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Hungarian PM vows to continue battle with EU over migration

 

Defiant Viktor Orbán said he will resist centralised control and pro-migration policies

 

 

Patrick Wintour diplomatic editor

Mon 17 Sep 2018 15.04 BST

 

 

 

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Viktor Orbán said Hungary will resist proposal for EU border force
Photograph: Bernadett Szabo/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
Him and Salvini (and others)....Fascist and racist bastards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Everything you need to know about the Midterms

 

The votes on 6 November will give US voters their first chance to pass judgment on Donald Trump since he took the White House. Here’s what you need to know about what’s at stake

 

 

Seán Clarke, Niko Kommenda, Ben Jacobs and Sam Morris

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2018/sep/17/midterms-2018-vote-election-date-senate-house-who-will-win-candidates-all-you-need-to-know-explained

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I worked in an Amazon warehouse. Bernie Sanders is right to target them

 

In some US states, nearly one in three Amazon workers are on food stamps. Sanders would rightly tax companies whose employees require federal benefits

 

 

Mon 17 Sep 2018 11.00 BST Last modified on Mon 17 Sep 2018 15.02 BST

By  James Bloodworth

 

 

 

 

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‘We all know what Amazon does, but only now are we gaining a better understanding of how Amazon does it.’
Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This picture signaled an end to segregation. Why has so little changed?

 

In 1957, Dorothy Counts endured a taunting mob to integrate a North Carolina school. Sixty-one years later, her work is being undone

 

 

 

Mon 17 Sep 2018 10.00 BST

By  Michael Graff

 

 

 

 
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Dorothy Counts-Scoggins poses for a portrait outside of the school she attempted to integrate on 4 September 1957
Photograph: Logan Cyrus for the Guardian

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/17/dorothy-counts-north-carolina-school-segregation-racism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Laquan McDonald death: trial begins of Chicago police officer who shot black teen 16 times

 

Jason Van Dyke faces two counts of first-degree murder over the death of McDonald, 17, in October 2014

 

 

David Taylor in New York

Mon 17 Sep 2018 16.25 BST

 

 

 

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Jason Van Dyke in court on Friday. The graphic video – released the day Van Dyke was charged – led to months of protests and political upheaval
Photograph: Antonio Perez/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In Georgia governor's race can a black woman make history?

 

Progressive Democrat Stacey Abrams is taking on Trump-style Republican Brian Kemp in a state where all 82 of its governors have been white men

 

 

Mon 17 Sep 2018 08.00 BST

by David Smith in Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/17/georgia-governor-midterms-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp

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Stormy Daniels' tell-all book on Trump: salacious detail and claims of cheating

 

Exclusive: pornographic actor says Trump ‘didn’t want to be president’ in her book Full Disclosure

 

 

Tue 18 Sep 2018 19.26 BST First published on Tue 18 Sep 2018 06.01 BST

By  Tom McCarthy
 
 
 
 
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Stormy Daniels paints a clownish portrait of Donald Trump in Full Disclosure
Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/18/stormy-daniels-tell-all-book-on-trump-salacious-detail-and-claims-of-cheating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens remain wary of Russia but Idlib truce better than bombing

 

Surprise initiative welcome respite for Syrian opposition and people of the province

 

 

Martin Chulov and Bethan McKernan

Tue 18 Sep 2018 17.59 BST

 

 

 

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Demonstrators in Idlib protest against a possible attack by government forces
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Democrats taking Senate 'would be bigger shock than Trump in 2016'

 

YouGov pollster plays down talk of a blue wave sweeping away Republican majority: ‘Democrats have to win seven of the nine. I think the odds of that happening are not good’

 

 

David Smith in Palo Alto, California

Tue 18 Sep 2018 13.25 BST

 

 

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‘When you really take a deep breath and think … Texas is not going anywhere, guys.’
Photograph: Sam Morris
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Jeremy Corbyn case: Criticizing Israel does not equal anti-Semitism

 

September 18, 2018 1:16 PM CDT By Conn Hallinan

 

 

 

 

Jeremy Corbyn case: Criticizing Israel does not equal anti-Semitism
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers a speech on Labour's anti-Semitism inquiry findings at Savoy Place, London, June 30, 2016. | Jonathan Brady / PA via AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The sociologists confronting the hazardous waste beneath US cities

 

A new book explores how, for decades, businesses of all sizes have been burying hazardous waste all over cities

 

 

