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Donald Trump says US 'under siege from far-left fascism' in Mount Rushmore speech – video

 

Standing beneath Mount Rushmore on the eve of independence day in the US,  the president said the nation’s history was 'under siege from far-left fascism'.  He defended the symbolism of statues and monuments.........

 

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Kanye West declares he will run for US president in 2020

 

Rapper uses Independence Day to make announcement, but it’s not clear if he has filed any official paperwork to appear on ballots

 

David Smith in Washington

Sun 5 Jul 2020 04.56 BST

 

 

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Rapper Kanye West says he is running for US president
Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP
 
 
 
 
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Gun violence kills 160 as holiday weekend exposes tale of 'two Americas'

 

With more than 500 wounded across the US, local leaders see racism and under-investment at the root of the crisis

 

Joanna Walters in New York and agencies

Tue 7 Jul 2020 10.00 BST

 

 

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Eight-year-old Secoriea Turner was killed over the violent Fourth of July holiday weekend near the site where Rayshard Brooks was killed on 12 June in Atlanta
Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA
 
 
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Only bold state intervention will save us from a future owned by corporate giants

 

If small businesses fail after Covid-19, the big boys will become even more powerful. A radical 1930s policy could be the answer

 

Joe Guinan and Martin O'Neill

Mon 6 Jul 2020 09.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/06/state-intervention-amazon-recovery-covid-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Invest in the green economy and we'll recover from the Covid-19 crisis

 

We must target public spending on green, labour intensive projects which have far more bang for their bucks than tax cuts

 

Thu 2 Jul 2020 10.09 BST First published on Thu 2 Jul 2020 10.08 BST

Joseph Stiglitz (a Nobel laureate in economics, university professor at Columbia University and chief economist at the Roosevelt Institute)

 

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Donald Trump's behavior was shaped by his 'sociopath' father, niece writes in bombshell book

 

  • Guardian obtains copy of Too Much and Never Enough
  • Author thanks president’s sister for ‘enlightening information’

 

Martin Pengelly in New York

Tue 7 Jul 2020 20.19 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/07/donald-trump-abuse-father-niece-mary-book

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Duterte's anti-terror law a dark new chapter for Philippines, experts warn

 

Legal challenges mount against new law, which allows warrantless arrests and could affect delivery of coronavirus aid

 

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

Thu 9 Jul 2020 06.48 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/09/dutertes-anti-terror-law-a-dark-new-chapter-for-philippines-experts-warn

 

Another dictator

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Srebrenica 25 years on: how the world lost its appetite to fight war crimes

 

Ratko Mladić was brought to justice but where’s the desire to investigate mass killings in Syria, Yemen and Myanmar?

 

Julian Borger world affairs editor

Sun 5 Jul 2020 08.06 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/05/srebrenica-25-years-on-how-the-world-lost-its-appetite-to-fight-war-crimes

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srebrenica_massacre

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US supreme court to rule on Trump tax returns while coronavirus cases soar – live updates

 

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Vauhxx Booker: black activist details 'attempted lynching' by group of white men in Indiana – video

 

A black civil rights campaigner says he was the victim of an 'attempted lynching' by a group of white men and 'would be a hashtag' had friends not intervened during the incident at a southern Indiana lake......

 

Thu 9 Jul 2020 01.42 BST Last modified on Thu 9 Jul 2020 09.16 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/jul/08/vauhxx-booker-black-activist-details-attempted-lynching-by-group-of-white-men-in-indiana-video

 

That's where I lived for a year in 1980/81...Bloomington , IN......That's most likely Griffith lake.....

Sad happening......In 2020.....

 

 

 

 

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Trump commutes sentence of Roger Stone, longtime friend and adviser

 

Move means Stone, due to serve more than three years for crimes related to Russia investigation, will not set foot in prison

 

Maanvi Singh in San Francisco

Sat 11 Jul 2020 02.25 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/10/roger-stone-trump-commutes-prison-sentence

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European countries need to recognise the Palestinian state before it's too late

 

It won’t halt Israel’s annexation plans, but it would be a vital step in the right direction at a perilous moment

 

Sun 12 Jul 2020 12.00 BST Last modified on Sun 12 Jul 2020 12.01 BST

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Robert Mueller breaks his silence and condemns Trump for commuting Roger Stone's sentence

