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United States
‘It all hinges on Pennsylvania’ – even nuns are seen as fair game in the key swing state
Published by The i paper (2nd November, 2024) Sister Stephanie Schmidt was shocked when told that her community of nuns was being accused publicly of electoral fraud. “How […]
United States
Trump has poisoned US democracy
Published by The i paper (4th November, 2024) Four years ago, I was talking to voters in West Virginia when I met a young black woman called Brittney. […]
Technology / United States
Democracy dies in darkness
Published by The i paper (29th October, 2024) Olivia Troye is a lifelong Republican who worked as a counter-terrorism adviser in Donald Trump’s administration. She resigned shortly before […]
Politics / United States / World
If the Tories follow Trump, they will be haunted by regret
Published by The i paper (22nd July, 2024) Ronald Reagan is routinely hailed on the right as one of the greatest Republican presidents in United States history for […]
United States / World
Democrats need to ditch doddery Biden
Published by The i paper (3rd June, 2024) One of the greatest attributes of populist politicians is their ability to drive foes into such a frenzy of fury […]
Politics
US can teach toxic Tories a lesson
Published by The i paper (26th February, 2024) Adam Kinzinger used to be a mainstream Republican. He is an evangelical Christian and former US Air Force colonel who […]
Europe / Russia / United States / World
Prigozhin’s death exposes a weak despot
Published by The i paper (28th August, 2023) There is a famous story from his childhood that Vladimir Putin has repeated often and seen spun by his propagandists […]
United States / World
A new threat to American democracy
Published by The i paper (17th July, 2023) It seems extraordinary that Donald Trump remains the runaway favourite to win the Republican Party nomination for next year’s White […]
Europe / Politics / Russia / United States / World
Three ageing male egomaniacs, clinging to power
Published by The i paper (12th June, 2023) Headlines over the weekend were dominated by three ageing male egomaniacs. They are all desperate to cling to power as […]
United States / World
The Capitol riots reach beyond Trump
Published by The i paper (11th January, 2011) John McCain was one of the most decent Republican leaders this century. He was a man who proved his strength […]
United States / World
The trauma of Trump is over
Published by The i paper (9th November, 2020) For a brief moment, it felt like another country. First came a black woman standing before the United States of […]