Wed 19 Sep 2018 12.00 BST

Dwyer Gunn for Pacific Standard
 
 
 
 
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As Frickel and Elliott write, the federal government now estimates that almost 800m pounds of hazardous waste is released each year
Photograph: Peter Foley/EPA

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/19/hazadarous-waste-us-cities-sites-unseen-book-interview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classrooms: the latest battleground in Texas's culture wars

 

The state board’s recent decision to remove references to Hillar.y Clinton from classrooms is only the latest in an ongoing struggle between the left and the right over education

 

 

Wed 19 Sep 2018 11.00 BST

Tom Dart in Houston
 
 
 
 
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Unionists elected to political office busy getting more unionists to run

 

September 19, 2018 10:25 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 
Unionists elected to political office busy getting more unionists to run
Left to right, N.J. Mayor Dahlia Vertreese, member OPEIU, Local 68; Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, member, Laborers; D.C. Board of Education member, Ruth Wattenberg, member, AFT | Composite image; Hillside Township, AP, AFGE/Flickr
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

“Gasping for air”: Deputy recounts Laquan McDonald’s final moments

 

September 19, 2018 9:25 AM CDT By Michelle Zacarias

 

 

 

 

“Gasping for air”: Deputy recounts Laquan McDonald’s final moments
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens during his trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. McDonald died after being shot by Van Dyke on Oct. 20, 2014. | Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune via AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Everything is at stake: Arrested anti-Kavanaugh protester speaks out

 

September 18, 2018 11:48 AM CDT By Chauncey K. Robinson

 

 

 

 

Everything is at stake: Arrested anti-Kavanaugh protester speaks out
Women protest the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Tuesday, Sept. 4, outside of a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. | Jacquelyn Martin / AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pence exposed as part of Manafort’s right-wing trans-atlantic conspiracy

 

September 17, 2018 1:48 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Pence exposed as part of Manafort’s right-wing trans-atlantic conspiracy
Vice President Mike Pence | Andrew Harnik/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trump’s claim that politics inflated Puerto Rican death toll rebutted

 

September 19, 2018 11:50 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

Trump’s claim that politics inflated Puerto Rican death toll rebutted
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz comforting a hurricane victim. | AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Why Canada should get out of NAFTA – while it still can

 

September 17, 2018 11:53 AM CDT By Elizabeth Rowley

 

 

 

 
Why Canada should get out of NAFTA – while it still can
Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland leads the NAFTA council in discussion, Sept. 22, 2017, in Toronto. | Christopher Katsarov / The Canadian Press via AP
 
 
 
 
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Revealed: Russia’s secret plan to help Julian Assange escape from UK

 

Tentative plot to whisk fugitive from London embassy on Christmas Eve was considered too risky

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Dan Collyns and Luke Harding

Fri 21 Sep 2018 12.00 BST

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/21/julian-assange-russia-ecuador-embassy-london-secret-escape-plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If ending Syria’s war means accepting Assad and Russia have won, so be it

 

Western governments bear partial responsibility for prolonging this savage conflict. They must now push for peace

 

 

Fri 21 Sep 2018 10.06 BST

By  Jonathan Steele

 

 

 

 

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‘Two million or more civilians [are] now huddled in Idlib.’ The ‘Hope’ camp in Kafaldin on the Syrian-Turkish border
Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The African youth boom: what's worrying Bill Gates

 

The philanthropist warns that stability in Africa makes a huge difference to the world, and that investing in the health and education of its young people is vital

 

 

Tue 18 Sep 2018 05.01 BST

By  Polly Toynbee

 

 

 

Vid & graphs

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/sep/18/the-african-youth-boom-whats-worrying-bill-gates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian women mobilise against 'misogynist' far-right candidate

 

Jair Bolsonaro, who has called women idiots and issued taunts about rape, could be the next president. For the 2.5m women who joined a new Facebook group, something had to be done

 

 

Tom Phillips in Recife

Fri 21 Sep 2018 10.00 BST

 

 

 

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A supporter of the Workers’ party presidential candidate, Fernando Haddad, gestures as she wears a T-shirt that reads: ‘Fascists shall not pass’.
Umb's note: agreed and applying same (sensible) statement to my Country
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Theresa May demands respect from EU in Brexit negotiations

 

Prime minister gives combative speech after EU leaders’ rejection of Chequers plan

 

 

Dan Sabbagh

Fri 21 Sep 2018 14.24 BST Last modified on Fri 21 Sep 2018 14.44 BST

 

