Is Trump now unstoppable?
Behind the superficial glitter of the Republican election campaign, lie big money interests and an assortment of extreme right-wing groups – including white supremacists, anti-semites and bizarre conspiracy theorists, warns JOHN GREEN
The welcome news that Cuba has finally been removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list is tempered by the fact that Donald Trump, the man who put it there, is returning to the White House, warns NATASHA HICKMAN
Thanks to impressive progress in Britain with wind and solar generation, clean electricity now costs a fraction of the price of gas — yet the current system keeps bills artificially high to protect fossil fuels, writes TOM HARDY
By spreading race-based conspiracy theories, the billionaire tycoon turned right-wing provocateur has been seriously undermining the case against those who really did let victims of the grooming gangs down, writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Many Western countries are grappling with deep political instability. What are the causes of this, and what could be a possible way forward? asks MARC VANDEPITTE
KEITH BENNETT explains why, despite its present meagre economic outcomes, an honest and fruitful partnership with China is worth pursuing
Nick Wright talks to photographer and author JANINA STRUK
WITH Joe Biden’s reluctant withdrawal from the race for the next US presidency and, barring any unexpected earthquakes, it is looking like a very safe bet that Donald Trump will be the next president.
There have been a number of US presidents who were clearly not up to the job and who were completely out of their depth. One only needs to think back to Ronald Reagan and George Bush Jnr as perhaps the two most infamous, but Donald Trump is in another league altogether.
The mainstream media treat Trump as a cartoon figure, a hapless accident-prone clown, while our political leaders try and pretend he doesn’t exist and reiterate the mantra that “our relationship with the USA will remain solid” irrespective of who is president.
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