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Published in: Home: OpinionAfghanistan, North Korea – and Tunisia: a security briefing for Joe BidenBiden’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 polarisationIn 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 obituaryThe 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 systemTalking 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 democracyThe 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 PayPalTech 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 wonWith 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 runoffsIn 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. JudisWhat 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 ballotDespite 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 sideEverything 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 newsTrump 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 dividesThe 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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