 

 

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Theresa May makes a speech at No 10
Photograph: BBC

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/21/theresa-may-demands-respect-from-eu-in-brexit-negotiations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Democratic party went awol in 2016 – and is still missing

 

The party has no clear leader, no convincing analysis of why they lost the election, and no strategy to do better next time

 

 

Thu 20 Sep 2018 13.52 BST Last modified on Thu 20 Sep 2018 15.08 BST

By  Cas Mudde

 

 

 

 

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The Democratic national convention at the Wells Fargo Center, on 28 July 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Donald Trump’s currency confusion continues

 

The US president blames China but even a basic understanding of economics shows it’s his own policies that bloat the dollar

 

 

Fri 21 Sep 2018 09.17 BST Last modified on Fri 21 Sep 2018 09.18 BST

By  Jeffrey Frankel
 
 
 
 
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Chinese 100 yuan notes. ‘Trump falsely accuses China for artifically weakening its currency,; says Jeffrey Frankel
Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
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US embassy in London, snubbed by Trump, opens doors to visitors

 

The US president refused to visit the new embassy in July, saying it was in an ‘off location’

 

 

Esther Addley

Fri 21 Sep 2018 14.05 BST

 

 

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The fortress-like US embassy in Nine Elms, south-west London, will allow just 75 people to visit on Saturday as part of the annual Open House London festival
Photograph: John Stillwell/PA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rod Rosenstein disputes report he discussed removing Trump under 25th amendment

 

Memos reveal deputy attorney general spoke to colleagues about making secret tapes of president, according to New York Times

 

 

Fri 21 Sep 2018 22.10 BST

By  Tom McCarthy

 

 

 

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Rod Rosenstein with Jeff Sessions. At least one colleague to whom Rosenstein mentioned wearing a ‘wire’ to record Trump thought Rosenstein was speaking sarcastically, the Times reported
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Anti-Trump movement can’t take seniors’ vote for granted

 

September 21, 2018 11:31 AM CDT By Eric A. Gordon

 

 

 

Anti-Trump movement can’t take seniors’ vote for granted
Senior voters listen as President Barack Obama discussed the Affordable Care Act at a national tele-town hall meeting at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Md., June 8, 2010. | Pete Souza / White House
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Illinois AFL-CIO gets candidates to back “contract with the middle class”

 

September 21, 2018 10:21 AM CDT By Carl Green

 

 

 

 
Illinois AFL-CIO gets candidates to back “contract with the middle class”
FIGHTING FOR WORKERS by signing the Illinois AFL-CIO’s “Contract with the Middle Class” were (front, from left) State Representative Monica Bristow, State Senate candidate Rachelle Aud Crowe, State Representative Katie Stuart and State Representative LaToya Greenwood. Thanking the candidates are (back row from left) Southwestern Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer Totsie Bailey and Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan. State Senate candidate Christopher Belt (at right), also proudly signed the pledge. | St. Louis Labor Tribune
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford guts local democracy in favor of corporate interests

 

September 20, 2018 12:54 PM CDT By Dave McKee

 

 

 

 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford guts local democracy in favor of corporate interests
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is overriding the courts and moving forward with a plan to cut Toronto City Council in half and abolish elections for regional councils. | Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press via AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1991 all over again: How Rodney King and Anita Hill haunt the present

 

September 20, 2018 2:52 PM CDT By Tim Libretti

 

 

 

 

1991 all over again: How Rodney King and Anita Hill haunt the present
Left: Rodney King at a news conference in L.A. in May 1992 discussing his beating at the hands of L.A. police. Right: Anita Hill testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington in 1991 during the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. | Both photos AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Iran says response to terrorist attack on military parade will be 'crushing'

 

President Hassan Rouhani claimed US-backed rivals were accountable for the attack, which killed at least 29 people

 

Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent

Sun 23 Sep 2018 15.49 BST

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/23/iran-says-response-to-terrorist-attack-on-military-parade-will-be-crushing-ahvaz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Charlottesville forced Reddit to clean up its act

 

The use by white supremacists of Reddit to organise last year’s violent rally in Virginia was a catalyst for change at the digital giant. In an extract from her new book We Are the Nerds, Christine Lagorio-Chafkin looks at how the site has tried to detoxify itself

 

Christine Lagorio-Chafkin

Sun 23 Sep 2018 11.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/sep/23/reddit-charlottesville-we-are-the-nerds-book-extract-christine-lagorio-chafkin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As Glasgow University owns up to slavery wealth, others urged to follow

