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  • Dec. 2023 News

     

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    Editor's Choice: Scroll below for our monthly blend of mainstream and December 2023 news and views

    Note: Excerpts are from the authors' words except for headlines and occasional "Editor's notes" such as this.

     

    Dec. 2

    Top Headlines

    • New York Times, Live: Israel Launches Strikes and Orders Evacuations in Southern Gaza
    • New York Times, Israelis Are Angry at Netanyahu, but Chances of His Ouster Are Slim
    • Israel FlagNew York Times, Israel Resumes Strikes on Gaza After Truce Expires
    • New York Times, A new forecast shows where countries are — and aren’t — making progress on climate change
    • New York Times, Hostages Freed From Gaza Recount Violence, Hunger and Fear
    • New York Times, Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago, Ronen Bergman and Adam Goldman
    • New York Times, 5 Takeaways From the DeSantis-Newsom Debate
    • Democratic-Republican Campaign logosPolitico, The 543-word editorial that may have just upended the presidential campaign
    • Washington Post, Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress on bipartisan vote
    • New York Times, Opinion: Farewell to George Santos, the Perfect MAGA Republican, Michelle Goldberg
    • New York Times, What’s Next for George Santos? Court Dates and, Maybe, Reality TV
    • sandra day oconnor oWashington Post, Sandra Day O’Connor, pathbreaking woman on Supreme Court, dies at 93
    • New York Times, Opinion: Sandra Day O’Connor Never Stopped Being a Politician, Jeffrey Toobin

     

    Climate Summit in Dubai

     

     

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     Heads of state and government will be speaking at the COP28 summit in Dubai on Friday and Saturday (Photo by Sean Gallup via Getty Images).

    • New York Times, U.S. Announces Plan to Cut Millions of Tons of Methane Emissions
    • New York Times, A new estimate of climate change’s economic impact could legally justify aggressive regulations in the U.S
    • New York Times, Pope Francis couldn’t travel to COP28, but a Vatican envoy challenged world leaders on his behalf
    • New York Times, More than 20 countries pledged to triple nuclear capacity in a push to cut fossil fuels
    • New York Times, Global Warming Talks Begin Amid Deep Tensions,
    • New York Times, A Climate Summit Begins With Fossil Fuels, and Frustration, Going Strong

     

    Destroying Democracies

    Mississippi 'Goon Squad' Suspects: Top row: former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon and Brett McAlpin; bottom row: former deputies Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke, and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield. All pleaded guilty this year to federal and state charges (Photo by Rogelio V. Solis via Associated Press ).

    • President Donald Trump officialNew York Times, Investigation: How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
    • Washington Post, Opinion: A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending, Robert Kagan
    • Washington Post, U.S. stops helping Big Tech spot foreign meddling amid GOP legal threats
    • New York Times, 4,789 Facebook Accounts in China Impersonated Americans, Meta Says
    • WhoWhatWhy, Commentary: The Fake Populists Who Serve Elites While Claiming to Stand for the People, Ruth Ben-Ghia
    • liz cheney oath coverNew York Times, 6 Takeaways From Liz Cheney’s Book Criticizing Trump and His ‘Enablers,’ Peter Baker
    • Washington Post, Analysis: Why new Ariz. indictments are key in the fight against election subversion, Aaron Blake
    • Washington Post, Antagonism flares as red states try to dictate how blue cities are run
    • beryl howellPolitico, Judge key to Jan. 6 cases warns US faces 'authoritarian' threat, Josh Gerstein
    • Washington Post, Sandy Hook families offer Alex Jones a deal to settle $1.5 billion debt

     

    More On Israel's War With Hamas

    • World Crisis Radio, Strategic Commentary: In unfriendly act towards sole ally USA, butcher Bibi re-starts Gaza bloodbath despite efforts of Biden, Blinken, & Burns to make ceasefire into a permanent armistice, Webster G. Tarpley
    • pope francis uncropped 3 13Washington Post, Gazans mourn loss of their libraries: Cultural beacons and communal spaces
    • Washington Post, In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing ‘terror’
    • New York Times, A Michigan city with one of the highest percentages of Arab Americans in the U.S. is suffering
    • Politico, Benny Gantz eyes his moment to topple Israel's Netanyahu
    • New York Times, Opinion: Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War, Thomas L. Friedman
    • New York Times, Israel-Hamas War: Blinken Returns to Middle East as U.S. Tries to Shape Next Phase of War

     

    More On Trump Battles, Crimes, Claims, Allies

     

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    • Washington Post, U.S. judge rejects Trump immunity claim in Jan. 6 criminal prosecution
    • Washington Post, Trump lawyer: Georgia trial would have to wait if Trump wins in 2024
    • Washington Post, Olympic swimmer Klete Keller avoids prison time for role in Jan. 6 riot 
    • Politico, New York court reinstates Trump’s gag orders in civil fraud case
    • Washington Post, Trump co-defendant in Georgia who pleaded guilty could testify in other cases
    • New York Times, Lawyer Told Trump Defying Documents Subpoena Would Be a Crime
    • New York Times, Trump’s Bankers Say His Exaggerated Net Worth Did Not Affect Loans
    • New York Times, Jan. 6 Defendant Who Opened Fire on Deputies Sentenced to Two Years
    • Jonathan Braun, former President Donald J. Trump, and Mr. Braun’s wife pose for a picture on a golf course in front of palm trees. Mr. Trump is giving a thumbs up and wearing a red Make America Great Again hat, dark pants and a white polo shirt that says “President Donald Trump.”Politico, Trump backs Adams, Cuomo in sexual misconduct lawsuits
    • New York Times, Investigation: A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners, Michael S. Schmidt, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Alan Feuer
    • New York Times, Here are some takeaways from the investigation into Jonathan Braun’s pardon
    • Washington Post, The Trump Trials: New Trump defense motions in D.C. case expected on Monday

