Politics

close-up of Kennedy Rasberry in Columbus, Ohio

16th Nov

'Biden’s victory struck a little glimmer of hope in me': the view from Ohio

I, along with the rest of America, held my breath for four days as the votes were counted. When it was announced that Joe Biden would be the...

Molly Scott Cato, Green Member of the European Parliament

4th Nov

| By Paolo Granelli

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Stockport greens plant seeds of universal basic income as solution to woes of pandemic

Stockport Green Party is backing calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) to be brought in by the government as part of the response to covid-19...

4th Nov

| By Jack Dulhanty

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West Texas reflects the dizzying polarisation seen across the US

Lubbock skyline. By user:Redraiderengineer - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, “I got involved in politics and campaigns two years ago when Beto  O’...

4th Nov

| By Niall Hay

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Texas: A View From Both Camps in Lubbock

Jason Corley (pictured, below), the Republican County Commissioner in Lubbock, denounced the media’s optimism of Biden’s potential, stating: “The...

4th Nov

| By Jack Dulhanty

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TTU students lament US polarisation ahead of Texas ballot count

“I saw something on Twitter that said: ‘If you vote for Trump, you’re a racist and if you vote for Biden, you’re a paedophile’” Such is the state of...

4th Nov

| By Rory Gannon

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American politics driving young people from U.S.

Young Americans have said that the political and social climate in the United States is driving them away from the country. Many young...

4th Nov

| By Joanna Devany

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Pennsylvania students fear unrest on election day

Students at Temple University in Philadelphia fear further unrest in the battleground state of Pennsylvania as polls close on election day. Abi...

3rd Nov

| By Rachel Cowsill

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What's it like for Ohio's student voters in this divisive US Election

It’s election day and the tensions are extremely high for US citizens awaiting the outcome of the Presidential race between Joe Biden and Donald...

3rd Nov

| By Jack Dulhanty

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How the US election result could affect the UK

From our side of the Atlantic, it’s easy to see the Presidential election as little more than a chain of Twitter trends. But behind the intangibility...