 

The institution is making reparations after admitting it had made £200m ($262.84M) from the transatlantic trade

 

Kevin McKenna

Sat 22 Sep 2018 16.29 BST First published on Sat 22 Sep 2018 16.00 BST

 
 
 
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Professor Geoff Palmer, standing beside a statue of a freed slave in the Calton cemetery, Edinburgh, welcomed the report
Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nikki Haley: reports of discussions about removing Trump are 'absurd'

 

UN ambassador: ‘never has anyone talked about the 25th amendment, or ever questioned Trump’s mental stability’

 

 

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By  Martin Pengelly

 

 

 

 

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United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley says she has ‘never been part of’ discussions of the 25th amendment within the administration
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani: US sympathizes with Iran regime change

 

Former New York mayor addresses exile group in Manhattan

 

‘I say to the Iranian government, you must truly be afraid’

 

 

Associated Press in New York

Sun 23 Sep 2018 14.14 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/23/trump-attorney-rudolph-giuliani-us-iran-regime-change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian passport leak after Salisbury may reveal spy methods

 

Novichok suspects named on list of suspected agents with similar passport numbers

 

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Sun 23 Sep 2018 12.53 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/23/russian-passport-leak-after-salisbury-may-reveal-spy-methods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousands at risk from rightwing push to purge eligible voters from US rolls

 

Conservative groups such as Pilf publish voters’ details online in what experts say amounts to ‘insidious modern-day intimidation’

 

 

Ed Pilkington in New York

Sun 23 Sep 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/23/voters-purges-elections-rolls-americans-pilf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle Obama enters midterms race with drive to register voters

 

When We All Vote kicks off in Las Vegas with a nonpartisan aim – registration and participation – in highly partisan times

 

 

Dan Hernandez in Las Vegas

Sun 23 Sep 2018 12.51 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/23/michelle-obama-las-vegas-midterms-when-we-all-vote-registration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land of the free? How Trump has put America’s identity in peril

 

As the midterm elections approach, Ben Fountain argues white voters should know that a real democracy can only survive if there is true equality for everyone

 

 

Sun 23 Sep 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/23/ben-fountain-beautiful-country-burn-again-trump-democracy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sibling devilry: Republican hits back after family records ad for opponent

 

Arizona representative Paul Gosar says ‘Stalin would be proud’ of ‘leftist’ siblings backing Democrat in November midterms

 

 

Joanna Walters

Sat 22 Sep 2018 22.29 BST First published on Sat 22 Sep 2018 17.14 BST

 

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Syria faces perpetual war unless Russia extends ceasefire, France warns

 

Jean-Yves Le Drian issued warning at start of general assembly week as John Bolton vowed not to pull US troops before Iranians

 

 

Patrick Wintour and Julian Borger in New York

Mon 24 Sep 2018 19.47 BST

 

 

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Syrian rebel fighters walk in a newly dug trench in the village of al-Zakat in the northern countryside of Hama province on 17 September
Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Brett Kavanaugh: third woman expected to make accusations of sexual misconduct

 

Attorney Michael Avenatti says third woman ‘reached out’ about sexual misconduct allegations against supreme court nominee

 

 

Joanna Walters in New York

Mon 24 Sep 2018 22.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/24/brett-kavanaugh-third-woman-expected-to-make-accusations-of-sexual-misconduct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embattled Kavanaugh vows to fight on as new allegation emerges

 

Trump calls Kavanaugh ‘a fine man with an unblemished past’

 

New Yorker reports new claim about supreme court nominee

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Washington

Mon 24 Sep 2018 21.32 BST

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/24/trump-brett-kavanaugh-nominee-allegations

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Details of MEPs’ €4,416 ($5,206)-a-month expenses to remain secret, court rules

 

An obligation to publish spending records would undermine MEPs’ privacy, says court

 

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

Tue 25 Sep 2018 12.38 BST

 

 

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MEPs during a voting session at the European parliament in Strasbourg, France
Photograph: Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon says US healthcare system is 'morally wrong'

 

Exclusive: Former UN secretary general accuses ‘powerful’ health interests in the US of blocking universal healthcare

 

Jessica Glenza in New York

Tue 25 Sep 2018 10.00 BST

 

 
 
