US election

Talking to voters across the US, from gentle MAGA moms to armed militias, it’s clear why Trumpism has taken a deep...

An unprecedented grassroots mobilisation removed Donald Trump from the White House. The incoming president would be...

The impeachment trial may have failed, but the former president has multiple legal battles ahead of him

The ultra-conservative networks that supported Trump are playing long games with global ambitions. Their threat to...

Billionaires such as Charles Koch spent a fortune convincing ordinary Americans to doubt everything - they shouldn't...

Tech giants are under pressure to ‘sever all ties to hate groups and white supremacists’.

Democrats won the critical Senate runoff races. But did evangelical groups ‘cross a legal line’ in trying to keep...

With Washington in violent turmoil, Georgia’s historic result provides a model for rebuilding trust in a broken...

States like Georgia don’t flip themselves. Meet some of the women whose grassroots organising enabled the Democratic victory.

The US election is the most divisive in decades. But the fractures running through US society long predate COVID-19.

Democrats must build a narrative that coalesces the multi-racial, multi-generational working class around popular...

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In Trump country, the president’s war with facts and his own party is causing chaos – but not as Democrats might hope.

Revealed: Online shopping giant – whose profits have soared during COVID-19 – has given a platform for many US...

The critical Senate run-off race is too close to call. But a massive voter mobilisation effort may just tip the balance.

In an extended conversation, the Atlanta based political scientist outlines why the traditionally Republican state...

Biden’s presidency hinges on this crucial vote – and it’s too close to call.

Social media platforms have allowed US conservatives to delegitimise the election and sow mistrust of democracy.

This is how the architects of America’s culture wars are trying to export their tactics to Europe.

Racial justice activists in this city have a plan – and it includes both Democrats and Republicans.

Exclusive: Jay Sekulow among US Christian right activists who backed Poland’s ‘draconian’ new abortion restrictions...

Despite Biden’s likely win, the Democratic establishment was crushed. Why?

Hundreds of thousands of people of colour have had their names erased from the voter list in this vital state.

Everything points to polarisation getting worse. The good news is that we understand why it happens – and how we can...

Trump threatened to deny his defeat and challenged the ballot box because it probably won't accommodate his desires....

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Every president from 1952-1992 was a WWII veteran. But this year, yet another draft-dodger will win.

Conservatives have a long history of advocating for safe spaces when it suits them and exploiting them when it doesn't.

Podcast: The youngest person ever to be elected to the Louisville City Council calls for reparations for the...

A Republican or Democrat president will not influence Venezuela the way most Venezuelans expect it to. We know how...

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All our interviews and on-the-ground coverage of the last few days of the campaign – and what comes next.

The Green and Libertarian candidates for US president don’t agree on much. But they do agree US politics is broken.

Why is Trump winning support in this rural Kentucky town? Human trafficking, world peace – and ‘Antifa’.

The last four years provide a roadmap that shows how the personal and the political can combine to disastrous effect.

In the city where police killed Breonna Taylor, Black Lives Matter have protested for months. They want change, they...

From race to a broken political system, the story of Louisville is in many ways the story of America.

Puerto Ricans have much to gain and much to lose on 3 November.

A legend of the Appalachian Trail calls on his generation to hand over power.

In the most important election in my lifetime, who speaks for my generation?

Across the country, people tell me they back racial equality, LGBTIQ and abortion rights, and believe in climate...

Emptiness, lack of character and a fundamental unwillingness to take responsibility lurk at evil’s core.

Words matter. We must call what is happening in the US by its true name.

And under Biden’s truths is a lie.

How a culture of interruption disadvantages women in politics.

While millions of people are spellbound by falsehoods, actual threats go unheeded and unchecked.

Here are ten ways to make sure democracy is respected in the US Presidential Election.

Democratic candidates must focus on policy and address the specific issues affecting Latino communities if they want...

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Emotions can be politically transformative; just look at Donald Trump and his supporters.

I voted for Barack Obama twice, then reluctantly for Trump. This time I’m more convinced he’s the right choice. Here’s why.

Afghanistan, North Korea, ISIS, Israel and the Gulf States: they’re at best partial successes, but that never...

Young people have inherited a world in crisis and the former vice president bears responsibility for some of their...

Running for Congress to represent the South Bronx, Samelys López tells ourEconomy that political representation...

Alongside a wave of insurgent progressive candidates, New York’s primary elections ushered in a mandate for radical change.

Longtime activist Lawrence Hamm discusses the Black Lives Matter protests across the US and his bid to unseat...

On the latest episode of ourVoices, we spoke with Jacobin founder Bhaskar Sunkara about the future of the Democratic party.

Seeking to unseat the most powerful Democrat in DC, Shahid Buttar discusses the urgency of overhauling a corrupt US...

Seeking to represent New York’s 12th congressional district, Lauren Ashcraft is challenging long serving Democratic...

Travelling across Georgia, we saw a radically different way of doing politics. The violence in DC should not obscure...

Biden’s presidency hinges on this crucial vote – and it’s too close to call.

On the road across middle America, voters told us they want the country to heal. But is this even possible?

From race to a broken political system, the story of Louisville is in many ways the story of America.

In the latest ourVoices documentary, we place the movement for Medicare-for-All in the context of decades of...

In the latest ourVoices documentary, we explore how social movements are reshaping the political discourse on...

In the third installment of our podcast series on the US election, we explore the history of discrimination and...

In the second part of our podcast series on the US election, we explore the influence of the fossil fuel industry...

In the first part of ourVoice’s special series on the US election, we explore the influence of the...