As the investigation into the Capitol riots begins, former president Donald Trump has been forced to defend telling a senior Justice Department official to “just say that the election was corrupt [and] leave the rest to me,” claiming he was not attempting to subvert democracy. The conversation was recorded in the memos of Richard Donoghue,…
Science
An Arctic Refuge
Trump’s oil development scheme for sale of Alaskan Arctic Wildlife Refuge land to energy companies appears unlikely to survive, due to the auction’s lack of real interest on January 6th. According to Anchorage Daily News, the profit was significantly less than anticipated, selling 11 out of 22 land tracts for a total $14.4 million, instead…
Global, Main Stories
Pro-Trump mobs storm US Capitol buildings
Yesterday, thousands of Trump supporters force entry into the US Capitol building following Trump urging them to march in response to the US Presidential Election results, resulting in four deaths with one woman being shot and 52 being arrested. As a last bid to upturn the vote that was insubstantially claimed to have been subjected…
Arts, Venue
The polarising, political art of ‘Enough of Trump’
More than a dozen highly respected artists across America joined forces in an urgent attempt to sway the public vote before the US election day. The Enough of Trump campaign, organised by advocacy group People for the American Way, is displaying works across billboards, at protests and as projections in their attempt to keep Trump…
US Election: Global
How do other countries see the American elections?
There are few national elections whose results will have as serious international ramifications, both politically and publicly, as the USA. As Americans head to the ballot box, political actors from around the globe are watching eagerly to determine how the stage is set for the next four years. Relations between the USA and China have…
US Election: Comment
Voter Bases: Neoliberals v. Neo-Nazis
America’s 2020 presidential race is arguably one of the most crucial and divisive political clashes in US history. And, between the performatively progressive neoliberalism of Joe Biden and the crypto-fascist politics of Donald Trump, many voters feel voiceless and unrepresented by the two parties meant to empower them. While Trump focuses on securing the support…
US Election: Global
How will US foreign policy change if Biden is elected?
Over the past four years, the Trump administration has taken on a more isolationist approach towards foreign relations aimed at putting ‘America First.’ Biden, on the other hand, is seeking to reverse some of Trump’s changes and is seeking more international cooperation. In one of his town hall meetings, Biden said: “America first has made…
Global
Uproar as Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment for Covid -19
During a White House coronavirus briefing, President Trump was presented with government-led research which indicated that the deadly coronavirus was weakened when confronted with intense sunlight, heat and disinfectant. The US President had asked William Bryan, Head of Science and Technology for DHS, to study UV light’s effect on coronavirus. Trump supposed that if the…
Comment
Biden has no shot against Trump
This year, Americans will go to the polls and determine whether or not Donald Trump will get a second term in office. The presumptive candidate to stop Mr Trump is former vice-president Joe Biden, a choice that proves the Democrats haven’t learned anything from 2016. With Biden, they are doomed to be out of office…
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