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Ban said: ‘It’s not easy to understand why such a country like the United States, the most resourceful and richest country in the world, does not introduce universal health coverage.’
Photograph: Ali Smith for the Guardian
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rising oil prices fuel fears of damage to global economy

 

Experts warn emerging markets could suffer as crude prices hit four-year high of $82

 

 

Tue 25 Sep 2018 13.06 BST First published on Tue 25 Sep 2018 13.01 BST

By  Adam Vaughan
 
 
 
 
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A worker at oil refinery in Nasiriyah, Iraq. Analysts expect prices per barrel to keep rising
Photograph: Haidar Mohammed Ali/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
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Bolsonaro could drag Brazil back into dictatorship, cultural legends warn

 

Petition reflects fears over rightwing populist presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro

 

 

Tom Phillips in Governador Valadares

Tue 25 Sep 2018 12.49 BST

 

 

 

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Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro in São Paulo earlier this month
Photograph: Cris Faga/REX/Shutterstock
 
 
 
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Gilberto Gil (musician and fmr. Secretary of Culture of the Lula Gov't) is one of the signatories
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/25/brazil-could-be-dragged-back-into-dictatorship-cultural-figures-warn

 
 
 
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Trump to face opposition from allies as he chairs UN security council meeting

 

The US president will preside over his first session of the body and differences over Iran policy are certain to feature prominently

 

 

Julian Borger at the United Nations

Wed 26 Sep 2018 15.15 BST

 

 

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Donald Trump speaks at the delegate luncheon on the sidelines of the general assembly of the United Nations in New York on Tuesday
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Former Macron aide shown pointing gun at waiter for selfie pose

 

Bodyguard Alexandre Benalla, investigated after May Day violence, back in headlines after ‘unauthorised arms’ use

 

 

Kim Willsher

Wed 26 Sep 2018 15.09 BST Last modified on Wed 26 Sep 2018 16.11 BST

 
 
 
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Alexandre Benalla, centre, at a hearing last week by the French senate. He was filmed in police gear beating rally participants in Paris, 2017
Photograph: Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium/Rex/Shutterstock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Theresa May and the Tories choose to ignore the truth about migration

 

The UK government is intent on reducing immigration regardless of the economic impact

 

 

Wed 26 Sep 2018 15.00 BST Last modified on Wed 26 Sep 2018 15.01 BST

Jonathan Portes

 

 

 

 

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‘While making it easier for skilled workers to come here makes sense, it may get much a lot harder to fill a lot of jobs that the UK economy needs.’
Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lesbos refugee camp at centre of Greek misuse of EU funds row

 

European anti-fraud agency investigates irregularities after report alleges defence minister benefited from camp funds

 

 

Helena Smith in Athens

Wed 26 Sep 2018 13.41 BST

 

 

 

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The overcrowded Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos
Photograph: Petros Tsakmakis/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EU, China and Russia in move to sidestep US sanctions on Iran

 

Special Purpose Vehicle aims to keep Iran in 2015 nuclear deal with barter system

 

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Wed 26 Sep 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

 

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Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov with EU external affairs chief Federica Mogherini in New York on Tuesday
Photograph: Alexander Shcherbak/TASS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1,600 men voice support for Christine Blasey Ford in New York Times ad

 

The ad is an echo of a similar ad placed in the same newspaper in 1991, signed by 1,600 women in support of Anita Hill

 

 

Joanna Walters in New York and agencies

Wed 26 Sep 2018 14.44 BST

 

 

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Brett Kavanaguh is due to testify before the Senate judiciary committee on Thursday following Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony about her allegation that he sexually assaulted her in high school
Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Brazilian group scanning WhatsApp for disinformation in run-up to elections

 

When a story goes viral, Comprova assigns it to a journalist to investigate if it is fake or not

 

 

Anna Jean Kaiser in São Paulo

Wed 26 Sep 2018 08.00 BST

 

 

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Teenagers check their mobiles in São Paulo, Brazil, where misinformation can spread fast on social media apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook
Photograph: Andre Penner/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How the Koch brothers built the most powerful rightwing group you've never heard of

 

Americans for Prosperity is a little-known, billionaire-funded organization that has pushed US politics to the right. How did it happen?

