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As the US philosopher and civil rights activist looks ahead to the presidential election, he discusses Joe Biden, Black Lives Matter and why Barack Obama was more Kenny G than John Coltrane Cornel West is a thinker. Readers of Prospect magazine recently voted him the world’s fourth-best thinker. And right now he is thinking about 3 November, and whether the United States will reject or endorse Do

'It is serious and intense': white supremacist domestic terror threat looms large in US

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From the frequency of attacks to the scope of ambition, racist terror groups – encouraged by the president, are showing unparalleled activity in the modern era On 6 October Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of homeland security, released his department’s annual assessment of violent threats to the nation. Analysts didn’t have to dig deep into the assessment to discover its alarming content. In a fo

What does it mean to be a man in 2020? Introducing our news series on masculinity

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As stereotypes are slowly being dismantled, we look at, among other things, male desire, love and mental health as we reassess what it takes to be a man What does it mean to be a man in 2020? This is the complicated question our new Guardian US series, The State of Men, sets out to explore. Continue reading...

I confronted my daughter's boyfriend – but I was really confronting myself

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Squared up with another man, I relied on anger to cover my fear and love – two things I had learned men should repress. Then I took a hard look at myself We squared off in an asphalt parking lot outside a diner near the interstate, somewhere between Denver and Colorado Springs. Me – coursing with adrenaline, sweat studding my brow – and my daughter’s boyfriend, who I’d flown from Chicago to meet.

Dodgers roar back to life to beat Braves and make World Series against Rays

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Los Angeles had trailed 3-1 in best-of-seven series Cody Bellinger’s home run seals 4-3 victory in Game 7 Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series for the third time in four years by topping the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series on Sunday night. Bellinger connected an inning after Kiké Herna

Brady gets better of Rodgers and Packers while Patriots slip under .500

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Baker Mayfield leaves game as Cleveland lose to rivals Pats fall under .500 after five games for first time since 2002 Denver kicker Brandon McManus had six field goals and linebacker Malik Reed came up with a big sack late to help the Broncos hold on for an 18-12 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday in a game twice delayed following positive coronavirus tests for both teams. Sunday’s game

National guard spy plane monitored George Floyd protest in Sacramento suburb

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Trump attempts to save himself in battleground states as Covid cases surge

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President stages rallies despite climbing infection rates Polls give Joe Biden national and swing state leads Whitmer: Trump is ‘inciting domestic terrorism’ US politics – live coverage With little more than two weeks to reverse his dismal standing in the polls, and amid a coronavirus resurgence that could sink his pursuit of a second term, Donald Trump has embarked on a tour of battleground stat

Rightwing populists place their bets on four more years of Trump

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Leaders from Viktor Orbán to Jair Bolsonaro are wary of a return to geopolitics as usual In Budapest, Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, says he is “rooting for another victory for Donald Trump”. In Rio de Janeiro, Jair Bolsonaro has been pictured in a Trump 2020 campaign hat. Rightwing nationalist politicians around the globe are abandoning the usual diplomatic etiquette of hedgin

Trump trails Biden as campaigns head for battleground states – live

500+by Martin Pengelly in New York / 18h

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Trump: If I lose, it will be to the worst candidate in history – video

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Donald Trump has described his Democratic presidential rival, Joe Biden, as the 'worst candidate in history' at a rally in Wisconsin. 'If I lose … what do I do? I'd rather run against somebody who is extraordinarily talented, at least this way I can go and lead my life.' Trump again insisted that he was immune from Covid-19, saying he 'got better fast' and that he 'can now jump into the audience

‘Guns are a way to exercise power’: how the idea of overthrowing the government became mainstream

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Josh Horwitz says the concept of a violent insurrection is at the heart of American gun culture; and that guns will be used to settle political disputes Josh Horwitz has been an American gun control activist for nearly 30 years. In 2009, he co-wrote a bo