John Cassidy's Blog, page 8

The Patience of Christian Pulisic, American Soccer���s Great Hope

Michael Luo describes the nimble, fearless playing style of American soccer player Christian Pulisic.

Zen and the Art of the World���s Deadliest Motorcycle Race

Stephen Phelan reports from the Isle of Man T.T., a motorcycle race held annually since 1907 in which hundreds of riders have died.

Janet Yellen Explains Why The Fed Is Flying Blind

John Cassidy explains the Fed's motivations and Janet Yellen's take on the relationship between inflation and joblessness.

Bill Maher, Mitch Landrieu, and Echoes of the Civil War

Jelani Cobb on recent incidents involving Bill Maher and Mitch Landrieu, and America���s failure to adequately reckon with its racial past.

The Urban Protesters Defying Vladimir Putin in Russia

Masha Lipman writes about the urban protests taking place in Russia against the corruption of Vladimir Putin���s government.

Why So Many Republicans Still Grovel to Trump

Donald Trump is the first President in history to have a Cabinet meeting go viral. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must watch the video of Trump going around the table on Monday morning and eliciting gushing testimonials and expressions of loyalty from his own appointees.

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Jeremy Corbyn���s Achievement

John Cassidy writes about Jeremy Corbyn���s skillful campaign and Labour���s surprising election results against Prime Minister Theresa May���s Conservatives.

Jeremy Corbyn’s Achievement

By the time that Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, arrived at the vote count in his Islington North constituency, in the small hours of Friday morning, it was clear that something historic had taken place in British politics. Thursday’s snap general election, which Theresa May, the Conservative Prime Minister, had called to bolster her party’s slim minority in the House of Commons, had turned into something of a calamity for her party and a humiliation for her personally. The outcome was also a stunning vindication for Corbyn, who had defied the predictions—some of them offered by his own colleagues at Westminster—that he would lead the Labour Party to a crushing defeat.

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Theresa May’s Donald Trump Problem

Theresa May���s Donald Trump Problem

Donald Trump���s criticism of Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, was the last thing Prime Minister Theresa May needed, John Cassidy writes.

Theresa May’s Donald Trump Problem

Two days before the British general election, Donald Trump has turned into a campaign issue. Following Trump’s online outbursts against Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, opposition politicians and media commentators are pressuring Theresa May, the Prime Minister, to distance herself from the American President and to rescind an invitation for him to make an official visit later this year.

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