 

 

 

Wed 26 Sep 2018 08.01 BST

by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Caroline Tervo, Theda Skocpol

 

 

 

 

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David Koch speaks at a summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity in Columbus, Ohio
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Trump at the UN
 

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By  Michael H Fuchs

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/25/trump-laughingstock-un-general-assembly

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UK: Even the rightwing press agree: Corbyn is winning the battle of ideas

 

After his conference speech, the Mail is among those warning that the Labour leader is crushing a stale, fatigued Tory party

 

 

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By  Polly Toynbee

 

 

 

 

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‘Corbynism is shifting the ground beneath the Tories’ feet and they sound knee-knocking scared.’
Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

‘This guy doesn’t know anything’: the inside story of Trump’s shambolic transition team

 

Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and The Big Short, reveals how Trump’s bungled presidential transition set the template for his time in the White House

 

 

Thu 27 Sep 2018 06.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/27/this-guy-doesnt-know-anything-the-inside-story-of-trumps-shambolic-transition-team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bestselling book claims corruption is Argentina's 'main structure of power'

 

The publication of a bestseller about bribery in the country comes amid a wave of corruption allegations against senior politicians

 

 

Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires

Thu 27 Sep 2018 09.00 BST

 

 

 

 

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A man protests against a police search at the home of Senator and former president Cristina Fernández. The search was part of a larger corruption investigation
Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The truth is that Trump has a point about globalisation

 

The president’s belief that the nation state can cure economic ills is not without merit

 

 

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By  Larry Elliott

 

 

 

 

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‘The stupendous growth posted by China over the past four decades has been the result of doing the opposite of what the globalisation textbooks recommend.’
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Let’s reinvent Europe to reclaim its promise and heal its divisions

 

Today we proclaim the founding values of peace, freedom, prosperity and solidarity

 

 

Christophe Castaner, Olivier Chastel, Dacian Cioloş, Joseph Muscat, Alexander Pechtold, Matteo Renzi, Albert Rivera and Guy Verhofstadt

Thu 27 Sep 2018 09.30 BST

 

 

 

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‘The European promise is not lost; it is just slumbering.’
Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How Momentum is tapping into the new US socialism

 

Rising US stars among speakers at group’s alternative Labour conference as transatlantic links are forged

 

 

Jessica Elgot Political correspondent

Wed 26 Sep 2018 12.59 BST

 

 

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John McDonnell speaks at Momentum’s the World Transformed event – its alternative to the Labour conference – on Tuesday
Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

'I will never forget': Kavanaugh accuser to testify as new allegations emerge

 

Christine Blasey Ford prepares for committee hearing as Kavanaugh denies new claims in interview with Republicans

 

 

Lauren Gambino in Washington

Thu 27 Sep 2018 12.35 BST

 

 

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Christine Blasey Ford calls Brett Kavanaugh ‘the boy who sexually assaulted me’ in her testimony
Photograph: Chris Wattie/Reuters
 
 
 
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Despite Gut-Wrenching Testimony from Dr. Blasey Ford, GOP Moves Forward with Vote on Kavanaugh

 

September 28, 2018

 

 

 

https://www.democracynow.org/2018/9/28/despite_heart_wrenching_testimony_from_dr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demonstrators hit the streets as Senate panel rams through Kavanaugh

 

September 28, 2018 12:50 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

 

 

 

 

Demonstrators hit the streets as Senate panel rams through Kavanaugh
During their testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh were portraits in contrast. Ford presented a careful and detailed account of what happened to her in the summer of 1982, while Kavanaugh angrily railed about left-wing conspiracies against him and claims of a Democratic revenge effort on behalf of Bill and Hillar.y Clinton. | AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

US groups raise millions to support rightwing UK thinktanks

 

Anonymous donors have given $5.6m since 2008 to groups linked to four thinktanks

 

 

Rob Evans, Felicity Lawrence and David Pegg

Fri 28 Sep 2018 16.24 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/sep/28/us-groups-raise-millions-to-support-rightwing-uk-thinktanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

European markets fall after Italy's deficit-widening budget plans

 

Proposals for 2019 put the country on a potential collision course with the EU

 

 

Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Fri 28 Sep 2018 17.59 BST

 

 

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Italy has the largest debt of any country in the eurozone except Greece, at 130% of GDP
Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

GOP degrades women and workers, Illinois Gov. Rauner says “Me too”

 

September 28, 2018 10:36 AM CDT By Tim Libretti

 

 

 

 
GOP degrades women and workers, Illinois Gov. Rauner says “Me too”
llinois Gov. Bruce Rauner addresses the crowd at the America First Policies event in Rosemont, Ill., July 13. | Brian Hill / Daily Herald via AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Van Dyke defense still trying to put Laquan McDonald on trial

