When I was a college basketball player, some believed we were treated differently from other Black and Brown people. An event last weekend suggests otherwiseIt was 1996, my first day stepping foot on Syracuse University's campus. I saw a big student protest was taking place so, with my freshman's inquisitive mind, I ventured over to see what was going on.
Former prisoners feel disposable' after being driven to accept jobs that often pay lower wages and have no benefitsHundreds of thousands Floridian workers with criminal records are driven to accept jobs at temporary staffing agencies, often with lower wages and no benefits, according to a new report.Former prisoners described feeling disposable" after finding themselves stuck in temporary jobs, unable to obtain direct employment with companies. Continue reading...
The international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move onGenocide is a process, not an event. When genocide happens, its roots, and the conditions that allowed it, often become visible only in retrospect. If those conditions remain unchanged and there is no accountability, there's every reason to believe the violence will return, perhaps even worse, especially if it was never fully halted. This is exactly what we are seeing in the case of Gaza. Demanding accountability from Israeli leaders isn't just about the past, it's the only way to challenge a system designed to repeat such violence.A strange kind of calm has settled over Israel in the weeks since the Gaza ceasefire was declared. The sirens stopped. The hostages who survived the 7 October attack and nearly two years in captivity came home. But this calm - which has not been extended to Gaza, where more than 200 civilians have been killed since the ceasefire supposedly went into effect is built around an unclear plan by Donald Trump that does not address the root causes of the violence, and is merely a mirage. Nothing has changed in the violent political system that Palestinians and Israelis live under. The machinery behind the violence remains intact. The logic of domination still rules.Yuli Novak is executive director of the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem Continue reading...
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Mark Bray has become one of the highest-profile people caught up in Donald Trump's efforts to target AntifaBaggage dropped and boarding passes in hand, Mark Bray and his family cleared security at Newark airport in early October. Their flight to Spain was meant to ferry the family of four to safety after days of mounting threats; instead, as they waited at the gate to board, they were told that someone had cancelled their reservation.It felt like I was being watched and laughed at," said Bray, a professor at Rutgers university who teaches a course on the history of antifascism and in 2017 wrote a book on Antifa. I knew it was politically motivated one way or the other." Continue reading...
Former treasury secretary steps away to rebuild trust' after severe backlash but will continue teaching Harvard classesThe Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers' wing man".Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...
Donald Trump says we have nothing to hide' as Maga suspicions grow over files - key US politics stories from Monday 17 November at a glanceDonald Trump has told his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a sudden reversal of his earlier position.The US president's post on his Truth Social website came after the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said previously that he believed a vote on releasing justice department documents in the Epstein case should help put to rest allegations that he [Trump] has something to do with it". Continue reading...
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Border Patrol is at the center of the immigration crackdown in North Carolina - what does US law say about their presence?Robert Tait and the Associated Press contributed reporting Continue reading...
Lingering thunderstorms pose risk of mudslides in areas around Los Angeles recently ravaged by wildfiresA powerful atmospheric river weather system has mostly moved through California but not before causing at least seven deaths and dousing much of the state.Among the dead was a seven-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean by waves estimated up to 20ft at a state beach on Friday. The girl's father, 39-year-old Yuji Hu, of Calgary, Alberta, was killed while trying to save his daughter. Continue reading...
Former leaders' report cautions against politicizing armed forces as national guard deployments raise tensions in USWith months of escalation between US cities and the Trump administration amid the deployment of national guard troops, former military officials released a report on Monday about the risks of politicizing the nation's armed forces.The report warns that increasing domestic military deployments, such as using national guard troops for immigration enforcement in the US, and removing senior military officers and legal advisers have made the armed forces appear to serve partisan agendas. Continue reading...
