It was only a few weeks ago (12/01) that Trump announced to the world that African nations, Haiti and El Salvador were, ‘shitholes.’ Speaking in a semi-public meeting, Trump’s comments were […]
Category: America
Trump one year on – are we all doomed?
It seems incredible that under the rule of Trump since January 20th, 2017, we have survived another year. Many believed (and frankly, so did I) that he simply would not […]
Should we be concerned over America’s re-politicisation of aid?
In recent weeks the Trump administration has been criticised for threatening to cut aid to countries that it sees as not towing “its line”. First during the United Nations assembly […]
What Donald Trump Jr’s Tweet shows us about today’s political conversations
The world is used to reading unusual Tweets from a man named Donald Trump. Most of the time, it’s the President of the United States; but sometimes, others can confound […]
“Global warming is a hoax”: Trump’s threat to the environment
With Trump’s inauguration officially beginning his first term as President, many of his first actions in the new role have sparked controversy on a global scale. However, the potential threat […]
Report from York Union: ‘Brexit, Trump and Post-Truth Politics: What next?’
Last week’s York Union panel event focused on the themes of rising culture and politics of fear in Western politics and how this led to Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in […]
Donald Trump elected President in 2016 US election
Donald Trump has been elected the next President of the United States of America in the 2016 presidential election. At the time of publication, Trump, the candidate for the Republican […]
China vs US: the new scramble for Africa
Nearly one hundred years ago in one of the most obvious displays of imperialism in human history, the European great powers conquered and enticed the continent of Africa into its […]
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How great a danger does Donald Trump pose to his own party?
Behind the enthusiastic attacks on their political rivals and their power within the American federal government, something threatens to tear the Republican Party apart. A number of high-profile Republicans did not […]
Obituary: Nancy Reagan, former First Lady of the USA
Nancy Reagan, the widow of former President Ronald Reagan, died on Sunday 6th March at the age of 94 of congestive heart failure, in her home in Los Angeles. She […]