Disunited Kingdom: how are right-wing forces stoking disorder and dissent around the world?
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They call it 'midsummer madness', the fit of rash and often violent behaviour that seems to strike in the long, hot days. In the UK, right-wing thuggery has descended on a number of cities following the tragic murder of three young girls. What is motivating these riots? And who is stoking the flames of this racially-motivated disorder? Tom Hamilton reports back from a broiling, roiling London. Meanwhile, on the campaign trail in the US, Emily Tamkin talks us through Kamala Harris's VP pick: Tim Walz. Who is he? And what will he bring to the Harris campaign?
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- https://unherd.com/2024/08/will-the-rioters-attack-my-carers/
- https://politi.co/3WT8o8h
- https://forward.com/opinion/641244/tim-walz-jewish-voters-abortion-ivf-gender-affirming-care/
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