Lisa Cook's lawyer details defense against accusations she misrepresented residences to get better mortgage rateLawyers for Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor, called Trump administration allegations of mortgage fraud against her baseless" on Monday and accused the administration of cherry-picking" discrepancies to bolster their claims.After accusing Cook of misrepresenting multiple residences as her primary residence to get a better mortgage rate, Donald Trump briefly fired Cook from her role as a Fed governor and as one of 12 voting members of the Federal Reserve board that sets interest rates. The supreme court reinstated her and will in January hear arguments over Cook's removal. Continue reading...
Trump administration official confirms David Richardson will depart agency after six months in roleThe acting administrator of Fema is leaving the agency, a senior Trump administration official said on Monday.David Richardson resigned after only a brief stint leading the Federal Emergency Management Agency amid a furor over his responsiveness, especially during the catastrophic flooding in Texas during the summer that swept away a children's camp and killed more than 130 people. Continue reading...
North Carolina governor says immigration crackdown stoking fear' as officials say at least 130 people detainedAggressive arrests by federal immigration agents continued in Charlotte on Monday after a weekend sweep in which authorities said they detained a total of at least 130 people in North Carolina's largest city, as protests picked up.North Carolina's governor, Josh Stein, on Monday warned that the crackdown was simply stoking fear" and resulting in severe disruption. Continue reading...
President reverses course and calls for House vote to force release of further documents - what might they reveal?Tens of thousands of documents have been released by members of Congress related to Jeffrey Epstein, the child sexual abuser, that shed light on his communications with and about powerful people, including the president.Last week, Democratic members of Congress released three emails pertaining to Trump and Epstein, then Republican members released more than 20,000 emails. Continue reading...
US president said we'll work something out' in reference to meeting with the New York City mayor-electDonald Trump has signaled that he may soon meet with New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, telling reporters that Mamdani would like to meet with us", adding, we'll work something out" despite being political polar opposites who have shared sharp words for each other previously.He would like to come to Washington and meet, and we'll work something out," the US president said late on Sunday, referring to Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist and former state assemblymember who won the New York City mayoral election earlier this month. We want to see everything work out well for New York." Continue reading...
Protesters gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Sunday after federal agents arrested at least 81 people in Charlotte as part of an expanded crackdown on illegal immigration under the Trump administration.Critics have denounced the aggressive enforcement strategy, accusing ICE agents of racial profiling and targeting people indiscriminately in heavily-policed neighbourhoods
Rapper to give address on Tuesday after supporting Trump's post condemning Nigerian governmentThe US-based Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj will work alongside the White House to highlight claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria.Minaj is expected to deliver a speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, according to a Time journalist who first posted about the collaboration on Sunday, adding that it was arranged by Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to Donald Trump. Continue reading...
The so-called Judgment Day will generate millions of dollars and attract huge ratings, but leave boxing a little more brokenThe unsurprising confirmation of a colossal global showdown" between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua arrived on Monday morning with a dull thud. That grand description of an eight-round scrap between a former YouTuber and a former world heavyweight champion was supplied by Paul's company, Most Valuable Promotions, which also announced that the contest will be screened live on Netflix on 19 December and called Judgment Day.Boxing operates in a netherworld that appears to have sunk far beyond any fear of judgment, while Paul has always had delusions of grandeur as a novice pro. But even boxing may have to consider its own culpability should Paul be badly hurt and end up in hospital after this fully sanctioned bout with regulation 10oz gloves is held in Miami. Continue reading...
Donald Trump's trade wars and Chinese competition constitute formidable headwinds. But old economic orthodoxies are not the answerLast March, following angst-ridden months as Europe came to terms with Donald Trump's return to the White House, financial markets in Paris, Milan and Berlin were gripped by a surge of optimism. The cause was a historic deal brokered by Friedrich Merz, then Germany's chancellor-elect, which loosened constitutional spending constraints in the EU's powerhouse nation. Here at last, it was hoped, was the fiscal kickstart required to end a prolonged period of economic stagnation, and mitigate geopolitical headwinds blowing from the US and China.Six months into Mr Merz's premiership, the angst is back and there are the first murmurings of rebellion. Thechancellor's plan included whatever it takes" levels of defence spending, designed to prepare Germany for a changed era in which the US was no longer a dependable ally, and a huge 500bn investment in infrastructure and the green transition. But last week, the chancellor's team of economic advisers downgraded growth forecasts for 2026 to below 1%. And ahead of what wouldconstitute a fourth year of near-flatlining, businessconfidencehasslumped.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
Enrollment fell 17%, the largest drop in a decade aside from the pandemic, amid Trump's immigration crackdownThe number of international students enrolling in US colleges and universities plunged this year as the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown on higher education began to bite, data released on Monday reveals.New international student enrollment fell 17% in the current academic year, the largest drop in more than a decade aside from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a fall snapshot published by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Continue reading...
