Salon · Nov 23, 2022
Railroad unions and their employers at an impasse: Freight-halting strikes are rare, and this would be the first in 3 decades The prospect of a potentially devastating rail workers strike is looming again. The Conversation · Nov 22, 2022
Editorial: GOP economics still reveres the disproven 'Laffer curve.' Why can't they learn? Arthur Laffer, the Reagan-era guru of trickle-down economics, was unchastened by the deficit explosion back then, which effectively disproved his theory that cutting taxes on the rich would increase government tax revenue. According to a recent Washington Post writeup, Laffer continues to be unchastened now, even as Britain reels from… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Nov 22, 2022
The case for American Psycho: why this controversial book (sold here in shrink wrap) still matters “I wanted to rub the human face in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror.” That’s the novelist J.G. Ballard, explaining why he wrote what is arguably the most important novel of the 1970s, the scandalous Crash. The Conversation · Nov 21, 2022
Doyle McManus: Is Joe Biden fatally stubborn — or virtuously tenacious? Sunday was Joe Biden's 80th birthday. Our first octogenarian president is two years older than Ronald Reagan was when his presidency ended in 1989. Los Angeles Times · Nov 21, 2022
Biden, turning 80, faces an age-old question: How old is too old to be president? President Biden is celebrating his 80th birthday on Sunday. The oldest president to serve, he's contemplating whether to make good on his intention to run for a second term. WEKU · Nov 20, 2022
Anthony Hopkins on film stardom at 84: ‘He said, Oh my God. You’re really strange!’ From Hannibal Lecter to Nixon, Anthony Hopkins has long been one of cinema’s most singular stars. He recalls winding up Brad Pitt, working with Bob Hoskins and weirding out Jonathan Demme The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
California Democratic Rep. Porter reelected after tough race Democratic Rep. Katie Porter has survived a bitter reelection fight in Southern California The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Fact check: Four big lies that Trump told during his 2024 presidential announcement The former president’s loose relationship with the truth continues The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
Four big lies that Trump told during his 2024 presidential announcement The former president’s loose relationship with the truth continues The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022
Real life Jerry Maguire opens up on Ronald Reagan launching his NFL career EXCLUSIVE: Legendary sports agent - and inspiration for Oscar-winning film Jerry Maguire - Leigh Steinberg spoke to Mirror Sportabout how his career was influenced by US president Ronald Reagan Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022
Robert Heinlein's Dream of Private Space Travel Is Coming True A new generation of companies has made space travel affordable. Reason · Nov 15, 2022
It’s time for the Democrats to move past Donald Trump As long as the Democrats wage war on Trump, they avoid the more important work of building a New Deal-style majority The Guardian - US · Nov 10, 2022
Film show: A return to 'Wakanda' After the spectacular box office figures generated by “Black Panther” in 2018, the Marvel hit machine is hoping for similar success with its sequel “Wakanda Forever”. Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us more about the franchise’s reach and the consequences for the industry overall. We also discuss “Riposte Féministe”, the… France 24 · Nov 9, 2022
The Texas Tribune · Nov 9, 2022 Beto O’Rourke has lost three races in four years. Is his political career over? He has been the Texas Democratic Party’s great hope. But after failed runs for senator, president and governor, observers wonder if he has a political future.
Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022 South Carolina Gov. McMaster wins reelection against Democrat Cunningham to serve second 4-year term COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster won reelection Tuesday to a second four-year term as South Carolina’s chief executive, a historic win that puts the Columbia Republican on track to become the longest-serving governor in state history.
France 24 · Nov 6, 2022 Five Senate races to watch: Catherine Cortez Masto vs Adam Laxalt in Nevada Catherine Cortez Masto has the dubious honor of being considered the Democrats’ most vulnerable senator in the 2022 midterms, facing off a challenge from Republican Adam Laxalt, a former state attorney general.
The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2022 Only the Strong review: Tom Cotton as hawk … too chicken to take on Trump? The Arkansas senator’s book may be a calling card for 2024 but he must know he is highly unlikely to be the next GOP nominee
Salon · Nov 5, 2022 Rap, Reagan and the 1980s Numerous rap songs criticize the Reagan administration for its complicity in the illicit drug trade
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 2, 2022 ‘Armageddon Time’: Story of a volatile boyhood is often likable, but the boy isn’t Highly personal period piece suffers from a sometimes bratty hero and some heavy-handed messaging.
The Conversation · Nov 2, 2022 A new wave of celebrity politicians breaks the rules on acceptable behavior, inspired by Trump After two former girlfriends accused Herschel Walker, the Georgia Republican Senate nominee and former football star, of pressuring them to get abortions, and giving them money for the procedures, Walker’s standing with conservative voters would have been expected to dip.
The Guardian - US · Nov 1, 2022 ‘It’s do as I say, not as I do’: the lurid fall of evangelical pariah Jerry Falwell Jr The catastrophic descent of the man who put his religious sway behind Donald Trump is explored in a new Hulu documentary
The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022 Tammy Faye: A New Musical review – Elton John’s hymn to biblical kitsch Songs belt out deliriously in this romp through rise and fall of the Bakker televangelists and latterday gay icons – so thick and fast the James Graham script and Jake Shears lyrics are sometimes overwhelmed by glitz
Los Angeles Times · Oct 26, 2022 Michael Hiltzik: Britain's prime minister followed the GOP's economic plan. She lost her job in record time Fox Business talking head Larry Kudlow was over the moon on Sept. 23.
The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022 Rap artists have penned plenty of lyrics about US presidents – this course examines what they say about Reagan and the 1980s Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.