 

US special counsel defends his investigation into allegations of corruption during 2016 election

 

Joanna Walters in New York

Sun 12 Jul 2020 13.27 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/12/robert-mueller-breaks-his-silence-and-con

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The Guardian view on Poland's election: a good day for intolerance

 

The re-election of Andrzej Duda as president, by the narrowest of margins, shows Polish liberals must find a way to reconnect with non-urban voters

 

Mon 13 Jul 2020 18.44 BST Last modified on Mon 13 Jul 2020 21.55 BST

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De Blasio doubles down on support of Black Lives Matter protests in NYC

 

Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down Friday on his decision to bless Black Lives Matter marches wherever and whenever they may happen while pulling the permits for the Big Apple’s usual slate of summertime parades and street festivals due to the threat posed by large gatherings amid the coronavirus

 

 

By Nolan Hicks and Carl Campanile

July 10, 2020 | 1:36pm | Updated

 

 

 

 

 

https://nypost.com/2020/07/10/de-blasio-doubles-down-on-support-for-black-lives-matter-marches/

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Covid-19 is no excuse for sovereign creditors to move the goalposts on debt

 

Vulture funds want to change Argentina’s debt structure. We need to stop them from setting a dangerous precedent

 

Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Howse and Anne-Marie Slaughter 

Joseph E Stiglitz is a Nobel laureate in economics, university professor at Columbia University and chief economist at the Roosevelt Institute.

Robert Howse is a professor at New York University School of Law.

Anne-Marie Slaughter is a former director of policy planning in the US state department, the CEO of the thinktank New America and professor emerita of politics and international affairs at Princeton University.

 

Mon 13 Jul 2020 06.00 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/13/covid-19-is-no-excuse-for-sovereign-cred

 
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The right are in power everywhere – but they can't stop playing the victim

 

They own most of Britain’s media and sit in No 10. Why are these champions of liberty upset about millennials on Twitter?

 

Thu 16 Jul 2020 06.00 BST Last modified on Thu 16 Jul 2020 11.04 BST

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Portland mayor demands Trump remove federal agents from city

 

  • People detained far from property agents were sent to protect
  • Trump looking for a confrontation, says governor
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Associated Press in Portland, Oregon

Sat 18 Jul 2020 14.37 BST

 

 

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Federal law enforcement officers face off with protesters in Portland, Oregon, on 18 July
Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
 
 
 
 
 
 
Had a great time in Portland, OR  many years ago........Memories.......
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'It's like she's my daughter': After Vanessa Guillén's killing, a California city reckons with the military

 

Richmond residents are sharing their own stories of abuse in the military and reconsidering the presence of recruiters at local schools

 

Abené Clayton in Richmond

Sat 18 Jul 2020 11.00 BST

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/18/vanessa-guillen-richmond-california-milita

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EU leaders reconvene after stormy talks over €750bn ($861.30B) recovery package

 

Meeting follows acrimonious first day of negotiations with Dutch prime minister demanding national veto on spending

 

Daniel Boffey in Brussels

Sat 18 Jul 2020 12.46 BST

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/18/eu-leaders-reconvene-after-stormy-talks-over-750bn-recovery-package

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Donald Trump has unified America – against him

 

The president’s assault on decency has created an emerging coalition, across boundaries of race, class and partisan politics

 

Sun 19 Jul 2020 06.00 BST Last modified on Sun 19 Jul 2020 06.02 BST

Robert Reich   (a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. His new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, is out now. He is a columnist for Guardian US)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

UN chief slams 'myths, delusions and falsehoods' around inequality

 

António Guterres uses Mandela lecture to call for radical shake-up of IMF and World Bank in wake of coronavirus pandemic

 

Karen McVeigh

Sat 18 Jul 2020 13.00 BST Last modified on Sat 18 Jul 2020 13.52 BST

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Watching Trump's paramilitary squads descend onto Portland, it's hard not to feel doomed

 

The federal police are there to exert power, bully dissenters and intimidate Americans into giving up their First Amendment protections

 

Mon 20 Jul 2020 11.19 BST Last modified on Mon 20 Jul 2020 14.28 BST

Francine Prose

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/20/trump-shock-troops-portland-doomed

 

 

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