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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThe US Christian Right groups actively involved in voter suppression
OPINION: Religious and anti-abortion groups are trying to restrict voting rights ahead of the midterm elections
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe pundits who said we had little to fear from Trump were wrong. So what now?
The outgoing president’s instincts were always authoritarian – which is why, even now, speaking out is vital.
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Published in: HomeDemocrats control the Senate. Now they must learn why they won
With Washington in violent turmoil, Georgia’s historic result provides a model for rebuilding trust in a broken...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWill Trump push Democrats to victory in Georgia?
In Trump country, the president’s war with facts and his own party is causing chaos – but not as Democrats might hope.
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Published in: Home: OpinionI never thought Democrats could win Georgia. Could it happen twice?
The critical Senate run-off race is too close to call. But a massive voter mobilisation effort may just tip the balance.
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Published in: ourEconomy: InterviewPodcast: Andra Gillespie on Georgia’s Senate runoffs
In an extended conversation, the Atlanta based political scientist outlines why the traditionally Republican state...
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Published in: Podcasts: AnalysisPodcast: Who will win Georgia’s Senate races?
Biden’s presidency hinges on this crucial vote – and it’s too close to call.
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Published in: 50.50These are the women of colour who took down Trump
States like Georgia don’t flip themselves. Meet some of the women whose grassroots organising enabled the Democratic victory.
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Published in: Podcasts: AnalysisUS election podcast: Can Biden deliver?
On the road across middle America, voters told us they want the country to heal. But is this even possible?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Populism in the US election: an interview with John B. Judis
What are the key ideologies and actors which prompted Trump’s defeat? The acclaimed author and journalist shares his...
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Published in: HomeWhat a Biden presidency means for the rest of the world
The president-elect has told foreign leaders: ‘America is back’. What does he mean? Our global team take a look.
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Published in: Home: OpinionTrump lost the election, but he won the online disinformation war
Social media platforms have allowed US conservatives to delegitimise the election and sow mistrust of democracy.
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Published in: Home: OpinionPhiladelphia to Biden: ‘If every vote counts, why not every life?’
Racial justice activists in this city have a plan – and it includes both Democrats and Republicans.
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Published in: Home: OpinionAmericans didn’t vote for change. For many, it wasn’t on the ballot
Despite Biden’s likely win, the Democratic establishment was crushed. Why?
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Published in: Home: OpinionIf Biden wants to heal US divisions, he’ll have to start with his own side
Everything points to polarisation getting worse. The good news is that we understand why it happens – and how we can...
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Published in: HomeHow the Republicans are stealing Georgia
Hundreds of thousands of people of colour have had their names erased from the voter list in this vital state.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionFor Donald Trump, his defeat will be fake news
Trump threatened to deny his defeat and challenged the ballot box because it probably won't accommodate his desires....
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Published in: ourEconomySix charts that reveal America’s deep divides
The US election is the most divisive in decades. But the fractures running through US society long predate COVID-19.
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Published in: Home: OpinionTrump started a war against safe spaces, but then pledged to ‘Make America Safe Again’
Conservatives have a long history of advocating for safe spaces when it suits them and exploiting them when it doesn't.
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe US will never get a Vietnam veteran as president
Every president from 1952-1992 was a WWII veteran. But this year, yet another draft-dodger will win.