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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan, North Korea – and Tunisia: a security briefing for Joe Biden
Biden’s first executive orders have done a lot, but he can’t order away all Trump’s cack-handed legacy – or silence...
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe age of Trump is over. Now the US must tackle its polarisation
In the past 20 years, hostility – fomented in a dislike and distrust of different groups – has dramatically...
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Published in: 50.50Farewell to the Alt-Facts Republic: the Trump administration obituary
The Twitter-obsessed, twice-impeached Trump administration has died, age four – but the polarisation it fed off, and...
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Published in: HomeTrump’s legacy isn’t just violence and QAnon. It’s a broken information system
Talking to voters across the US, from gentle MAGA moms to armed militias, it’s clear why Trumpism has taken a deep...
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe far right’s rise within armed forces is a global threat to democracy
The suspected involvement of soldiers and police in the US Capitol riots echoes infiltration moves by extremists in Europe.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationRevealed: US Capitol protesters are still fundraising via Amazon and PayPal
Tech giants are under pressure to ‘sever all ties to hate groups and white supremacists’.
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy is discrimination against American Roma ignored?
A community of one million people has been left out of the US’s belated national reckoning with racism. It’s time to...
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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: ourEconomyPodcast: 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: ourEconomyPodcast: 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: ourEconomyUS 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: 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: 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.