     

     U.S. Military, Security, Intelligence, Foreign Policy, JFK Death

     

    China's President Xi Jinping, right, listens to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger,during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2015. The death Wednesday of Mr. Kissinger — a centenarian, former secretary of state and figurehead of American power on the world stage — has sparked a wave of reaction across the globe to his polarizing legacy. (Jason Lee/Pool Photo via AP)

    China's President Xi Jinping, right, listens to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger,during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2015. The death Wednesday of Mr. Kissinger — a centenarian, former secretary of state and figurehead of American power on the world stage — has sparked a wave of reaction across the globe to his polarizing legacy. (Jason Lee/Pool Photo via AP)

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    • Henry A KissingerNew York Times, Henry Kissinger (1923-2023): A Player on the World Stage Until the Very End,
    • New York Times, Henry Kissinger, Who Shaped U.S. Cold War History, Is Dead at 100
    • New York Times, In a reflection of Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy, his death elicited sharply divergent opinions
    • Axios Sneak Peek, White House treads careful line on Kissinger
    • benjamin rhodes oNew York Times, Guest Essay: Henry Kissinger, the Hypocrite, Ben Rhodes

     

    U.S. 2024 Presidential Race

    • paul krugmanNew York Times, Opinion: Donald Trump Still Wants to Kill Obamacare. Why? Paul Krugman
    • New York Times, Why a Major Primary Challenge to Joe Biden Is So Unlikely
    • Washington Post, DeSantis calls for resignation of embattled Florida GOP chairman
    • Politico, Florida Democrats plan to cancel presidential primary, enraging Dean Phillips’ campaign
    • New York Times, Analysis: Has No Labels Become a Stalking Horse for Trump? Thomas B. Edsall
    • New York Times, For Haley, Rise in Polls Feeds Voter Enthusiasm on Trail
    • New York Times, Koch Network Endorses Nikki Haley in Bid to Push G.O.P. Past Trump
    • New York Times, Opinion: Nikki Haley Is Coming for Your Retirement, Paul Krugman
    • New York Times, In Countdown to Iowa, Trump Is Coasting as DeSantis and Haley Clash
    • Axios, Romney: Most Democrats would be an "upgrade" from Trump

     

    More On U.S. National Politics

    • New York Times, DeSantis Super PAC Suffers Another Big Staff Loss, This Time Its Chairman
    • Politico, Why Senate Dems are prepared to swallow a border policy compromise
    • Washington Post, Smartmatic’s lawsuit against Fox News heats up with Murdoch depositions
    • Politico, House GOP appears to have the votes to expel Santos
    • New York Times, Santos Relishes the Limelight Even as His Show Looks Likely to Close
    • New York Times, MoveOn Carries Out Layoffs as Liberal Groups Struggle to Raise Money
    • Politico, Police investigating Florida Republican Party chair over alleged sexual assault 
    • Washington Post, Liz Whitmer Gereghty drops out of competitive New York congressional race
    • Yahoo News via AOL.com, Rosalynn Carter funeral: Jimmy Carter and all 5 living first ladies attend service
    • kevin mccarthyWashington Post, McCarthy privately recounts terse phone call with Trump after ouster

     

    Global Disputes, Disasters, Human Rights

    • New York Times, Unusual Names Can Complicate Life in Japan. Now Parents Are Being Reined In
    • New York Times, World Food Program Staff Confronts Cindy McCain Over Gaza Crisis
    • New York Times, How a Suspected Indian Murder-for-Hire Plot on U.S. Soil Was Foiled
    • india flag mapAssociated Press, U.S. authorities charge a man from India with a plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in New York City
    • New York Times, A Foiled Plot’s Burning Question: Why Would India Take the Risk?
    • Russian FlagNew York Times, Russia Declares Gay Rights Movement as ‘Extremist’
    • WhoWhatWhy, Commentary: The Fake Populists Who Serve Elites While Claiming to Stand for the People, Ruth Ben-Ghia
    • New York Times, Coup Leader’s Return to Haiti Raises Concerns of More Turmoil
    • New York Times, How a Book Publishing ‘Mistake’ Reignited the U.K.’s Royal Racism Furor
    • New York Times, Gold Bars and Tokyo Apartments: How Money Is Flowing Out of China
    • New York Times, Why are there only 350 Americans studying in China?
    • New York Times, In a Shaky Oil Market, OPEC Has Bitter Decisions to Make
    • india flag mapNew York Times, Stranded in Tunnel for 16 Days, Indian Workers Are Finally Rescued
    • pope francis uncropped 3 13Associated Press, Pope punishes leading critic Cardinal Burke in second action against conservative American prelates
    • Washington Post, Groundbreaking smoking ban reversed in New Zealand’s swing to the right
    • New York Times, Battle for Influence Rages in Heart of Wagner’s Operations in Africa
    • New York Times, Leaders of Attack on Sierra Leone Armory Are Arrested, President Says
    • taiwan flagNew York Times, Can Taiwan Continue to Fight Off Chinese Disinformation?
    • Washington Post, Raped during Ethiopia’s war, survivors now rejected by their families, Katharine Houreld

     

    U.S. Supreme Court

     

    U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left, and his billionaire friend and benefactor Harlan Crow (file photos).

    U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left, and his billionaire friend and benefactor Harlan Crow (file ...

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