 

September 27, 2018 10:49 AM CDT By Michelle Zacarias

 

 

 

 

Van Dyke defense still trying to put Laquan McDonald on trial
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke listens during his first degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Tuesday, Sept. 25. | Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune via AP

 

 

 

http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/van-dyke-defense-still-trying-to-put-laquan-mcdonald-on-trial/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump’s climate change denial imperils all of us

 

September 19, 2018 1:41 PM CDT By Jesse Jackson

 

 

 

 
Trump’s climate change denial imperils all of us
Hurricane Florence caused catastrophic flooding in North Carolina. Stronger and more frequent hurricanes are just one sign of climate change denied by President Trump. | AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

At Global Climate Action Summit, thousands vow to uphold Paris accord

 

September 20, 2018 10:15 AM CDT By Marilyn Bechtel

 

 

 

 

At Global Climate Action Summit, thousands vow to uphold Paris accord
Indigenous activists gather outside Global Climate Action Summit | Democracy Now!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Two children among seven people shot dead by Israel, say officials

 

Health ministry in Gaza says two boys among those killed by sniper fire and 90 others injured in shootings

 

 

Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Hazem Balousha in Gaza

Sat 29 Sep 2018 15.02 BST

 

 

 

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Palestinian protesters run to take cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops during clashes on the Gaza-Israel border
Photograph: Xinhua/Barcroft Images
 
 
 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/29/two-children-among-seven-people-shot-dead-by-israel-say-officials

 

A fascist, racist and freedom-suppressing gov't

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'I wanted him to feel my rage': protesters tell of Jeff Flake lift confrontation

 

Ana Maria Archila and Maria Gallagher confronted senator about Kavanaugh nomination

 

 

Vanessa Thorpe and Hannah Summers

Sat 29 Sep 2018 16.03 BST

 

 

 

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Ana Maria Archila has described her address to Flake as an ‘outpouring of frustration’.
Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/29/abuse-survivors-say-flake-lift-protest-in-solidarity-with-ford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F-35 fighter jet crashes in South Carolina on day $11.5bn deal announced

 

Pilot ejects safely on day Pentagon heralds new purchase

 

Plane has stealth technology Trump thinks makes it invisible

 

 

Martin Pengelly

Sat 29 Sep 2018 14.40 BST Last modified on Sat 29 Sep 2018 15.00 BST

 

 

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Two F-35B Lightning II jets owned by the British military
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Jerry Brown signs California law banning gun sales to most under 21

 

Governor signs law on rifles and other types of guns

 

Law enforcement, military, licensed hunters are exempt

 

 

Associated Press in Sacramento, California

Sat 29 Sep 2018 13.12 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/29/jerry-brown-signs-california-law-banning-gun-sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WLTM… a colour-blind dating app

 

We don’t condone racism in real life, so why is it OK for online swipers to block whole ethnic groups?

 

Chris Stokel-Walker

Sat 29 Sep 2018 16.00 BST Last modified on Sat 29 Sep 2018 16.09 BST

 

 

 

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Dating apps throw up particular problems when it comes to preferences and race
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The suffering millions of Yemen find a chance of hope on Capitol Hill

 

A House resolution and a vote on arms sales in the Senate could affect US backing for the Saudi-led coalition

 

 

Sat 29 Sep 2018 16.00 BST Last modified on Sat 29 Sep 2018 16.08 BST

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Smoke rises over the city of Hodeidah as the pro-government coalition’s offensive enters its fourth month
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Trump professes love for Kim and hate for Kavanaugh torment in freewheeling speech

 

President says he and North Korean dictator ‘fell in love’, decries nasty Democrats and believes UN speech drew respect

 

 

Ben Jacobs in Wheeling, West Virginia

Sun 30 Sep 2018 11.36 BST

 

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/30/trump-love-kim-nasty-democrat-kavanaugh-west-virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘She was paid by the Democrats’: Trump fans on Ford and Kavanaugh

 

In Wheeling, West Virginia, those who came to see the president praised the supreme court nominee and dismissed his accuser

 

 

Ben Jacobs in Wheeling, West Virginia

Sun 30 Sep 2018 13.27 BST

 

 

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Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia
Photograph: David Maxwell/EPA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FBI contacts Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez in investigation

 

Woman who says future supreme court nominee exposed himself to her poised to cooperate but report says third woman will not be contacted

 

 

Martin Pengelly and agencies

Sun 30 Sep 2018 12.22 BST

 

