Politics / November 1, 2023 The Twisted History of the American Crime Anxiety Industry Our political and cultural systems are obsessed with exploiting fears about crime. But it wasn’t always this way. Caleb Brennan Ad Policy 1964 GOP presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. (Bettmann via Getty Images) You had to watch your back on the grimy…
Politics / November 1, 2023 I Can No Longer Justify Voting for Joe Biden in 2024 For years, Ahmed Moor rationalized voting for Democrats as the lesser of two evils. Now, Biden’s unequivocal support for Israeli war crimes has destroyed that argument for him. Ahmed Moor Ad Policy US President Joe Biden is welcomed by…
Politics / November 1, 2023 Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same In linking two very different wars, Biden undermines Ukraine’s moral and legal case for sovereignty. David Klion Ad Policy President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office of the White House September 21,…
Morbid Symptoms / November 1, 2023 Memo to Biden Admistration Policy Dissidents: Don’t Mourn. Resign. The best thing staffers frustrated by the president’s policy in the Israel-Gaza war can do is quit. Jeet Heer Ad Policy Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) hugs US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion…
Politics Today 5:00 am Guess What, Glenn Youngkin? The GOP Makes Gun Crime Worse. Guess What, Glenn Youngkin? The GOP Makes Gun Crime Worse. New research shows that the gun death rate is highest in states controlled by Republicans. Virginia’s GOP governor wants voters to give him control anyway. Joan Walsh November 1, 2023 Virginia…
3 hours ago About sharing Watch: Bulldozers tear down Afghan houses in Islamabad By Caroline Davies Pakistan correspondent Pakistan has started to arrest Afghans as the country begins a nationwide crackdown on foreign nationals it says are in the country illegally. Thousands of Afghans in Pakistan have made their way back to Afghanistan in the…
39 minutes ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey & Tom Espiner BBC News House prices had the biggest monthly rise in October for more than a year, according to the Nationwide. However, they were still down sharply on a year ago, the UK’s biggest building society said. The 0.9% rise in prices was most likely…
7 minutes ago About sharing Heidi Klum ruffles feathers as a peacock By Andre Rhoden-Paul BBC News Halloween has come and let’s face it, it wouldn’t be spooky season without celebrities doing the most to serve us looks for the occasion. Supermodel Heidi Klum proves again why she is the queen of Halloween, strutting her…
1 hour ago About sharing Cdr Julian Bennett has been suspended on full pay since July 2020 A senior Met Police officer who drew up the force’s anti-drugs strategy has been sacked for refusing to provide a urine sample for cannabis testing. The actions of Cdr Julian Bennett, who joined the Met in 1976, were…
14 minutes ago About sharing A roof was ripped off a house and cars were damaged as a tornado hit Littlehampton on Saturday night By Tim Dodd BBC England Weather warnings have been upgraded, roads closed and people told not to stockpile goods as England and the Channel Islands prepare for Storm Ciarán. The Met…