President Obama Has Officially Endorsed Hillary: Here’s What’s Happening Today
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Here’s what we’re reading:
1. Obama says Clinton has “the courage, the compassion, and the heart” to be president
“Two days after Hillary Clinton clinched a majority of pledged delegates in the Democratic primary — and minutes after finishing a peace summit with Bernie Sanders — President Obama endorsed his party’s presumptive nominee.”
2. Why Trumpism prevailed
“Conservatives have never understood what Obama thinks about racism.”
3. Taliban gains in Afghanistan threaten costly U.S. reconstruction effort
“The United States has wasted billions of dollars in reconstruction aid to Afghanistan over the past decade, and now a renewed Taliban insurgency is threatening the gains that have been made.”
4. A retrospective of Brian De Palma’s films
“A reminder of an era when movies weren’t so chaste, and depicted homicidal mania, gonzo sexual desire and lugubrious vengeance.”
5. Toronto, Vancouver home price gains are unsustainable
“Rising home prices, uncertainty around being able to buy your first home or upgrade as you want to grow a family is a real drag on our economy and a real drag on Canadians’ opportunities.”
