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5 votes
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While a potential US acquisition of Greenland looks unlikely there are compelling reasons why this would be of benefit to the West's security
12 votes -
What made Jimmy Carter such a strange US president
15 votes -
Jimmy Carter, longest-lived US president, dies aged 100
47 votes -
US Congress' age debate reignites over member living in retirement home
51 votes -
US federal anti-hazing legislation to impose new reporting obligations on colleges and universities
12 votes -
Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland – defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the package was at least $1.5bn
17 votes -
The Democratic National Committee should move HQ to Youngstown, Ohio
5 votes -
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said the Danish territory will "never be for sale" after US President-elect Donald Trump's comments
20 votes -
US anti-abortion officials from red states continue deputizing angry men to turn over their partners in new legal tactic
25 votes -
US President Joe Biden gives life in prison to thirty-seven of forty federal death row inmates so Donald Trump can't have them executed
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Analysis - how to effectively oppose Kash Patel nomination and some of Donald Trump's most egregious lies
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 23
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
8 votes -
Luigi Mangione US prosecutors have a jury problem: 'So much sympathy'
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What happens when climate denialism and misogyny intersect in the US? Enter: ‘petro-masculinity’.
9 votes -
A close reading of Luigi Mangione’s self-help library
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US President Joe Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people, the largest act of clemency in a day
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US government report - The cost of anticompetitive pricing algorithms in rental housing
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 16
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
9 votes -
Man who ran secret Chinese ‘police station’ to monitor and harass US-based dissidents pleads guilty in New York
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After talks, US removes bounty for capture of new Syrian leader
9 votes -
Capitol cops suing Donald Trump over January 6 riot ask US court for grand jury material gathered in federal case against Trump
17 votes -
Bold solutions to end the homelessness crisis
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Is there a way for Donald Trump to run for US presidency for a third time?
for me, the only good part of Trump winning the latest election is just that this is his final term. if America/the world can just white-knuckle it through 4 more years of trump then I feel like...
for me, the only good part of Trump winning the latest election is just that this is his final term. if America/the world can just white-knuckle it through 4 more years of trump then I feel like Trumpism/MAGA movement will die cause (call me crazy) but I don't see his base having that much enthusiasm or gusto for any other candidate. Trump seems unique in this unwavering supporting and loyalty-till-the-end regime he has created within the GOP with the help of Faux News.
I figure 4 more years of insanity, then America's boogeyman will recede into the limelight and maybe it'll force the Democrat Party to campaign on policies that will actually help the American people rather than "we are not a fascist like trump".
but I saw some headlines where Steve Bannon was talking about how to allow Trump to run again and I am not sure if that's just bluster from the MAGA movement as usual or there is a legit chance they'd find a way to strike down the 2 term limit for presidents?
14 votes -
"I was a US health insurance executive. What I saw made me quit."
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Why US health insurance reform is difficult
15 votes -
Norway is assessing its EU options as a second Donald Trump term looms – increased geopolitical tensions could yet see Oslo rethink its attitude towards Brussels
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A new US Supreme Court case about religion has a hidden trap for workers, in Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin
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Is Donald Trump playing for keeps? Can his US coalition between labor and capital last?
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US state courts will also have a strong impact on Donald Trump's plans through their authority over state officials and residents
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US Senator Elizabeth Warren pushes bill to make it easier and cheaper to file for bankruptcy
11 votes -
Elon Musk is wrong about the F-35
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A manifesto against for-profit US health insurance companies — by Michael Moore
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Inside the MAGA plot to write birthright citizenship out of the US constitution
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 9
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11 votes -
St Louis property owners receive giant bills from the city for repairs they didn’t agree to. Now, it’s under investigation.
11 votes -
Donald Trump nominates Fox News host and Army National Guard Major Pete Hegseth for US defense secretary
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Texas attorney general Ken Paxton sues New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to Texas woman
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Megathread - Donald Trump allies election interference trials Georgia
The trials for election interference in 2020 continue. This thread is about the Trump allies trials in Georgia.
12 votes -
A mass movement can beat health CEO greed
12 votes -
Help nominate Louis Rossmann for US Federal Trade Commission chair
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Why US Democrats got the politics of immigration so wrong for so long
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Some other America, one I do not know
24 votes -
US satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
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UC Berkeley scholar discusses higher education under US President-Elect Donald Trump's government
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Policy Window: A surprising lack of discussions regarding healthcare policy reform
Rather than rehash all the conversations about the identity or motive of the person who killed the United Healthcare CEO, I'd love to have a discussion about the policy window it seems to have...
Rather than rehash all the conversations about the identity or motive of the person who killed the United Healthcare CEO, I'd love to have a discussion about the policy window it seems to have opened. This is the first time we've seen widespread, bi-partisan support for an issue - seemingly medicare for all - but I can't find anyone actually talking about policy. None of the big legacy media organizations like BBC or CNN, or your typical cast of medicare for all characters like Bernie Sanders. I'm not sure if silence on the topic to insulate folks from being labelled "cold or heartless", but it seems like systematic issues with the insurance industry is at the core of what has everyone so riled up. Am I missing some large scale discussion happening that is actually focusing on regulatory change or is it just not happening?
Maybe to the heart of the question for those better informed than myself: What can we do from a grassroots perspective to push for regulatory reform while this is still fresh in the public eye? There seems to be momentum, can it be funneled into something meaningful?
I realize the threads I've seen on the topic have been locked, so if you participate in the discussion please keep this policy related. We all have strong feeling about what happened, but as much as we can let's stay on topic.
16 votes -
US pounds ISIS camps in Syria after Bashar al-Assad flees
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Public housing in the US was set up to fail but public funds still provide housing for a couple million people
14 votes -
Donald Trump may cancel US Postal Service electric mail truck contract, sources say
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 2
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8 votes