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Greens must avoid ‘capture by extremists and racists’, says party MP
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U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions on International Criminal Court
The U.S. has announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowing to dismantle the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal.
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Week in Politics: Hegseth's livestream backlash; Greece ambassador Guilfoyle scandal
Bipartisan blowback on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plans to livestream a military execution, plus a scandal involving Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US Ambassador to Greece.
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On the ground in Ohio's 9th District: The battleground shaping next month's midterms
Ohio is a critical battleground in next month's midterms elections. NPR's Scott Simon traveled to the state's 9th Congressional District to hear from voters about their priorities.
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After losing ground with Latino voters, Democrats are turning to influencers for help
Democrats are hoping to win back Latino voters who have soured on both parties. They hope Latino content creators will bridge the gap.
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‘Gaza is a moral tear in the universe’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Are we really living through ‘end times fascism’? Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor think so. In a new series from the Guardian, the pair speak to Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty in an extended interview. From Trump 2.0 and the rise of the tech billionaire to Gaza and the climate emergency, Klein and Taylor argue we are not just lurching from crisis to crisis but are in a new and dangerous moment in history. But they haven’t given up hope of a fightback Radical Thinking will be published every Saturday in the Politics Weekly feed You can watch the full interview with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor here . Aditya’s suggested reading: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s End Times Fascism is out now and available here . It began life as a special essay in the Guardian, which you can read here . A different take on whether Trump 2.0 is fascist comes from the economist Branko Milanović on his br
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‘If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget
Some say party risks ‘looking twee’ by focusing on small fixes amid growing nervousness that budget lacks ambition In the days since Labour’s annual conference, party insiders have been sharing a word cloud produced by the pollsters More in Common, which shows the phrases voters most associate with Andy Burnham. Such polling is rarely flattering for politicians, and the prime minister’s version had its fair share of negatives. But one of the most prominent words in the cloud – and the one that has caught the imagination of Labour strategists – was “trying”. Continue reading...