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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - The Untold Story

Top-Down Political Cowardice Helped Make Charlie Hebdo a Lonely Target

From Jimmy Carter to Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama to John Kerry, politicians have led the abandonment of free speech.

Reason

David Graeber argued against ‘Great Man’ approaches to knowledge, but it seems his fate to become one

David Graeber, who died in 2020 at the age of 59, was an anthropologist and a political activist. The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World is a curated collection of his essays. Like a glitzy museum exhibition, it is part serious memorialisation, part entertainment, and part invitation to play.

The Conversation

As Trump Returns, China Seizes Chance For Climate Mantle

With Donald Trump expected to take the United States again out of climate diplomacy, China, the world's largest emitter but green energy powerhouse, is seizing on the chance to project itself as the global leader.

International Business Times

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We analyzed 9 years of Trump political speeches, and his violent rhetoric has increased dramatically

Donald Trump’s political career has been marked by a unique and often controversial rhetorical style. Since 2015, his rhetoric has evolved significantly, attracting attention for its direct, often violent tone.

The Conversation

From Swift to Springsteen to Al Jolson, candidates keep trying to use celebrities to change voters’ songs

It’s 2016 all over again. And 2020, for that matter. Democrats are staring at what looks to be another coin flip election between their party’s nominee and Donald Trump.

The Conversation

Hurricane Milton highlights urgent need to tackle climate change, warns John Kerry

As Hurricane Milton sweeps through Florida, John Kerry warns such storms will become more common without urgent climate action

Evening Standard

Ex-UN Ambassador Says Trump Broke the Law If He Called Putin: 'Another Apparent Trump Crime'

Susan Rice said Trump's alleged phone calls with Putin after leaving office may have violated the Logan Act.

Latin Times

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Revealed: CEO at heart of US ports strike made crude attacks on Biden and Democrats

David Adam of USMX made coarse remarks about president and appeared to endorse rightwing conspiracy theory

The Guardian - US

Tim Walz's Very Bad Answer on Social Media Censorship

The would-be vice president is wrong to say that misinformation lacks First Amendment protection.

Reason

Kamala's work history triggers Trump

Donald Trump's campaign keeps trying to swiftboat Kamala Harris — but there is no "stolen valor" at the fry station

Salon

‘Be a man and vote for a woman’: Kamala Harris’s unlikely edge in America’s masculinity election

Republicans are making anxiety around masculinity a key voting issue – but the Democratic nominee is hoping to turn it to her advantage

The Guardian - US

Kerry gives scathing rating on climate action: ‘Is there a letter underneath Z?’

Former secretary of state accuses oil and gas companies of ‘business as usual’ at major climate summit in New York

The Guardian - US

Lammy’s Kew speech seeks to put UK at centre of a reinvigorated climate fight

Foreign secretary’s stirring words on climate are welcome change from Sunak era. But now it is time for action

The Guardian - UK

The MAGA right actually hates America

Why do conservatives wrap themselves in the flag so desperately? Maybe because their ideas are un-American

Salon

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Al Jazeera

‘Russia backs Kamala Harris’: Putin’s history of US election ‘endorsements’

For two decades, President Putin has stirred the US election pot, including by signalling support for candidates.

Al Jazeera

Does a presidential candidate’s military service still matter to US voters?

Experts say that fewer veterans have won the White House in recent years — but a military record can still curry favour.

The Conversation

All politicians change their minds – and have been flip-flopping on positions for hundreds of years

People change their opinions. As my husband says, “I always reserve the right to get smarter,” paraphrasing Konrad Adenauer, the former chancellor of Germany.

The Independent UK

Takeaways from the AP's review of Tim Walz's descriptions of his military record

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years, rising through the enlisted ranks and receiving an honorable discharge

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The Independent UK

Walz’s exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record

John Kolb is a retired colonel in the Minnesota National Guard who says he knew Tim Walz by reputation as an “excellent leader” in his field artillery battalion

Roll Call

As GOP attacks, Democrats urge Walz to lean into military record - Roll Call

Republicans accuse Tim Walz of "unwillingness to lead in time of war" because his National Guard unit was deployed to Iraq after he retired.

The Independent UK

JD Vance accused of ‘crime against humanity’ after quip at famed Philly cheesesteak joint falls flat

The Republicans Against Trump X account posted: ‘Trump just lost Pennsylvania’

Top News

Trump Campaign Echoes 'Swift Boating' Tactics Against Gov. Walz

The Trump campaign's attacks on Gov. Tim Walz's military record draw comparisons to the 'swift boating' campaign against John Kerry, sparking a heated debate.

Salon

Democrats rebut Walz "swift-boating"

"We cannot presume that unfounded attacks will implode under their own lies," Rep. Jake Auchinschloss said

The Independent UK

Democrats push back as Trumpworld dusts off ‘swift boat’ attack on Walz

Attacks on Tim Walz’s military service echo false smears leveled against John Kerry in 2004

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