Jimmy Carter, the nicest president of them allFormer US president Jimmy Carter ights for global health from his modest house in the tiny town where he was once a peanut farmer. Carole Cadwalladr interviews the fascinating man, who remains proud he never ‘dropped a bomb’ as president.
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Fear and greed … the real energy challenge
It’s curious to see how left-wing and right-wing politics have fallen on either side of the clean tech divide, particularly in the US and Australia, writes Giles Parkinson.
Political snippets: Abbott is a big sook
The macho Leader of the Opposition is coming across as a big sook.
How the government killed the safest car ever built
In the mid-seventies, the Carter administration commissioned a car. Boasting anti-lock brakes, crash-sensing radar and dual-stage airbags, it would have revolutionised car safety. Why did government secretly crush them?
US politics turn black and white
Birthers, Tea Party-goers, loud-mouthed senators… they’re all motivated by one thing, says former US President Jimmy Carter — race — triggering the fiery return of an age-old talking-point in US politics.
Obama needs to review Afghanistan ASAP
Foreign troops in Afghanistan are increasingly being seen as foreign invaders, says a former US national security adviser. How can the US Alliance ensure it doesn’t repeat the Soviet Union’s mistakes in Afghanistan?
Obama’s problem with Jimmy Carter
Former US President Jimmy Carter is planning to urge Obama to take Hamas off the US terrorist list. The administration is “very pissed with him”, says one Washington Middle East hand.
Jimmy Carter expresses “grief and despair” for Gaza
For US President Jimmy Carter has spoken out strongly and passionately against the destruction in the Gaza Strip by Israel, saying Palestinians there have been treated “like animals”.