 

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This undated photo provided by Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence shows Deborah Ramirez, who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct at Yale
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Protests in Catalonia on first anniversary of independence vote

 

Activists block roads and railway to mark a year since referendum on secession

 

 

Sam Jones in Madrid

Mon 1 Oct 2018 15.17 BST

 

 

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Catalonia pro-independence supporters block a street as they protest in Barcelona
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Trump heralds 'wonderful new trade deal' to replace Nafta after Canada talks

 

Pact known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement settles differences on dairy and auto industry products

 

 

Reuters in Ottawa

Mon 1 Oct 2018 12.37 BST First published on Sun 30 Sep 2018 21.12 BST

 

 
 
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The US and Canada have reached a deal on trade issues, which means a new lease of life for the Nafta pact between the two countries and Mexico
Photograph: Lars Hagberg/AFP/Getty Images
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

US justice department sues California over new net neutrality law

 

In internet showdown justice department lawsuit is designed to quash a California law that restores protections

 

Agencies

Mon 1 Oct 2018 04.18 BST Last modified on Mon 1 Oct 2018 04.22 BST

 

 

 

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Demonstrators rally in support of net neutrality, before the Federal Communications Commission voted to scrap Obama-era rules that prevent phone and cable companies from favouring certain websites and apps
Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How a disastrous change in perspective disempowered the left and let the right rise

 

By dismissing the masses as fools, progressives confirmed all the culture warriors’ claims

 

 

Sun 30 Sep 2018 19.00 BST Last modified on Mon 1 Oct 2018 10.09 BST

By  Jeff Sparrow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Israel fumes as Ahed Tamimi honored by Real Madrid soccer club

 

Ambassador accuses team of “indirectly encouraging aggression” for hosting Palestinian teen, who served a prison sentence after a video emerged showing her slapping an IDF soldier

 

 

By TOI staff 29 September 2018, 9:51 pm

 

 

 

 
Ahed Tamimi is hosted at Real Madrid soccer club, September 29, 2018 (via twitter)
Ahed Tamimi is hosted at Real Madrid soccer club, September 29, 2018 (via twitter)
 
 
 
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November 30: Life or death deadline for many miners

 

October 1, 2018 10:35 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg

 

 

 

 

November 30: Life or death deadline for many miners
UMWA retirees talk pension protection with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. Courtesy office of Sen. Brown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This week in history: The Tlatelolco Massacre

 

October 1, 2018 11:00 AM CDT By Special to PeoplesWorld.org

 

 

 

 

This week in history: The Tlatelolco Massacre
Mexican army troops hold a group of young men arrested in the Plaza of the Three Cultures district in Mexico City on Oct. 3, 1968. | AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Time for men to follow women’s leadership and fight sexual assault

 

October 1, 2018 3:26 PM CDT By Bob Lord

 

 

 

 
Time for men to follow women’s leadership and fight sexual assault
A man holds up a sign during a protest against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh outside the offices of Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in PhoenixSept. 28. | Patricio Espinoza / AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trump didn’t make Youngstown great again; workers there are noticing

 

October 1, 2018 12:42 PM CDT By John Russo

 

 

 

 

Trump didn’t make Youngstown great again; workers there are noticing
A protester is removed from the Covelli Centre by police during a rally where President Donald Trump was speaking, July 25, 2017, in Youngstown, Ohio. | Tony Dejak / AP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Clara Labovsky: My mother’s story

 

September 21, 2018 12:54 PM CDT By Lee Saltz

 

 

 

 

Clara Labovsky: My mother’s story
Clara Labovsky just before attending a meeting of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. | Courtesy of Lee Saltz
 
 
 
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Global image of US is historically bad under Trump, says poll

 

International survey finds less confidence in Trump’s ability to lead than in Putin’s or Xi’s

 

 

Oliver Holmes

Tue 2 Oct 2018 10.48 BST Last modified on Tue 2 Oct 2018 11.56 BST

 

 

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Donald Trump at the UN in New York last week. The president’s global image rated much lower than that of the US as a whole
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Trump leaves Rose Garden listeners punch-drunk … even without alcohol

 

The president was ostensibly promoting a new trade deal but for 90 minutes he came across as a madcap carnival barker

 

 

David Smith in Washington

Mon 1 Oct 2018 22.27 BST

 

 

2 vids & pics

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/01/trump-nafta-usmca-speech-rose-garden-reporter-attack

 

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