This is cnn immigration, the economy, abortion, and masculinity. I m michael smerconish in philadelphia. It s labor day weekend. Usually this marks the start of the final dash toward election day. But of course we haven t stopped sprinting all summer long despite all the effort and expenditures by the candidates and their campaigns, the presidential election is neck and neck several polls were released at the end of this week and they all tell a similar story a new usa today suffolk poll shows vice president harris ahead of former president trump nationally 48, 43 big shifts from hispanic, black, and young voters are helping harris. But the biggest change came from lowerincome voters they supported donald trump over joe biden by three percentage points back in june harris now leading in that demographic, 58 to 35%, casting a 23 point advantage then there s a new wall street journal poll, which also shows harris with a narrow lead over trump 48, 47. That s in a headtohead match up the n
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Not spill over to any other parts of the region. He also said the us working to effect said the us is working to effect the israeli hostages the release of israeli hostages taken hamas well as taken by hamas as well as ensuring the humanitarian ensuring that the humanitarian crisis doesnt worsen. Crisis in gaza doesnt worsen. Hes due to return to israel on monday israel prepares for a monday as israel prepares for a ground the gaza ground offensive in the Gaza Strip Israeli prime strip with the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu today convening an emergency Cabinet Meeting and vowing to demolish today, demolish hamas. Well, today, the European Unions backed israels right to defend itself as long as that is in line with humanitarian and international law. As he left cairo, Anthony Blinken stressed the uss continued support for israel actually doing, including the deployment of these Aircraft Carrier battle groups. Again and not to provoke anyone but to send a very clear message
Jonathan haidt, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much, steve. It is a pleasure to have you here. Now, of course, your home base is new york university, across the pond in the United States. Right now, that university along with many others in the us is in ferment, with students occupying certain grounds within the university. Mm hm. Youve written a lot over many years about the intellectual atmosphere on campus in america, so i want to begin by asking you what you make of these protests. So, of course, the right to protest, were all in favour of. The key issue for me is intimidation. This is what began in 2015 a change in the nature of campus life, so that people who are making a political point are doing it not with persuasion but with intimidation. And ive done a lot of writing about how it was the arrival of social media that allowed people to intimidate others, threaten any dissenters with mob reactions. So my previous book, the coddling of the american mind, was about this strang
Discuss the deteriorating and dangerous situation in gaza. This comes after a further round of crisis talks by World Leaders with others as they try to inject diplomacy into the conflict between israel and hamas. Meanwhile all four government flights carrying britains have left israel today, two more are expected to arrive later on the Foreign Office telling british nationals in gaza to be ready to move in case the rafah Border Crossing with egypt thats in the south is opened. Its currently the is opened. Its currently the only route out of the territory. The foreign secretary James Cleverly telling us at gb news the uk government is doing everything it can to get british people trapped in gaza out, out. Meanwhile here at home, hundreds of people have gathered at a vigil in Central London to commemorate israeli victims of the hamas terror attack. Many were draped in israeli flags holding posters saying bring them home and handing out flyers featuring names and faces of those taken host