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Abraham Lincoln

D-Day for Harris and Trump as they go head to head, live on national TV

World

D-Day for Harris and Trump as they go head to head, live on national TV

By J Brooks Spector

Rosalynn Carter, the generous and principled Steel Magnolia committed to grassroots democracy

World

Rosalynn Carter, the generous and principled Steel Magnolia committed to grassroots democracy

By John Stremlau

Saying sorry about slavery — is that sufficient?

Africa

Saying sorry about slavery — is that sufficient?

By J Brooks Spector

The Gettysburg address, and why SA politicians should read it every day

South Africa

The Gettysburg address, and why SA politicians should read it every day

By J Brooks Spector

American Psychosis – how the party of Lincoln went off the deep end

Magazine

American Psychosis – how the party of Lincoln went off the deep end

By Ed Stoddard

The United States’ growing political, cultural and moral conflict is a cautionary tale

World

The United States’ growing political, cultural and moral conflict is a cautionary tale

By J Brooks Spector

‘Day of the Assassins’: The killers who stalk the shadows of political life

South Africa

‘Day of the Assassins’: The killers who stalk the shadows of political life

By Marianne Thamm

A desecration of the sacred heart of US democracy

World

A desecration of the sacred heart of US democracy

By J Brooks Spector

Lady Liberty hangs her head in shame as Trump shouts, screams and refuses to condemn Qanon and other extremists

World

Lady Liberty hangs her head in shame as Trump shouts, screams and refuses to condemn Qanon and other extremists

By J Brooks Spector

Trump's ever-diminishing power of incumbency

World

Trump's ever-diminishing power of incumbency

By J Brooks Spector

The government, of the people, by the people and for the people?

South Africa

The government, of the people, by the people and for the people?

By Daily Maverick

Thanksgiving in a time of troubles

World

Thanksgiving in a time of troubles

By J Brooks Spector