Judge ruled DoJ engaged in profound investigative missteps' on way to indicting the former FBI directorA US judge on Monday found evidence of government misconduct" in how a prosecutor aligned with Donald Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI director James Comey and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey's defense team.Last week, prosecutors were ordered to produce a trove of materials from the investigation, with the court saying it was concerned that the US justice department's position on Comey had been to indict first and investigate later". Continue reading...
Trump administration's claim it has authority to meter' applications may turn on definition of arriving in USThe US supreme court agreed on Monday to hear a defense by the Trump administration of the government's authority to limit the processing of asylum claims at ports of entry along the US-Mexico border.The court took up the administration's appeal of a lower court's determination that the metering" policy, under which US immigration officials could stop asylum seekers at the border and decline to process their claims, violated federal law. Continue reading...
Epstein paints Trump as someone he knew intimately. But the documents also reveal how many powerful men confided in himBefore he died, Jeffrey Epstein made it clear that Donald Trump knew about the girls".Trump has denied any knowledge of or involvement in Epstein's longstanding child sex-trafficking operation. But in newly released emails that members of Congress disclosed to the media amid the end of this fall's government shutdown, the dead child sex trafficker and financier can be seen corresponding on many occasions about Donald Trump, his former close friend and associate, throughout the last few years of his life, as Trump's rise to prominence in national politics beginning in 2015 drew renewed attention to his relationship with Epstein.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...
The US president says he backs lawmakers' efforts to release the files before an expected House vote this week. Plus: is there a dark side to gratitude?
The military has been recast in a partisan, performative mold - all according to the president's logic of impunityOf all the reasons Americans have been losing sleep recently - hunger, canceled flights, Democrats betraying them - the most ominous has to do with an institution usually absent from discussions about the fate of our democracy: the military. No need to be starry-eyed about US imperialism and what has long been criticized as an ever-expanding national security state"; one can still appreciate that it is a good thing if generals do not take sides in politics - just ask anyone from the many countries around the world where they do. But a pattern is becoming clear: Donald Trump is purging the higher ranks based on his prejudices and demands for loyalty; the military is being turned into a partisan instrument and a political prop; more dangerous still, the president is instilling the logic of impunity that has come to characterize his entire approach to governance.Figures deemed too close to Trump critics, such as Gen Mark Milley, have seen promotions delayed or canceled; those targeted by far-right influencers might face professional backlash. Trump used Maga-fied soldiers as background to a Fort Bragg speech, violating longstanding norms against instrumentalizing state institutions for partisan purposes. Every violation becomes a test of who will be loyal: critics - the potentially disloyal - will identify themselves. Continue reading...
by Victoria Bouloubasis in Durham, North Carolina on (#71H22)
Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a standstill' after at least 81 were arrested over the weekendMany communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people - while normally-thriving immigrant enclaves and business districts came to a standstill.Federal agents were deployed in what the Department of Homeland Security, the parent agency of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calls Operation Charlotte's Web, sparking protests. Continue reading...
