It is the voting public in Israel that will settle their PM’s fate later this year. But all they have heard are promises of ‘total victory’ that prove to be hollow
It is a record of abject failure. I …
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Could Trump be forced out of office? – podcast ⊖
This week, despite securing a temporary ceasefire with Iran, there were calls from both the left and the right to invoke the 25th amendment of the US constitution to remove Donald Trump from office.
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15 days ago
Will Trump put boots on the ground in Iran? - The Latest ⊖
As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks.
Donald Trump threatened to…
18 days ago
At last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder | Jonathan Freedland ⊕
The US court verdicts declaring Meta liable for getting people addicted and ruining lives must be just the start of a global fightback
Good news is so rare these days, you don’t quite know how to take…
Is Trump losing it? (the war of course) – podcast ⊖
Donald Trump says the US has won its war with Iran. Iranian officials responded to this by mocking him.
This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about analysis suggestin…
25 days ago
Attacks on synagogues and Jewish shops in the UK, Europe and the US don’t hurt Netanyahu. They just hurt ordinary Jews | Jonathan Freedland ⊖⊖⊖
Too many want to cast acts of violence and antisemitism as blows against Israel’s government. But the fear and terror land on real people, thousands of miles away
Let us begin with a brief exchange on…
32 days ago
Even taking Trump’s confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, it’s still a total disaster | Jonathan Freedland ⊖⊖⊖
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Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worse
It’s not easy, but let’s try to look at this war in the best, most charitable li…
33 days ago
Could the US military turn on Trump? – podcast ⊕
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Since coming back into office, Donald Trump has sent troops to Venezuela, Iran and US cities. He has threatened to deploy them to Greenland in order to get what he wants. But what do the people who s…
46 days ago
‘I could see myself stepping into that void’: Gavin Newsom on fighting Trump and running in 2028 – podcast ⊖
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The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is widely regarded as one of the Democratic party’s leading contenders for the 2028 presidential election. He has also published a new book, Young Man in a H…
60 days ago
Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – they are the enablers, making racists feel great again | Jonathan Freedland ⊕⊕
With their profile and vile words, these malign provocateurs are tearing down decency’s guardrails
It lacks the elegance of “greed is good”, but as a distillation of the spirit of the age, it’s right …