‘I Got Nicer Everything,’ Says Man Who Ruins All He Touches ‘I Got Nicer Everything,’ Says Man Who Ruins All He Touches
The CDC head says the pandemic has “brought the nation to its knees.” Meanwhile, Trump is talking about his hair.
Jun 26, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Can Britain Survive Boris Johnson? Can Britain Survive Boris Johnson?
After Corbyn, after Covid, the Labour Party struggles to break through.
May 16, 2020 / Gary Younge
I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking. I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking.
Compared to Norway’s strict, early measures and rigorous testing, the US response to the pandemic has been catastrophic.
May 8, 2020 / Ann Jones
How Brexit Infected Britain’s Coronavirus Response How Brexit Infected Britain’s Coronavirus Response
Boris Johnson’s government keeps promising to “Get Brexit Done,” even as the deadly pandemic ravages the country.
Apr 20, 2020 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Locked Down and Cast Out: Europe’s Migrants Navigate the Pandemic Locked Down and Cast Out: Europe’s Migrants Navigate the Pandemic
A difficult situation just got much harder for undocumented migrants in the European Union.
Apr 15, 2020 / Luke Butterly
Where Now for Britain’s Labour Party? Where Now for Britain’s Labour Party?
Appealing to “socially conservative” voters, or a shift to the center, will fail. Corbyn himself may not be popular, but his leftward tack of the party is.
Dec 17, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries
The move to offshore would-be asylees is a new low in the Trump administration’s war on immigrants.
Dec 12, 2019 / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
It’s a Race Against Time for Labour in Next Week’s Momentous UK Elections It’s a Race Against Time for Labour in Next Week’s Momentous UK Elections
The choice couldn’t be more stark: between the nativist, hard-Brexit Tories and the most radical-left Labour platform the nation has seen in decades.
Dec 5, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Conservative Era Politics on Both Sides of the Atlantic Face a Promising Challenge Conservative Era Politics on Both Sides of the Atlantic Face a Promising Challenge
But will voters choose ambitious plans for the future?
Nov 26, 2019 / Robert L. Borosage
Pro-Brexit Sentiment Is Still Strong in a Region That Stands to Lose the Most From It Pro-Brexit Sentiment Is Still Strong in a Region That Stands to Lose the Most From It
In Sunderland, which has borne austerity cuts on top of the ravages of a neoliberal economy, this is one more issue on which people’s voices aren’t being heard.
Nov 6, 2019 / Rachel Shabi