The Seahawks quarterback has looked like an MVP this season. But his old failings returned in Los Angeles on SundayThe biggest game of Week 11 was undoubtedly the matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. Both teams came in with 7-2 records, and were seemingly evenly matched on both sides of the ball, with dynamic offenses and stingy defenses. In the end, it was a defensive battle that the Rams won, 21-19, by the skin of their teeth.Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, who had played at a near-MVP level this season for the most part, did absolutely nothing to help his team - and plenty to hurt them. Darnold matched his career high with four interceptions, completing 29 of 44 passes for 279 yards, no touchdowns, those picks, and a passer rating of 45.5. Continue reading...
Strike comes as navy's most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean Sea and president says US may open talks with Venezuelan leaderThe United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday.Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics," the US Southern Command announced in a post on social media. Continue reading...
Thomas Massie has criticized Trump for ordering attorney general Pam Bondi to examine Democrats with ties to Epstein - key US politics stories from 16 November at a glanceRepublican congressman Thomas Massie has challenged Donald Trump over whether the US president is making a last-ditch effort" to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation.Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by the government public both raised fresh concerns about the latest actions by the White House. Continue reading...
Thomas Massie says move could be Trump's last-ditch effort' to keep Epstein files from becoming publicRepublican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether the US president is making a last-ditch effort" to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation.Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by the government public both raised fresh concerns about the latest actions by the White House. Continue reading...
Trump administration has made Democratic-led city its latest target despite fierce objections from local leadersA top border patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina's largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported a surge of encounters with federal immigration agents near churches and apartment complexes.The Trump administration has made the Democratic-led city of about 950,000 people its latest target for an immigration enforcement crackdown it says will combat crime, despite fierce objections from local leaders and the fact that crime rates in the city are steadily declining. Continue reading...
Complaint slams government's actions as unlawful and invalid' after air force revoked early retirement benefitsA group of 17 transgender US air force members has sued the Trump administration for denying them early retirement pensions and benefits.The complaint, submitted in federal court, describes the government's move against them as unlawful and invalid". Continue reading...
Donald Trump's remarks on resuming nuclear testing have highlighted the risks. Proliferation must not be considered inevitableWhen Eisaku Sat, a former prime minister of Japan, received the Nobel peace prize in 1974 after committing his country to not making nuclear bombs, owning them or allowing them on its territory, he assured the audience: I have no doubt that this policy will be pursued by all future governments."Yet last week, Sanae Takaichi, Japan's new prime minister, declined to say whether the country that understands the cost of nuclear war better than any other would stand by its commitment - reflecting the bleak broader outlook. Eighty years after the US dropped Little Boy on Hiroshima, incinerating tens of thousands of people, and almost 40 after Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan seriously discussed nuclear abolition in Reykjavik, the spectre looms once more. Last month, Donald Trump ordered the US military to match other countries' nuclear weapons testing. Continue reading...
It is our solemn duty to ensure he is remembered for all he has done and may still do to destroy US democracyThe US treasury has drafted a design for a $1 coin featuring Donald Trump on both sides, for the purpose of honoring America's 250th Birthday and @POTUS", according to treasury officials.Meanwhile, Trump reportedly wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7bn stadium after him. A senior White House source told ESPN: It's what the president wants, and it will probably happen."Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is a professor of public policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Guardian US columnist and his newsletter is at robertreich.substack.com. His new book, Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America, is out now Continue reading...
With returns to fitness and form, Mauricio Pochettino has two creative players capable of fine flashes to overcome difficultyMauricio Pochettino hugged the United States men's national team's prodigal son as he sauntered off the field, giving Gio Reyna a peck on the cheek and whispering something in his ear.We will probably never learn what he said, exactly, but we can guess. Continue reading...
Congresswoman, a longtime Trump ally, pushes back on president's remarks labeling her a traitor and a lunaticGeorgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday called Donald Trump's remarks labeling her a traitor and a lunatic hurtful" but said she hopes she and the US president can make up", despite stark differences over policy and the release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein.Greene, a longtime ally and fierce defender of Trump and the Make America great again" (Maga) base, pushed back against his name-calling in her first interview since Trump withdrew his support for her on Friday. Continue reading...
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