Health Care Renewal
Roy Poses is "Chief" Blogger at Health Care Renewal - addressing threats to health care's core values, and now larger threats to the democracy needed to advance health and welfare
France election live updates: Left-wing bloc leads in results projectionswww.washingtonpost.com The populist, anti-immigration National Rally party had been hoping to install France’s first far-right government since World War II, with 28-year-old Jordan Bardella as prime minister.
Biden, Putin, Xi, Modi: what is it that keeps old ideas, as well as old people, in power? | Kenan Malikwww.theguardian.com We live in societies that celebrate youth and youth culture, yet are governed by our elders
Watching Biden, many see the heartbreaking indignities of agingwww.washingtonpost.com “Painful and sad — those were my two words,” said Jean Moelter, 63, a retired high school English teacher from River Falls, Wisc.
Opinion | Trump doesn’t want Americans to know what Republicans stand forwww.washingtonpost.com The former president wants the 2024 GOP platform to be anodyne, but don’t be fooled. He has an extreme agenda.
The denial and disinformation facing October 7 survivorswww.smh.com.au Holocaust scholars recognise a sadly familiar pattern in October 7 denial, but are shocked at how quickly it set in.
Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes for Trump return at right-wing rallywww.reuters.com Brazilian far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro at a rally of conservative supporters on Saturday said the right was gaining ground internationally, in Italy and France, and said he hoped that former U.S. President Donald Trump will be returned to the White House this year.
How the 1990s broke politicswww.vox.com Inside the GOP’s transition from the party of Reagan to the party of Trump.
After 9 Months of War, Israelis Call for a Cease-Fire Deal and Electionswww.nytimes.com A day of nationwide anti-government protests comes amid signs of progress toward a truce and hostage deal with Hamas, as well as continued fighting.
Opinion | What Happened to the Originalism of the Originalists?www.nytimes.com In both Trump cases the liberal dissenters are more originalist than the conservative majority.
Four Takeaways From Biden’s Post-Debate Interviewwww.nytimes.com In his first television interview since the debate, President Biden tried to reassure supporters, but he spent much of the interview resisting questions about his capabilities.
Former Social Security watchdog abused her authority, investigation findswww.washingtonpost.com The Social Security Administration’s former inspector general abused her authority and undermined the integrity of her office, a report from a committee of federal watchdogs found.
Brazil Police Accuse Bolsonaro of Embezzling Saudi Jewelswww.nytimes.com Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, may soon face criminal charges for stealing gifts he received from foreign leaders.
Crisis? What Crisis? Biden Rejects Democratic Pessimism.www.nytimes.com After last week’s devastating debate performance, the president’s prime-time interview with ABC News was an exercise in not just damage control but reality control.
Opinion | Whoever the Democratic Candidate Is, Americans Have Already Lostwww.nytimes.com The American Republic feels fragile.
Trump's Camp Says It Has Nothing to Do With Project 2025 Manifesto -- Aside From Writing Ittheintercept.com Trump administration officials and campaign staff helped draft the controversial playbook and appear in its videos.
Intra-Maga row for Missouri’s attorney general seat reveals exaggerated résuméwww.theguardian.com Trump lawyer Will Scharf’s claims of prosecuting violent criminals conflicts with his record of mundane actions
Robert F Kennedy Jr promises to not ‘take sides’ with respect to 9/11 if elected presidentwww.theguardian.com Days after saying ‘I am who I am’ in response to sexual assault allegation, long-shot independent presidential candidate revives his 9/11 skepticism
‘Stealing with both hands’: veteran reporter Joe Conason details the right wing’s graftwww.theguardian.com Former Village Voice and New York Observer firebrand’s new book looks at US conservatism’s swindle of its own constituency
Leading neurosurgeon calls on Biden to undergo testing and release resultswww.theguardian.com Amid wide speculation about president’s health, Sanjay Gupta says he believes cognitive exam is warranted
The ReAwaken America Tour unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theoristswww.npr.org Some of the biggest proponents of conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections regularly tour the country together. Many of the speakers are closely tied to former President Donald Trump.
The US supreme court utterly distorted the true threat to American democracy | Lawrence Douglaswww.theguardian.com According to the court, a rogue prosecutor is somehow more dangerous to US rule of law than a rogue commander-in-chief
‘The claims are just outrageous’: Republican ex-governor condemns Arizona election lieswww.theguardian.com Jan Brewer has had it with election denialism – and she’s speaking out to defend poll workers across the political divide
Viktor Orbán visits Vladimir Putin to condemnation from fellow EU leaderswww.theguardian.com Brussels disassociates itself from Hungarian PM’s Moscow trip, which he has tried to cast as a peace mission
Biden’s aging is seen as accelerating, lapses described as more commonwww.washingtonpost.com Aides, foreign leaders, donors and members of Congress say Biden has seemed slower and more often loses his train of thought in recent months, though close aides insist he remains mentally sharp
Opinion | The Struggles of President Biden and the Truth About Agingwww.nytimes.com The president is a classic aging case playing out for the country to watch.
MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”newrepublic.com Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.
I never thought I’d argue for rearmament. But a looming Trump presidency changes everything | George Monbiotwww.theguardian.com A Putin-friendly president would pose a grave danger to Europe. Like it or not, this calls for greater defence, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot